Multi-Player Movement
How the bobbleheaded critters of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing became enemies of the Chinese state
The New King of All Media
Scott Galloway, one half of the must-listen podcast Pivot, is everywhere these days, railing against big tech and spreading big ideas
Harry and Meghan Have Security Issues
They’ll be spending millions to stay safe. If they think they’re getting Kevin Costner from The Bodyguard, they’re in for a ride
FOSO: Fear of Standing Out
Online, the only thing worse than not showing solidarity with an important cause is showing it in the wrong way
My Name Is Karen …
… and I do not want to speak to your manager
Burn After Reading
In a baffling twist of fate, a new study reveals that smokers are less likely to get the coronavirus than those who abstain
Red Summer
A century ago, another U.S. president and his top cop turned a blind eye to violence against black Americans
James Sherwood
In 1982, he boldly resurrected the fabled Orient Express. It became the cornerstone of Belmond, the billion-dollar hotel group
Bleach Party
For enterprising hoteliers, paranoia is the new sustainability
Sex and the System
In New York and in red-light districts around the world, intimacy just got even more complicated
Diamonds Are a Thief’s Best Friend
A daring and, some would say, inspired $4.5 million jewel heist in the middle of Mayfair
Social (Media) Unrest
For twentysomething protesters, passions run high. Not just in the streets but also on Instagram
Nazi Lockdown
The German occupation crushed ordinary life in Paris as its citizens hid from the “brown plague”
Bees Do It. Very, Very Well
New research reveals they know a little trick to make a garden buzz with delight
Cummings and Goings
Boris Johnson’s top Brexit attack dog, Dominic Cummings, tries to explain why he broke lockdown—while infected—to frolic in the country
Death Becomes Him
Stéphane Bourgoin enjoyed a dazzling career as France’s top expert on serial killers. There was only one little problem …
The Robespierre of Lafayette Street
The director who first staged The Normal Heart remembers the many-sided activist-playwright Larry Kramer
Living Your Best Lockdown
If practical advice from even Gwyneth Paltrow herself (!) can’t improve your situation … well, you’re on your own
Don’t Call It a Comeback
Where are they now? Wishing you a happy birthday (or anniversary, etc.) for a fee on Cameo
Putin on the Fritz?
Russia’s strongman fights the coronavirus invasion with faked data and in retreat
A Debtor’s Prison
Are Prince Andrew’s fragile finances to blame for his entanglement in the Jeffrey Epstein debacle?
