Lessons of the Spanish Flu
What can we learn from the 20th century’s deadliest virus outbreak?
We’re All Germophobes Now
And it’s time to end the handshake madness
Murder in Fairfield County
Dreams to nightmares: Jennifer Farber’s younger days in the city, and her story’s tragic dénouement
Ailsa Maxwell
The economics student turned codebreaker was on duty when Germany’s unconditional surrender came over the wire in May of 1945
The Princess Diaries
Narcissism, drug abuse, infidelity, and betrayal—Princess Margaret’s longtime lady-in-waiting writes a tell-all
Sheikhing with Fear
The billionaire ruler of Dubai consorts with V.I.P.’s but persecutes and imprisons his wives and daughters
Murder in Fairfield County
The police reconstruct the day of Jennifer Dulos’s disappearance—and deconstruct the suspect’s alibis. About those garbage bags …
Disroyal Subjects
Harry and Meghan can’t get their Sussex Royal straight. Other Windsors are following in their missteps
Peregrine Pollen
Brilliant, curious, and gifted, the Oxford-born art-world character ran Sotheby Parke-Bernet
Model Land
A theme park for people obsessed with runways, photo shoots, makeovers, and red-carpet rides
Yiddish Envy
Why Catholic Poles are discovering Jewish roots they don’t even have
Jeff Bezos Goes Green (Like Money)
Is his $10 billion pledge to combat the climate emergency a good thing—or part of his plan to control the world?
Has Anyone Seen Mrs. Harvey Weinstein?
After this week, his future is suitably bleak. But what about his ex-wife Georgina Chapman’s?
Money Talks, Bullshit Squawks
A former Deutsche Bank rookie tries to make sense of the business babble on the 44th floor
Murder in Fairfield County
May 24, 2019: Jennifer Dulos suddenly goes missing. The children are taken to Manhattan. And Fotis Dulos is a very busy man
Nell Gifford
Re-inventor of the English circus
Et Tu, A.C.L.U.?
How America’s staunchest defenders of free speech lost their nerve
Escape Artist
Inigo Philbrick is a Ponzi-scheming gallerist who got in over his head. Now he’s gone missing—with a pack of furious collectors on his trail
Have a Seat!
The naughty French love chair designed for Edward VII to facilitate a threesome
Battle of the Bulge
The mayoral race in Paris has been scandalized by a barrage of dick pics, Twitter meltdowns, and unhinged lawyers. The Americanization of French politics continues apace …
