Putin on the Ritz
To understand Russia’s leader, go back to Stalin
Goops!
The marketing of Gwyneth’s genitalia
What Fresh Hell
Harry and Meghan’s week gets complicated as Dad steps into the picture and the Canadians act very un-Canadianly
How to Charm the Chinese
They are “natural capitalists” who like people who are appreciative of them. Everything our president doesn’t do
The Trouble with Harry
The Duke of Sussex signaled his and Meghan’s discontent at a dinner party and almost ruined the meal
Nancy Lewis
A charming, tenacious music-biz publicist who established Monty Python in the United States
All the Leaves Are Burned, and the Sky Is Gray
With Australia ablaze, our writer recounts her escape from L.A.’s fires—and wonders what’s next
A World of Hurt
Young people are increasingly seeking help for anxiety over the climate crisis
Design for Assisted Living
Sweden’s Queen Silvia and Ikea team up to create pre-fab, low-cost apartments for older people, including those with dementia
Why WeWork WeTanked
It is arguably the greatest business flameout of the past decade. How did a company lose $20 billion in valuation in four weeks?
Up in Flames
Are Australia’s fires evidence we’ve crossed a tipping point?
Letter from Cairo
In Egypt, a bad feeling about what the fallout from the Soleimani assassination might bring
Throne Out
Are Meghan and Harry the new Wallis and Prince of Wales?
How to Be Cool and Warm at Once
The irreplaceable publisher Sonny Mehta, who died on December 30, possessed the rare ability to unite style and sincerity
Maurice Bailey
Lost at sea with his wife in 1973. The couple survived on a raft for 117 days
The Jeffrey Epstein of Paris
Why did the Café de Flore set protect the pedophile who was abusing their children?
All Woke and No Play
Academics retaliate against P.C. censorship terrorists with panic buttons
John Lorimer
A war hero who survived a seemingly hopeless mission to eliminate a Nazi warship with a midget submarine
The Blogger Who Brought Down a Government
Malta’s “one-woman WikiLeaks” believed she was on the trail of a massive conspiracy. She was right
Shades of Blue:
Part II
A P.I. gets a call from a woman who saw him on TV. The job: Find her son’s killer. The police investigation fell apart eight years earlier. He takes the case …
Villa Envy
Foreigners can buy a village town house in Sicily for the price of an espresso. And get a tax cut
