Reefer Madness
Pot dealers literally go underground to tend a $50 million cannabis farm below the center of London
Sir Spankalot
A knighted British retail billionaire who partied with Beyoncé and Leonardo DiCaprio now faces ruin and misdemeanor-assault charges
Inside the C.I.A.’s Tortured Logic
Why did the agency give two idiots $80 million in taxpayer money for illegal torture ideas? The writer and director of The Report shares his unredacted thoughts
Flood Zone
Venice, its masterpieces, and its gondolas are underwater and floundering
Last Call
In his new venture, Exit Here, Oliver Peyton brings his velvet-rope, nightlife-impresario approach to the funeral business
Dave Eggers Takes On Donald Trump
A conversation about his new book—and what Obama gets right about our current culture
“What Ho, Sergei!”
Rich Russian family advertises for a butler who can shimmer like Jeeves
The Most Important Man on Earth
David Attenborough is beloved in Britain, and, at 93, a global star. Now he’s sounding alarms about the planet. Is he too late?
Unbuild the Wall
The night they drove old Deutschland down
Throne for a Loss
Why do the royals keep falling for moneyed mountebanks and billionaire bounders?
Why Do Rich People Love to Shoplift?
A week before he was busted for petty larceny at Kmart, a man had paid $8 million for an island in the Florida Keys
Private Jets Feel the Greta Effect
Climate collapse? Who cares! Bill Gates, Oprah, and the rich Chinese fly high. Swedes are getting grounded
Marjorie Blamey
Britain’s most prolific wildflower painter, and a serious world traveler
Speak, Memory. Faster!
Are you smart enough to compete in the European Quizzing Championships?
Marking Their Territory
Thanks to the tech crowd, San Francisco is now home to more dogs than children—and the city is forever changed
Joyce Cansfield
Revered Times crossword creator also excelled at Scrabble and Alpine skiing
From Queen Mum to Prince Overshare
The latest royal drama? The tension between those who keep a stiff upper lip (Elizabeth, William, Anne, and Kate) and those who don’t (Harry, Meghan, and Charles)
Exposing Bush’s Lies about C.I.A. Torture
Daniel Jones—played by Adam Driver in The Report—is still haunted by what he learned
National Capitalism
A picturesque German town with local growth industries: hospitality, concerts, and neo-Nazi tat. It also might be a key to the future of the country
Grifter of the Goop Set
Belle Gibson knew just how to dupe the wellness-worried
The #MeToo Minefield
In The Problem with Everything, Meghan Daum finds herself caught in the middle of the culture wars
