The Attention-Whore Index
J. K. Rowling is spoiling for a fight, Prince Andrew is hiding in plain sight, and Donald Trump is not sounding quite right. Plus, the strangest news from around the world
Interview with a Dumpster Fire
Prince Andrew’s hilariously awful Jeffrey Epstein interview is being retold in a documentary, a mini-series, and a film. Can there ever be too much of a good thing?
The Differently Abled of Notre-Dame
Woke versions of literary classics are everywhere, but the French are fighting back, mais bien sûr!
The View from Here
Death takes a holiday: pet cloning is the next best thing to reincarnation
The Attention-Whore Index
Macron punches for popularity, Trump continues his all-caps insanity, and Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of all sorts of depravity. Plus, the strangest news from around the world
A Tale of Two Royal Households
When King Charles had bad news, his communications chief put on a master class in damage control. If only Kate had done the same
Heir to the Revolution
Fergie Chambers is an heir to the Cox media fortune. He also wants to destroy the West. Is he a political radical? Or a rich boy with daddy issues?
The View from Here
It’s ein shitstorm! English is taking over the European languages, and there’s not much anyone—be it linguists or prime ministers—can do about it
21st-Century Missionary Style
How Christian social-media influencers, from Hailey Bieber to Ballerina Farm, made their faith—and the trad-wife trappings that come with it—palatable to the mainstream
State of the Artforum
In his first sit-down interview since getting fired as the editor of Artforum over an open letter condemning Israel, and as a new editor prepares to take the reins, David Velasco tells his side of the story
Royal Jelly
Calling her lifestyle brand “American Riviera”—a term nobody in her area uses—the Princess of Wails pivots to Gwyneth Paltrow and Martha Stewart’s turf
The Attention-Whore Index
Kim Kardashian is polluting, Elon Musk is brooding, and Donald Trump is feuding. (Surprise!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world
Fyre Festival Comes to Wonka-Land
A catastrophically inept Willy Wonka experience left children screaming, invoking comparisons to the Billy McFarland debacle
The Hamas Whisperer?
Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King was accused of fraud. Now he’s pivoted to pro-Palestine firebrand—and self-proclaimed hostage negotiator
Road Kill
Forget Ginger Spice and Christian Horner—how does Formula One think suspending a female whistleblower is an acceptable response to this calamity?
The View from Here
Why is president for life Vladimir Putin bothering with an election campaign?
The Living Vroom Boom
For luxury-car makers such as Bugatti, Aston Martin, and Mercedes, the next frontier in design is residential apartment towers in Dubai and Miami
The Attention-Whore Index
A rare Melania sighting, Rupert Murdoch is plighting, and Donald Trump is inciting. (Again!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world
The View from Here
It turns out that social fragmentation has an upside: it’s harder than ever to cancel somebody
Dark and Stormy
The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president
Mountain Lows
In the Alps, climate change is causing chaos. Will the ski industry manage to save itself?
Abercrombie & Flinch
Behind the preppy, all-American fashion brand was a sordid world of alleged exploitation and abuse of power
The Gallic Shrug
The newly renovated surrounds of an exquisite 11th-century French château frequented by Madonna and Naomi Campbell are about to be bulldozed. And not by the multi-millionaire property owner
Too Fast, Too Flirty
Formula 1: Drive to Survive boss Christian Horner has a Spice Girl for a wife and a sexting scandal on his hands
