“What Ho, Sergei!”
Rich Russian family advertises for a butler who can shimmer like Jeeves
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)
The #MeToo Minefield
In The Problem with Everything, Meghan Daum finds herself caught in the middle of the culture wars
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
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
A Daunting Task
James Daunt, the bookstore buccaneer, wants to save Barnes & Noble
French Nails at Dawn!
The WAGatha Christie of the Real Housewives of British football
Irene Shubik
The television producer who gave us Rumpole of the Bailey and The Jewel in the Crown
The Playing Fields of Money
The Swiss school that charges around $130,000 a year to raise the future global elite
Hiding in Plain Sight
A trove of Hitler artifacts in Argentina shows just how many Nazis escaped justice after the war
Me and My Shadow
Lost without the Instagram Following tab
From Russia with Something Other than Love
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once his nation’s richest man, spent a decade in a Siberian prison. Still, he has a great laugh
Boris Johnson’s Ishtar
The British prime minister’s hitherto undiscovered and very un-woke movie treatment
