Going Cold Turkey
Can a millennial survive a week without a smartphone?
The Girl in the Park
The investigation into a Barnard student’s murder is haunted by the case of the Central Park Five
The Makings of a Royal Mess
What made Prince Harry so susceptible to a Hollywood influence?
Guy Arnold
Explorer, prolific travel writer, cat-lover, and host of lavish dinner parties
Living Really Large
Outside Cairo, the biggest man-made structure in the world—an apartment complex for 30,000 residents—is in the works
Murder in Fairfield County
Eight months after Jennifer Farber disappeared, her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was charged with her murder. Soon he was dead
Generation in Retrograde
Millennials won’t do anything without consulting their horoscope
Painting the Town (Rectory) Red
The rise and fall of Farrow & Ball, paint purveyors to a vanishing upper class
Paradise Tossed
Hawaii’s “plastic beach” is a sobering showcase of how we’ve trashed Earth
Peter Serkin, 1947–2020
The pianist known for seamlessly connecting classic and contemporary elements in his work died on February 1 at the age of 72
For-Profit Feminism
Who’s really making a killing from the quest for workplace equality?
Is Paris Fuming? Oui!
Our expat in France reports on life during nationwide strikes, now in their third month
Gail Sheehy, 1937—2020
We are honored to have published her letter from Cuba earlier this year
London Calling
The son of the nanny who was murdered by Lord Lucan claims he has found the believed-dead aristocrat alive
Werner Doehner
The last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster
Epstein’s Island of Horrors
Behind the sun and palm trees, Little St. James was a prison for under-age girls
An Open Letter to Harry and Meghan
A distinguished historian and former newspaper editor offers the Canada-bound couple a bit of advice (which he knows will go unheeded)
Putin on the Ritz
To understand Russia’s leader, go back to Stalin
What Fresh Hell
Harry and Meghan’s week gets complicated as Dad steps into the picture and the Canadians act very un-Canadianly
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