St. George’s and the Fire-Breather
When Tucker Carlson offered to speak at his WASP-y alma mater, he was not greeted with open arms
Beating Putin’s Propaganda
Alex Goldfarb was falsely accused by Russian state media of poisoning his friend Alexander Litvinenko. His long fight for truth finally ended this week
Eat, Pray, Leave
When a British chef ghosted his pregnant wife and young child, she turned to Facebook to track him down
Bullied, Beaten, and Buggered
The award-winning author recounts the physical, sexual, and psychological abuse he received at his posh English boarding school
The View from Here
A qualified defense of other people
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk is conspiring, Donald Trump is venting, and Marjorie Taylor Greene is doomsaying. 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?
Gambling’s Last Frontier
How online sports betting took over the lives and livelihoods of young people across the country—and turned many of them into addicts
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
Fast Times at San Sebastian
Inside the Viagra-dealing-priest scandal that rocked a sleepy Spanish town
The View from Here
How identifying as bisexual became a political bumper sticker for Gen Z
Ticker Time Bomb
Donald Trump’s “media company” was a laughingstock until it debuted on the NASDAQ as an actual stock. Now Wall Street is about to learn the truth about Truth Social, the meme stock
The Unbearable Lightness of Gwyneth
With her uncanny ability to popularize fringe fads, Gwyneth Paltrow became the world’s most talked about health-and-beauty guru. Let the haters hate—she’s too busy meditating
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
The Differently Abled of Notre-Dame
Woke versions of literary classics are everywhere, but the French are fighting back, mais bien sûr!
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
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
Death takes a holiday: pet cloning is the next best thing to reincarnation
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
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
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
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
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
Road Kill
Forget Ginger Spice and Christian Horner—how does Formula One think suspending a female whistleblower is an acceptable response to this calamity?