The Cult Around the Corner
For nearly 30 years, a fringe psychologist exerted total control over the lives of his followers. His not-so-secret headquarters? A town house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Assignment: Sinatra
A legendary editor. A recalcitrant writer. And a subject that was both man and myth. The story behind the writing of what became known as the greatest magazine profile ever
The Chairman in Profile
Gay Talese and Edward Sorel, the writer and illustrator of “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” on the origins, aftermath, and eventual sanctification of the greatest profile in magazine history
The Attention-Whore Index
A warlord, a king, and a short-fingered vulgarian compete for the No. 1 ranking. Which blackguard rules them all? Plus: strange news from across the world
Hidden Treasures
An exhibition on the anonymous creators behind pieces for the best Paris maisons, from Cartier to Boucheron, offers a master class in the art of jewelry-making
Bon Voyage!
The former creative director at Condé Nast Traveler and founder of Yolo Journal shares her guide to the most crucial of travel companions: luggage
The Amsterdam Diaries
The 12 Years a Slave director, Steve McQueen, and his partner, Bianca Stigter, discuss the making of Occupied City, a new documentary about Nazi-era Amsterdam
Killing the Messenger
Since Jimmy Finkelstein abruptly shuttered his eight-month-old, $50 million news start-up, hundreds of former employees have been airing their grievances on Slack
The Attention-Whore Index
It’s back! And the cast looks strangely familiar: carroty-blond blowhards, kooky kings, hot-tempered tech gurus, and cringe-worthy congressmen. The seasons change, but Attention Whores will out!
The Shop That Put the Swing in Swinging London
At Granny Takes a Trip, the Chelsea clothing store whose customers included John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and Lou Reed, it was difficult to tell who was a pop star and who wasn’t
The New York Yacht Club Goes to War
During World War I, the lavish yachts of New York’s richest families—replete with Tiffany interiors and pipe organs—were commandeered into hunting German submarines
A Passage to India
Max Vadukul has spent the last few years chronicling India’s litter-and-pollution problem. The completed project goes on show this week in Milan
