New York
Little Britain
A Beckxit Bombshell From his L.A. mansion, prodigal son Brooklyn Beckham has leveled a laundry list of accusations against his parents, Becks and Posh Spice. Is anyone else having déjà vu?
Reflections
Game Face Do the rules about makeup have to change as you age? One woman clings to her cat eye
T.G.I.S.
The Attention-Whore Index This week sees the return of the prodigal prince to the top of the Index. Can he be overthrown by an even more querulous windbag? You decide!
Annals of Delusion
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
Girls just wanna have rights
Becoming Gloria Steinem The artist Barbara Nessim recalls how she and the future feminist icon lived together, danced together—and shared a fierce determination not to settle down
Book Reviews
Family Therapy
soft-serve power
The Sweet Life of Tom Carvel How a Greek immigrant with big dreams grew a faulty ice-cream cart into an American franchise behemoth that would serve Flying Saucers and Fudgie the Whales to many generations to come
T.G.I.S.
The Attention-Whore Index Emma Watson, Elon Musk, and a flock of Republican reprobates vie for your attention. Who deserves it? Plus: the world’s strangest stories, collected for you!
