The Root of All Evil
Did a bizarre experiment using modern medical technology to reveal the secrets of demonic possession unleash a deadly curse on its participants?
Fact Is Fiction
In an interview, Colson Whitehead discusses his new novel, Crook Manifesto, cancel culture, and why he avoids reading contemporary fiction
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
The finest point-and-shoot Leica available gets an upgrade! A Bang & Olufsen speaker that will move you to your core! See through the earbud marketing gimmicks—grab yourself a transparent pair! And more …
Pasolini’s Inferno
A fellow persecuted Italian intellectual revisits the little-remembered trials and tribulations that the writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini withstood in the name of his art—up until the end
Assignment: Sinatra Part IV
Talese turns in “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold”—one of the most memorable profiles in magazine history—and worries about the reaction from editor and subject
Love in the Time of Colanders
On air for 11 seasons, Frasier made David Hyde Pierce a household name, and now he’s back on TV as chef Julia Child’s adoring husband
Welcome to Fantasyland
With a ski slope, amusement park, and more than 350 shops, American Dream is the second-largest mall in America. It’s a little bit of a nightmare—and the key to understanding who we are now
The Man Who Bought the World
The Japanese tech visionary Masayoshi Son might have made and lost more money than anyone in history. His former right-hand man recalls how hubris brought him low
The Billionaire and the Rabble Army
Sir James Goldsmith’s short-lived Referendum Party spent lavishly but won few votes. Three decades later, its neo-populist politics are roiling the Western world
Vicky Krieps
The Phantom Thread actress stars as Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria, a role previously inhabited by Romy Schneider and that hints at Princess Diana’s struggles, in Corsage, out next week
Welcome to Trumpomuskovia!
Timothy Snyder, the author of the best-selling On Tyranny, discusses the new era of American oligarchs and explains why Trump is little, while Musk is big
Dirty Rotten Scandal
A “headless” man, a woman in pearls, louche aristocrats, a vast estate, early revenge porn, and one of the most shocking trials of postwar London. Now it’s a new mini-series starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany
The Word Doctor
A program to bring your old Word documents back to life! Finally, a smartphone you can repair yourself! A grip to help you take professional iPhone pictures! And more …
The Riling Class
Before the British Invasion, there was the satire boom. Its ground zero was a grotty strip joint turned nightclub in Soho that Peter Cook re-christened “the Establishment”
Spinning Mushrooms into Gold
As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide
One-Stop Shopper
Betty Halbreich, the personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, offered guidance to the doyennes of New York. Lena Dunham, her friend and client, pays homage to the legend, who recently died at 96
