Air Mail

Luck, Be This Lady Carole Bamford has turned Daylesford into not only a posh grocery store but a signifier for a certain way of life

By Victoria Mather

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Balkan Glitz

Jared Does Albania Why is the president’s son-in-law pursuing a multi-billion-dollar development deal on an uninhabited—and uninhabitable—former Cold War base?

By Mitchell Prothero

Inside Story

The Secret Life of Mondrian Unseen letters, gay lovers, a 30-minute kiss … a new biography pulls back the curtain on the elusive Dutch painter

By Nicholas Fox Weber

Inside Story

A Picture Worth a Thousand Sins Taken in her London home, it was the photo that became synonymous with Ghislaine Maxwell’s culpability. Why hasn’t the U.K. taken action against her?

By Nigel Cawthorne

Songwriters Got No Reason to Live

By David Yaffe

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The Grift, the Prince, and the Twist It seemed like Liza-Johanna Holgersson had crafted an elaborate and fake persona to win the hearts (and hopefully the wallets) of a number of well-off men. But she wasn’t the only one pretending to be something they weren’t. A shocking twist lies within this shifting tale of identity that turned both the writer’s life, and that of her editor, upside down

By Hannah Ghorashi and George Pendle

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Legal Weasel Nerdy Harvard lawyer Ken Chesebro (Co-Conspirator 5) was a liberal until he got rich on Bitcoin and veered right, so much so that he advised Trump to use false electors to derail the 2020 election

By Jeffrey Toobin

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Private-Jet Paradox Wanna take mine or yours? Will the climate crisis ground the use of private planes or simply make the elite more secretive?

By Damian Whitworth

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She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet

By Mark Rozzo

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The Coldplay Kiss-Cam Faux Pas How is Andy Byron, the now infamous (and now former) C.E.O. of Astronomer, ever going to rebuild his reputation? Perhaps by using the Bill Clinton playbook

By Will Pavia

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Slapstick Apocalypse

By Richard Lacayo

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Landing Gear

The Tale of the Tape A voice recorder that transcribes—and could fit in your wallet! A pop-up desk to help you keep your chin up! The world’s handsomest exercise bike! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

Annals of the Internet

The Battle for Reddit’s Soul When the co-founder of the online forum—and husband of Serena Williams—walked away from his creation, he gave up billions. But what price for a clear conscience?

By William Turvill

Past is Prologue

Missionary Positions The Christian right spent millions to smear Dr. Mary Calderone, a 1960s sex-education activist. Now the issues Calderone campaigned for are under fire again—this time from the incoming Trump administration

By Joseph Rodota

The Afterlife of Pablo Paloma Picasso, who is taking control of her father’s estate, on defending the artist’s legacy from revisionists

By David Chazan

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Of Course It Kills Them The secret inspiration for Ernest Hemingway’s greatest novel

By Amanda Vaill

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The Swan Who Was Spared The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray

By Joseph Rodota

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Love and Let Die

By Pico Iyer

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The Truman Show For a young assistant at Random House in the summer of 1978, Friday afternoons meant one thing: babysitting Truman Capote

By Alexander Lobrano

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The View from Here A man who solves economic crises as opposed to creating them, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is the perfect foil for Donald Trump

By Lisa Van Dusen

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The Robin Hood of Art How did a British taxi driver abscond with a Goya masterpiece through a National Gallery toilet window? A new film starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent has the answer

By Martin Fletcher

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Boom and Bust

When the Art World Lost Its Mind (and Money) NFTs once promised to revolutionize creativity and commerce. Four years later, the market has collapsed, fortunes have vanished, and the art scene is still reckoning with what it all meant

By Chris Harvey

Eight Questions

High Noonan The Pulitzer Prize–winning political columnist Peggy Noonan discusses her note from Trump, the surprising reason why he is not a Neanderthal, and writing in Edmund Burke for president

By Jim Kelly

Book Reviews

Something About Them

By Max Carter

Growing Up Gilman

By Joanne Kaufman

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New York

Luck, Be This Lady Carole Bamford has turned Daylesford into not only a posh grocery store but a signifier for a certain way of life

Jared Does Albania Why is the president’s son-in-law pursuing a multi-billion-dollar development deal on an uninhabited—and uninhabitable—former Cold War base?

The Secret Life of Mondrian Unseen letters, gay lovers, a 30-minute kiss … a new biography pulls back the curtain on the elusive Dutch painter

A Picture Worth a Thousand Sins Taken in her London home, it was the photo that became synonymous with Ghislaine Maxwell’s culpability. Why hasn’t the U.K. taken action against her?

Songwriters Got No Reason to Live

Legal Weasel Nerdy Harvard lawyer Ken Chesebro (Co-Conspirator 5) was a liberal until he got rich on Bitcoin and veered right, so much so that he advised Trump to use false electors to derail the 2020 election

Private-Jet Paradox Wanna take mine or yours? Will the climate crisis ground the use of private planes or simply make the elite more secretive?

She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet

The Coldplay Kiss-Cam Faux Pas How is Andy Byron, the now infamous (and now former) C.E.O. of Astronomer, ever going to rebuild his reputation? Perhaps by using the Bill Clinton playbook

Slapstick Apocalypse

The Tale of the Tape A voice recorder that transcribes—and could fit in your wallet! A pop-up desk to help you keep your chin up! The world’s handsomest exercise bike! And more …

The Battle for Reddit’s Soul When the co-founder of the online forum—and husband of Serena Williams—walked away from his creation, he gave up billions. But what price for a clear conscience?

Missionary Positions The Christian right spent millions to smear Dr. Mary Calderone, a 1960s sex-education activist. Now the issues Calderone campaigned for are under fire again—this time from the incoming Trump administration

The Afterlife of Pablo Paloma Picasso, who is taking control of her father’s estate, on defending the artist’s legacy from revisionists

Of Course It Kills Them The secret inspiration for Ernest Hemingway’s greatest novel

The Swan Who Was Spared The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray

Love and Let Die

The Truman Show For a young assistant at Random House in the summer of 1978, Friday afternoons meant one thing: babysitting Truman Capote

The View from Here A man who solves economic crises as opposed to creating them, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is the perfect foil for Donald Trump

The Robin Hood of Art How did a British taxi driver abscond with a Goya masterpiece through a National Gallery toilet window? A new film starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent has the answer

When the Art World Lost Its Mind (and Money) NFTs once promised to revolutionize creativity and commerce. Four years later, the market has collapsed, fortunes have vanished, and the art scene is still reckoning with what it all meant

High Noonan The Pulitzer Prize–winning political columnist Peggy Noonan discusses her note from Trump, the surprising reason why he is not a Neanderthal, and writing in Edmund Burke for president

Something About Them

Growing Up Gilman