The Runaway Bride
Designer Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife, has managed a spirited return, alongside her Oscar-nominated boyfriend, Adrien Brody
The 40-Year Con: Part II
After his second expulsion from Harvard, Spiro Pavlovich turned up at Yale Law School with a new identity: for the rest of his life, he would be known as Nicholas Rockefeller
The Talented Dr. Gray
As priceless heirlooms disappeared from the homes of Newport bluebloods and Georgetown ambassadors, Lawrence Gray remained above suspicion—and on the guest list
To Live and Die in L.A.
As residents reckon with the wildfires, some experts question whether Los Angeles is a modern-day Pompeii—and a harbinger of American decline
Mike Lynch’s Theory of Probability
The British mogul, who died on a super-yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily this week, may have been a genius, but he relied on gut instincts as much as he did his brain
The Death of La Grenouille?
New York’s fabled French restaurant is up for sale, the result of a Shakespearean feud among the owning family that has pitted brother against brother
The House of Girth
We know what hyaluronic-acid injections can do for the face. But what happens when they’re used in the penis? Introducing Phallofill!
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
Tottenham Hothead
Antonio Conte, former manager of the British Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur, went down swinging … at his own team. But did he have a point?
From Anthem to Elegy
Six gifted young poets signed up to fight in World War I. In their disillusionment, Michael Korda sees a cautionary tale for our time
Sinatra in the Jungle
On the 70th anniversary of Mogambo, John Ford’s 1950s adultery epic set in Africa, a behind-the-scenes look at its stars—Grace Kelly, Clark Gable, and Ava Gardner, married to Frank Sinatra at the time
The Hard-Crusted Softy in Winter, Part II
Ten years after Gore Vidal’s death, the one biographer to remain friendly with the prickly master reveals poignant details of his final years