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
The Oracle of Oxford
Larry Ellison, who surpassed Elon Musk last week to become the world’s richest man, is transforming the city into the new Silicon Valley
Buying Basquiat
Long before Andy Warhol, known for championing Jean-Michel Basquiat, there was Stéphane Janssen—a Belgian art collector in Beverly Hills who recognized the young artist’s genius early on
Emperor of the New Order
How a promising young director gave up a comfortable life in Hollywood—and gained true creative freedom for a new generation of filmmakers. An exclusive excerpt from The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story
