Eurovision Gets Serious
For decades, the international pop contest was a source of harmless fun for millions. This year, people are bracing for violence
The View from Here
The screenwriter of the Academy Award–winning film Argo, which dramatized the daring exfiltration of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran during the 1979–81 hostage crisis, on what’s at stake in Iran today
Non-Toxic Shock
Agent Nateur’s Jena Covello has become one of the Internet’s most vocal proponents of so-called clean beauty. But when she began spreading conspiracy theories, things got dirty
A Furry Home Companion
The A.I.-powered smart pet that’s way less creepy than you think! Have you considered a second skeleton? A pocket-size tablet that’s better than your Moleskine! And more …
Jho’s Low Blow
How a Malaysian businessman laundered billions, financed TheWolf of Wall Street, looted his country’s state fund, and walked away unscathed—unlike his partners in crime
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson’s legacy has been milked by his lawyer for more than a decade—and it continues to be, with a controversial new biopic in the works
Ave Maria!
She got Rudy Giuliani to fiddle with his crotch in the Borat sequel. Now Maria Bakalova steals the show as Ivana Trump in the new movie The Apprentice
Hidden Heroines
A rare-book seller traces the influence of little-known female writers on Jane Austen’s beloved novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma
The Attention-Whore Index
Is Donald Trump set to dominate the spotlight once again? Or can some other narcissistic peacock tear your attention away from him? You decide!
The Last Front-of-House Man
For five decades, Ken Aretsky has defied New York restaurant odds by making charm, simplicity, and elegance the first orders of business
The Sweet Sound of Success
Headphones that will make the Taylor Swifts of the world jealous! A camera that will earn you a spot in the press pool! And more …
Bleak House
Cotchford Farm, former home to a Rolling Stone and Winnie-the-Pooh, is now available to rent. But its blighted past may be difficult for some vacationers to ignore …
Walking on the Moon
The coolest way to commute! Inner-city composting made easy! A projector with a 120-inch display that you can take anywhere! And more …
Set for Summer
A film camera that takes just-good-enough photos! Cure your snoring with … a kettle? Piss off the street urchins by giving them your phone! And more …
Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Elaine May was Mike Nichols’s comedic other half, and directed some of the last century’s quirkiest movies, from The Heartbreak Kid to Ishtar. Then she all but disappeared
L.A. Paints Itself
Since the 1960s, Joan Agajanian Quinn has supported the careers of L.A. artists, from Ed Ruscha to Frank Gehry. Now her rarely shown collection is on view in Laguna Beach
