New Noir
Diane Kruger discusses her feminist spin on the femme fatale in Marlowe, a Raymond Chandler adaptation in which she stars opposite Liam Neeson
Family Feud, Italian-Style
An inheritance dispute featuring Roman nobles and a former Playboy centerfold sends a $534 million palazzo to the auction block
How to Know if You’re Common
Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated
A Welcome Russian Invasion
The director and Putin critic Kirill Serebrennikov spent the last few years in detainment. Now he’s back at Cannes with a new film—and a lot more to say about his homeland
Dark and Stormy
The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president
Ella Stiller
After discovering a knack for comedy at Juilliard, Ben Stiller’s 23-year-old daughter is now starring alongside Lisa Kudrow in the third and final season of The Comeback
The $158 Million Question: Part II
Leon Black told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein saved him more than $1 billion with his “unique” solutions. The Senate Finance Committee isn’t so sure
Not Just iPhoning It In
An Apple product that’s genuinely different! A Leica that’s easy to focus! A portable speaker designed by physicists! And more …
Fool’s Gold
Why my father risked everything for a malfunctioning, multi-million-dollar jeweled egg—only for it to destroy his business, his family, and his life
Muse of the World
The socialite heiress and fashion designer Daphne Guinness recalls musical advice from David Bowie, being best friends with Alexander McQueen, and dating Bernard-Henri Lévy
The Trenches of Academe
Allegations of anti-Semitism have students, faculty, and donors at Harvard in an uproar—and the university’s new president is caught in the middle