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The Genoa Revival The port city on Italy’s northwest coast has a stunning, fresco-clad history, and big plans for the future

By Sheila Pierce

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Kim Kardashian is polluting, Elon Musk is brooding, and Donald Trump is feuding. (Surprise!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world

By George Kalogerakis

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Controversy over The Crown (the Show, Not Charles) And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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The Queen’s Next Move In Salzburg’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Kathryn Lewek shows four faces of the Eternal Feminine

By Matthew Gurewitsch

Owning the Lits Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?

By George Pendle

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The Phantom of the Royal Opera There’s a reason J.R. Moehringer, who has ghosted memoirs for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight, was paid seven figures for the Prince Harry job

By Ben Macintyre

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The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew

By Stuart Heritage

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Pop Royalty Little-known paintings by Dame Vera Lynn, “the Forces’ Sweetheart,” whose songs buoyed morale during World War II, go on display in her hometown

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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Sweet Smell of Sussex Harry and Meghan’s production company, Archewell, is leaking employees. Their development deal with Netflix is a bust. Can they redeem their Hollywood dream?

By Stuart Heritage

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Behind the Palace Curtain A new season of The Crown, a scathing nonfiction account, the tell-all memoir from Prince Harry himself—there is no shortage of ways to take in the royal family, but none are flattering

By Stuart Heritage

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Let Them Eat Pudding! Until recently, only the friends and family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire could experience their Yorkshire estate. Now just about anyone can come

By Ashley Baker

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The Windsor Knot

Harry and Kate Go to a Coronation One smiles and dazzles, and the other grimaces and bolts. Who’s the new star of the Firm?

By Hilary Rose

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump is at a loss for words, Scarlett Johansson is losing her voice, and the Sussexes’ invitation got lost in the mail. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

The Downton Effect

Living Large Peek inside the magnificent English estates that star in The Crown and Bridgerton

By Andrew Billen

Harry the Conquering Hero The prince comes to the rescue to “protect” his grandmother the Queen and ensure the “right people” are around her

By Giles Coren

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Past and Presents Dollhouses, paper angels, fir trees … A new coffee-table book looks back at a century of holiday photographs from around the world

By Elena Clavarino

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The Attention-Whore Index Marjorie Taylor Greene demands that a judge take it all off, Mrs. Kanye West comes dangerously close to losing her “shirt,” and Clarence Thomas courts a strange bedfellow

By George Kalogerakis

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A Blue-Blooded Highland Fling The 21-year-old niece of King Charles—Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor—has got the rumor mill churning at the same university where Prince William first met Kate Middleton

By Marianka Swain

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Messing with Perfection In the latest affront to musical history, Cat Power is covering Bob Dylan’s 1966 concert at the Royal Albert Hall

By Dylan Jones

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The View from Here Liz Truss’s catastrophic 45 days as British prime minister have set the stage for a Tarantino-like face-off for her replacement. Brexit-stung Europeans look on in bemusement

By Stuart Heritage

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“Anyone Seen the Beefeater Gin Guy?” Queen Elizabeth headed one of the world’s biggest brands. It’s only right that advertising heads of state come to mourn her

By John Ficarra

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Books

The Roaring 20s’ Jewel

By Max Carter

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Prince William’s Eyebrow-Raising News Peg And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

The Royal Soap Opera

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew

By Stuart Heritage

What a Piece of Work Sure, I can write you a tell-all full of objective facts

By The Royal Ghostwriter*

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The Genoa Revival The port city on Italy’s northwest coast has a stunning, fresco-clad history, and big plans for the future

The Attention-Whore Index Kim Kardashian is polluting, Elon Musk is brooding, and Donald Trump is feuding. (Surprise!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world

Controversy over The Crown (the Show, Not Charles) And other strange news about these curious days …

The Queen’s Next Move In Salzburg’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Kathryn Lewek shows four faces of the Eternal Feminine

Owning the Lits Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?

The Phantom of the Royal Opera There’s a reason J.R. Moehringer, who has ghosted memoirs for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight, was paid seven figures for the Prince Harry job

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew

Pop Royalty Little-known paintings by Dame Vera Lynn, “the Forces’ Sweetheart,” whose songs buoyed morale during World War II, go on display in her hometown

Sweet Smell of Sussex Harry and Meghan’s production company, Archewell, is leaking employees. Their development deal with Netflix is a bust. Can they redeem their Hollywood dream?

Behind the Palace Curtain A new season of The Crown, a scathing nonfiction account, the tell-all memoir from Prince Harry himself—there is no shortage of ways to take in the royal family, but none are flattering

Let Them Eat Pudding! Until recently, only the friends and family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire could experience their Yorkshire estate. Now just about anyone can come

Harry and Kate Go to a Coronation One smiles and dazzles, and the other grimaces and bolts. Who’s the new star of the Firm?

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump is at a loss for words, Scarlett Johansson is losing her voice, and the Sussexes’ invitation got lost in the mail. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

Living Large Peek inside the magnificent English estates that star in The Crown and Bridgerton

Harry the Conquering Hero The prince comes to the rescue to “protect” his grandmother the Queen and ensure the “right people” are around her

Past and Presents Dollhouses, paper angels, fir trees … A new coffee-table book looks back at a century of holiday photographs from around the world

The Attention-Whore Index Marjorie Taylor Greene demands that a judge take it all off, Mrs. Kanye West comes dangerously close to losing her “shirt,” and Clarence Thomas courts a strange bedfellow

A Blue-Blooded Highland Fling The 21-year-old niece of King Charles—Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor—has got the rumor mill churning at the same university where Prince William first met Kate Middleton

Messing with Perfection In the latest affront to musical history, Cat Power is covering Bob Dylan’s 1966 concert at the Royal Albert Hall

The View from Here Liz Truss’s catastrophic 45 days as British prime minister have set the stage for a Tarantino-like face-off for her replacement. Brexit-stung Europeans look on in bemusement

“Anyone Seen the Beefeater Gin Guy?” Queen Elizabeth headed one of the world’s biggest brands. It’s only right that advertising heads of state come to mourn her

The Roaring 20s’ Jewel

Prince William’s Eyebrow-Raising News Peg And other strange news about these curious days …

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew

What a Piece of Work Sure, I can write you a tell-all full of objective facts