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 Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump angers the Queen, Elon Musk has warlord friends, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops out
The Far-Right Hand of the Father
How a group of chocolate-making Spanish nuns, a mixologist, and a former Vatican ambassador with ties to Steve Bannon are trying to MAKE CATHOLICISM GREAT AGAIN
The New York Yacht Club Goes to War
During World War I, the lavish yachts of New York’s richest families—replete with Tiffany interiors and pipe organs—were commandeered into hunting German submarines
The Cutthroat World of Formula One
As the Italian Grand Prix approaches, Ferrari is desperate to win on its home track—and ruthless in its pursuit of success
The View from Here
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s personal and professional relationships—and their circular connections to Trump—condensed into one sentence
The Rake Man of Huntting Lane
Who was the aggressive recluse who lived in the dilapidated mansion on one of East Hampton’s most exclusive streets?
The Attention-Whore Index
Ukraine is invading, Elon Musk is glitching, and Donald Trump is blithering
The Sussex Meat Grinder
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff has bolted after just three months. He’s not alone
The New Look of Mormons
Opting for pomp over piety, wealthy Mormons in Salt Lake City are throwing lavish parties for teenagers to open their mission calls
The View from Here
America’s historically Black colleges and universities produced Kamala Harris. They also hired Jewish World War II refugees when the Ivy League wouldn’t
Child’s Pay
Entrepreneurial teenagers are swapping traditional after-school activities for side hustles, from content editing to crypto investing
MrBeast Shows His Fangs
Jimmy Donaldson’s outlandishly generous stunts get millions of views—and earn him hundreds of millions of dollars—but is his dark side starting to come out?
The Attention-Whore Index
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bears all, Clarence Thomas is allergic to flying coach, and J. D. Vance keeps stepping on rakes
Hamas in America: The Untold Story
An AIR MAIL investigation reveals the deep roots linking a web of U.S.-based charities and activist groups to the architects of October 7
The View from Here
If J. D. Vance had bothered to check, he would have learned about another aspiring politician who made childlessness a campaign slur
The View from Here
France’s political order may be cracking up, but its Olympic Games—majestic, ridiculous, welcoming—are the envy of the world
Risky Business
Israel proved its military can assassinate anyone, anywhere. But will those killings keep the peace or spark a larger war?
Dance of the “Brat Summer”
The viral Apple dance—set to a Charli XCX song—is so simple and breezy even the Amish are doing it
Ali Truwit
One year after losing her leg in a shark attack, the Yale swimmer is gunning for gold at this summer’s Paralympic Games
An Unfair Crack of the Whip
The world of Olympic equestrianism was rocked by the recent leaked video of one of its brightest stars severely whipping a horse. Can the sport ever recover?
Hillbilly Elegy Revisited
Was J. D. Vance’s best-selling memoir the work of a single author with an unbelievable life story—or did it take a village?
L’Affaire Negresco
In her final years, Hotel Negresco owner Jeanne Augier was surrounded by all sorts of interlopers. What’s to become of her $500 million fortune—and one of the crown jewels of the French Riviera?
The Attention-Whore Index
The Murdoch-family feuds, Donald Trump’s nephew spills all, and Elon Musk disowns his daughter