
DRIVING CHANGE
Even Elon Musk's Little Tesla Parade—at the White House, With Trump—Didn't Really Help His Net Worth
Trump claimed he bought 1 MAGA-red Model S Tesla, an $80,000 car. Unfortunately, Musk just lost the equivalent of 360,000 of them
By Kase Wickman
SOCIETY
McLaurine Pinover, Elon Musk’s DOGE PR Defender, Shows Off Questionable Ethics and Questionable Style
The “influencer” did some sketchy influencing while her agency mass-fired federal employees.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Royals
300 Pounds of Caviar, Champagne Sorbet, and More Ways to Party Like a Royal
From bejeweled golden plates to drinking clubs, royal revelry dates all the way back to the first century.
By Hadley Hall Meares
Royals
Queen Camilla Hit the "Runway of the Countryside" In a Furry Top Hat
Cheltenham, the famed English hunt, is where the aristocratic set jockeys for fashion accolades. Camilla and other royals turned up turned out for “Style Wednesday.”
By Katie Nicholl
Royals
Kate Middleton Shows Off Her Signature Curtsy During Her Return to Commonwealth Day
The Princess of Wales honored her father-in-law, King Charles, in the traditional way and made a subtle homage to Queen Elizabeth during Monday’s church service.
By Erin Vanderhoof
LISTEN UP
Michelle Obama Reveals That Her Brother Convinced Her to Support Barack Obama’s “Crazy” Run
In the first episodes of her just-announced podcast, IMO With Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson, the former first lady dishes on family, friendship, divorce, and her eight intense years in the White House.
By Kase Wickman
Living the Lifestyle
Think Again: Meghan Markle’s Show Is a Success—It Reboots the Cali Lifestyle for Our Chaotic Era
Though With Love, Meghan was light on chef-level wisdom, the duchess has deployed the better qualities of TikTok and YouTube—and has no desire to MAHA.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Royals
Meghan Markle Shares a New Photo of Princess Lilibet, Cuddled Up With Prince Harry
In a caption nodding to International Women's Day, Meghan praised “girls with dreams who will become women with vision.”
By Erin Vanderhoof
THE FAMILY BUSINESS
The Alexander Brothers Built an Empire. Their Accusers Say the Foundation Was Sexual Violence.
Oren and Tal made a killing in real estate, while Alon worked in security. But women have leveled shocking accusations of rape and assault against all three brothers, dating back to high school.
By Willem Marx
little monsters
Lady Gaga Is “Excited to be a Mom”
In a new interview, Lady Gaga says she's overcome her “apprehension” about having children.
By Eve Batey
NOT IT
Elon Musk and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day for SpaceX, DOGE, and Musk Himself
It’s been a tough run for Musk, as Trump takes away his toys, his rocket explodes, and his net worth shrinks. Naturally, Musk took to Twitter—er, X.
By Kase Wickman
true colors
Gaga, Britney, and a Moldovan Oligarch: A Cultural History of Ric Grenell, Trump’s Man at the Kennedy Center
The capital’s premier performing arts center is sitting dead center in the culture war crosshairs. What can its new, Trump-loving leader’s previous arts patronage tell us about plans to de-“wokey” the joint?
By Nate Freeman
Royals
Meghan Markle Gets a Second Season of With Love, Meghan
Though reviews of Markle’s new lifestyle show have been mixed, the streamer is doubling down with a batch of new episodes out this fall.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Royals
The Royal Family Has “Zero Interest” in Meghan Markle’s Netflix Show, According to Sources
King Charles, an avid beekeeper himself, is said to be “far too busy” while the Prince and Princess of Wales have similar disinterest.
By Katie Nicholl
Royals
Meghan Markle Told Drew Barrymore That Prince Harry Is “So Supportive” of Her Show and Business
The Duchess of Sussex and the baroness of tv talk shows got together to talk With Love, Meghan, “charming” Harry, and much more.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Hot Topics
Wendy Williams, Her Guardian, and the Age of the Celebrity Conservatorship
Until she was assigned her most vocal charge in a post–#FreeBritney world, elder-law attorney Sabrina Morrissey worked in anonymity.
By Dan Adler
ROYALS
Review: In With Love, Meghan, Meghan Markle Is Tireless in Her Pursuit of Joy, but to What End?
The duchess reveals her married last name, if little else, in With Love, Meghan, a show about a lifestyle that is enviable, if not attainable.
By Anna Peele
Royals
The Most Personal Part of With Love, Meghan Is the View Into The Duchess’s Closet
With as many as five outfit changes in each episode, Meghan Markle brings back a few memorable pieces and shows off her flair for “high-low” dressing, as she describes it to Mindy Kaling.
By Erin Vanderhoof
SOCIETY
Elon Musk Is Now $111 Billion Poorer, Thanks To His Best Bro Donald Trump’s Tariffs
It’s essentially pocket change to the world’s richest man.
By Kase Wickman
HE'S THEIR DADDY
Elon Musk’s 14 Children and Their Mothers (That We Know Of): A Handy Guide
More offspring of the tech bajillionaire keep emerging, though only one has made a White House appearance.
By Kase Wickman
From the Magazine
6 New Books to Read in March, From Torrey Peters, Mariam Rahmani, Karen Russell, and More
Fancy an incisive essay collection that explores K-pop fandom? Novels on sex, money, and climate violence? A memoir of divorce?
By Keziah Weir