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Entertainment
The Last Man in Russia: The Struggle to Save a Dying Nation
Peter Pomerantsev on Oliver Bullough’s bleak mix of biography and reportage that looks inside the soul of a bitter country.
7 min read
Entertainment
Nigella Lawson Takes America—and Brings Her Hidden Gay Man
Nigella Lawson cooks for the living—and for the dead.
13 min read
World
The Ballroom Dancer and the KGB
In 2006, a Russian exile and former spy was poisoned to death in London. His dogged widow blames Vladimir Putin—and is suing for justice.
14 min read
Business
Dalai Lama Teaches Bankers About Ethics
His Holiness schools financiers in secular ethics.
5 min read
Entertainment
Chess Enthusiasts Plot To Revive The Game Of Kings
Enthusiasts plot to revive the game of kings.
6 min read
World
Putin’s God Squad: The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics
After years of repression under Communist rule, the Orthodox Church is back at the heart of Russian politics.
13 min read
World
Clash of the Titans
Battling over billions of dollars, Russian oligarchs settle scores in London courts.
13 min read
World
Yuri Milner Rewards Blue-Sky Thinkers With $3 Million Each
Rewarding blue-sky thinkers with $3 million each.
3 min read
Entertainment
Can Safarious, a Social Network for Adventurers, Take Off?
Clay Knight began his digital career by hacking into Deutsche Bank. Then Citi. Bank of America didn’t present too much trouble. Knight was one of the good guys: a double agent employed by the banks to penetrate the hacking community and work out the banks’ weaknesses.
3 min read
Entertainment
Remembering Lawrence Durrell, Predictor of our Postmodern World
Lawrence Durrell envisioned our postmodern world.
6 min read
World
Dasha Zhukova Is the New Russia
A glamorous Muscovite waves a magic wand over her menacing, dystopic city. And presto! She conjures a new museum.
10 min read
World
BBC Series Empire Confronts British with Colonial Past
Two new shows confront viewers with Britain’s colonial past—and multiethnic present.
4 min read
Entertainment
Peter Pomerantsev: Moscow Mon Amour
Meet a mega-rich Pygmalion, his coarse ‘creation,’ and a romantic who battles the wrecking ball.
10 min read
Entertainment
Anna Netrebko: Opera Diva to Die For
Anna Netrebko cleaned toilets as a student to make ends meet. Now she is a diva to die for.
10 min read
Entertainment
Modern Mongolia: Country of the Khans
Meet modern Mongolia—a mishmash of PlayStations, yurts, heavy metal, teenage shamans, Genghis Khan toilet paper, fried meat, and ancient glory.
7 min read
U.S.
Disconcerting New Answers In Model’s Suicide
Why did a supermodel at the top of her game—hauntingly beautiful and only 20—kill herself in 2008? A filmmaker describes his three-year quest for clues, and answers.
15 min read
World
The BBC’s Foreign Language Cuts Are Britain’s Loss
The BBC’s Foreign Language Services have been sacrificed to budget cuts—a profound loss for Britain.
7 min read
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