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‘A Jacuzzi Is a Person, Not a Machine: The Story Behind the Jacuzzi Family

An immigrant story, an American dream, a machine that defined bourgeois sensuality.

As Lord Mayor, a 22-Year-Old Vaulted From Public Housing Into London’s Elite

Hamza Taouzzale became the first Muslim and youngest ever Lord Mayor of Westminster, a ceremonial post that outranks many of the capital’s most powerful and...

Norland College Graduates Include Nannies for Boris Johnson and Prince George

At Norland College, future nannies take courses on early childhood education and cooking alongside learning to fend off kidnappers and shielding strollers from paparazzi.

The Polish Folk Art Pajaki Makes an Unexpected Comeback

The practice of making pajaki, the Polish folk art created to honor the earth, finds an unexpected revival.

London’s Trellick Tower and a Development Debate

Residents of Trellick Tower, a 1972 public housing block, fought to stop a development project they said would undermine the building’s integrity. But they fear...

His Union Went on Strike. His Interviews Went Viral.

At a time of rampant inflation and wage stagnation, Mick Lynch, the force behind Britain’s largest railway strikes in three decades, has found success that...

Drawn and Caricatured: French Cartoonists on the Campaign Trail

Cartoonists play a high-profile role in France’s political discourse, and they have been busy drawing the presidential candidates as the race approaches its end.
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