A diverting but unsurprising new history of the Astor clan
There is a fine, perceptive book to be written about the Astors and their influence, but Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune is not it
Titanic
Wednesday
Friday
In praise of megarich adventurers
Stop telling them how to spend their money
Thursday
Titanic submarine passengers presumed dead: US Coast Guard
‘The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel’
Dumb risks are worth taking
Striving and searching for the new is a good thing, even if it ends in tragedy
Wednesday
The strange case of Brian Szasz, stepson of a Titanic submarine billionaire
Everyone is piling on this oddball for his bizarre posts
Monday
& Juliet and Titanique: two newly minted cult classics
Let me tell you a secret: the theater world still adores Shakespeare, even in 2023
Friday
Titanic was the original White Lotus
Looking back at James Cameron’s one-dimensional criticism of the rich
Friday
Brace yourself Donny, spoilers are coming
Ruining Game of Thrones is in the global interest for Godfrey
