Tales from the Land of the Samurai (With Apprentices)
Hedgehogs, hot sake, and Hiroshima: two boys and their travel mom take on Japan.
Zeitgeist
The Social Scribe Tribe
The hottest chroniclers of what’s new, what’s happening—and who matters now.
Sloping Off
In Praise of Skiing Upstate
Why DP loves this under-the-radar, underrated, winter weekend ritual.
Places in the Sun
Where is the Next Palm Beach?
As real estate prices in the billionaire’s playground reach record highs, where to go now for easy-living, sea-front Florida charm.
On the Slopes
Has Luxury Killed the Chalet Girl?
Once a fixture at ski resorts throughout Europe, this distinctly British phenomenon might be an endangered species.
Doggone
My Chunky Norwich Meets Big Tech: Adventures in Smart Collar Tracking
How a fitness tracking app turned this dog mom into a competitive, stat-obsessed, helicopter parent.
New nobility
The Rise of the Cryptocrats
Move over PayPal mafia, the crypto court has arrived. Meet the new digital aristocracy.
Art To Table
Plate Expectations
Since the pandemic, the craze for tablescaping has been devouring Manhattan.
Big Spenders
The Billionaire's Gift Guide
The super rich are used to receiving—but what do the people who have everything give?
Finer Things
Yachts, Picassos, and Ferraris
Like an eBay for the super-rich, House of Assets is a platform for buying and selling rare art, luxury boats, and more.
Movies in MENA
Red Carpets by the Red Sea
Egypt’s hottest film festival, El Gouna, looks East rather than West, showcasing local talent and revealing the region as an emerging force in cinema.
Tress management
To Gray or Not to Gray?
Is the silver vixen look—hot in Hollywood right now—for everyone?
Hot spot
Will this super exclusive suburb decide the election?
Bucks County, PA attracts supermodels and movie stars—and is the most purple county in the swing state.
Movers & Shakers
A Tale of Two Icons
Life lessons from Dame Maggie Smith and Lewis Lapham—each a scion of their generation.
Looking Good
Why Does Paris Hilton Still Look 25?
You’ll be surprised to learn the lengths some A-Listers go to to look their best.
Health
Can Your Home Make You Live Longer?
Today’s houses aren’t just smart—they practically have medical degrees.
Travel
When Worlds Collide: Visiting Vietnam in 2024
Vietnam does not shy away from reminding visitors of its dark past—even as it steps into a sunny future.
Movers & Shakers
We see you: Alexandre Arnault
The middle child of five LVMH offspring is shaking things up at Tiffany.
Gilded Page
Q&A with Plum Sykes
In her new book Wives Like Us, the Vogue contributor and Bergdorf Blondes author finds a rich (hedgerowed) field for her muse to play in: the stately homes of England.
Nostalgia buffs (and Larry Ellison's Oracle headquarters) are heading to Tennessee's capital—where it’s not only the chicken that’s hot.
Giddy Up
DP’s Kentucky Derby Gift Guide
We’re celebrating the 150th year of this iconic race with gifts for your favorite thoroughbred.
Wellbeing
How the 1% Stays Healthy While Traveling
It’s awful being sick or hurt on vacation. If you’re willing to spend the dough, you can minimize the chances of mooning in your hotel room while friends and family frolic.
Data Dining
Is it a restaurant . . . or is it the CIA?
The show Cheers got it right: we all like to go where everybody knows our name. But how much more do we want our favorite restaurant to know about us?
Green Thumbs
DP’s Gift Guide for Gardeners
These gifts will make a gardener’s heart blossom.
Castaways
Could you survive alone on a deserted island?
Alternative spring break? Fending for yourself in complete isolation is the latest experience in extreme-adventure tourism
Swans revisited
Bill vs. Babe
With the overwhelming popularity of Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, DP takes another look at the series’ most misunderstood character—Bill S. Paley
Gold Diggers
DP’s Gift Guide for Swans
If her only fault is that she’s too perfect . . . here are some gift ideas for her.
Travel
Free fall in Argentina
“Mango” is the slang for “money” in beautiful Buenos Aires—and right now, with the economy in shambles, there is mucha charla about mangoes.
Movie land
From Stepford Wives To Mystic Pizza
A new, lush book by actor/writer Illeana Douglas takes us on a film journey through Connecticut.
Viral sensation
Who is MrBeast?
Here we explain the phenom who is the world’s most successful YouTuber (so you don’t have to ask your 10-year-old).
People watching
Who’s New on Fashion Week’s Front Rows
In the last few years there’s been a big shift in who gets the coveted seats. It’s a word we all hate but dare we say . . . influencer?
Thread counts
The Cashmere Whisperer
Is your life unraveling? Wait, not your life—your sweater. Snags—and moths—happen. For those attached to an old favorite, Ron Moore is here to help.
Money Matters
How to stay rich: Start your own business
Business or side-hustle? However you define it, the growth of women-owned start-ups is gathering steam.
Bad behavior
America The Rude
Americans have always been considered a little louder and a little coarser. But post-pandemic, we’ve collectively lost any sense of decorum.
Ho, ho, ho!
DP’s Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Anyone who says, “Oh, I don’t want anything this year!” has obviously not seen DP’s list. We invite you to get your greed on.
Society
Poolside revisited
The story behind the photo (taken at the Palm Beach estate rumored to be a future home for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez) that enshrined Villa Artemis (and C.Z. Guest) as the reigning symbol of post-war American Aristocracy.
Ho, Ho, Hurl!
A brief, slightly weird history of SantaCon
It’s that time of year, when thousands of faux—and, er, festive—Santas roam the streets and earn their place on the Naughty List.
The Royals
The Power and the Glory of Unroyal
Have Wallis Simpson, Princess Diana, and Meghan Markle bent the monarchy—or did the monarchy only bend them?
New York City
Hey. . . Get A Room!
Whether tantric or quickie, missionary or kinky, here are DP’s hotel recommendations for every kind of assignation.
Trends
The Skinny on Princeton's New Money
Thanks to the success of biotech companies like Novo Nordisk—makers of Ozempic and Wegovy—the prestigious college town has fattened up.
“Been there, done that”
Who were you in a previous life?
Want to know what you were like before you were, well, you? Try a past life regression therapy session.
New York City
Hey, Big Spenders!
Unlike the old/new money protagonists in HBO's The Gilded Age, NYC’s contemporary elite share their wealth more freely—to the city’s benefit.
Movers & Shakers
Sarah O’Hare Murdoch
Hail the New Queen of All Media! What can we expect from Lachlan Murdoch's stunning, somewhat mysterious wife?
Psych 101
Shrinks Gone Wild
Do you suspect your therapist needs a therapist? Here, patients reveal the moment they knew it was time to take their business, and their brains, elsewhere . . .
Bad behavior
How to be a terrible houseguest
What to do to guarantee you are never, ever invited back (and how to make sure you are).
New York City
Private Clubs: How Much is Too Much?
Is the recent influx of private clubs in Manhattan satisfying the wealthy New Yorker’s inner Anglophilia, or their need to cull the herd . . . or both?
Front Row
Fashion Week: who to follow
As NYFW kicks off, DP's pick of Instagram influencers.
Food & Drink
Shippy’s gets a facelift
The Southampton favorite has a new owner—but your schnitzels are safe.
Trends
Polo—without a horse
The fast-growing sport of Roda Polo, where e-wheels sub for hooves.
Trends
New money in Maine
Thanks to the WFH shift of the pandemic, the Pine Tree State is seeing an influx of new deals and deal makers.
Seasterhood
So, you want to be a mermaid?
Donning a fin and taking to the water is a growing, global, $500-million-dollar industry.
Hot Spot
Candy Kitchen: Hamptons icon
The beloved diner—where Logan Roy allegedly promised Kendall the succession—has been serving modest grub to its elite clientele for close to a century.
Family Affair
Le Sirenuse: Succession
The third generation of Sersales is bringing fresh ideas to the legendary Positano hotel.
Outrageous Fortune
How to Stay RIch: the Gettys
Rethinking the lives and legacy of America's most unconventional dynasty.
Making merry
Raveonomics
The stately home music festival season is in full swing in the UK. But how—and why—do the landed gentry host rural rave-ups in their country piles?
Big Spenders
Competitive Baby-Gift Giving
A Fendi monogrammed diaper changing bag? $2,292. The reaction of the other baby shower guests? Priceless.
Pets
Such a hap, hap, happy dog!
Forget Disney, the Westminster sports and agility rings are truly the happiest places on earth.
Wanderlust
Travel: go from “uh oh” to "ahhh"
Next year’s favorite vacation spots booked up already? Deep breaths. You can still have a grand old time.
The DP Interview
Playwright/author Matthew Gasda
He is not comfortable with comfort, nor virtue. And in the just-published collection of his plays, he writes about what he fears—for his friends, and for himself.
Relationships
Revenge: Best Served Cold—With A Dash of Creativity
From Othello to Sweeney Todd to the upcoming Fatal Attraction remake, getting revenge has always been a delicious subject for art and entertainment. But nothing beats the cray-cray of real life.
The Royals
THE CARS OF KING CHARLES III
He’s an environmentalist with a taste for classic architecture—but he’s also passionate about motors.
Jewels
Eisenhower, Dietrich, and the Bracelet That Slayed Hollywood
Right now, the jewels of philanthropist/designer Anne Eisenhower are touring the globe . . . and for only a few million, you can own a piece of Hollywood history.
The Royals
Margaret's Rock
Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner dishes on the royal family, her life in Mustique, and why she hopes to get invited to King Charles’ coronation.
Money
how to stay rich
Lisa Marie Presley is not the only person of vast wealth to lose her fortune. But how does this happen? As one prominent investment advisor tells DP: it might be time to up your financial-literacy game.
Royalty
The New Royal Court: A Primer
New King Charles III has vowed to shake up the monarchy. But do you understand how the institution really works? Here, a guide from Hugo Vickers, one of the world's leading authorities on the Royal Family.
Architecture
Lyford Cay Follies and the Brilliance of Henry Melich
Take gobs of money, eccentric heiresses unfettered by the limitations of society’s conventions, and what do you get? Some of the most fantastical homes in the world.
Trends
Fido’s Fortune: Pets Inherit Millions from Wealthy Owners
At what price happiness? Well, if your pet brings you joy, when you die, that price might be very high indeed.
Fashion
There is Nothing Like a Dame
Glenda Bailey, doyenne of women’s fashion magazines, looks back on her highs, her lows—and her newest venture with alpacas.
Then & Now
Have we learned nothing from 1720?
Oops!...We did it again.
Weight Loss
The Skinny Shot
Mounjaro was my secret to vanquishing that last 10 pounds.
Property Porn
GOLDEN HANDCUFFS
What it’s really like to inherit a castle, according to Alexandre de Vogüé, one of the heirs of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
The New Twenties
The End of Excess
The Pink Elephant’s former GM says the debaucherous consumption his notorious nightclub pioneered in the aughts would never fly today.
Activism
Ladies Who Don’t Lunch
These New Yorkers are fed up and want to kick restaurant sheds to the curb.
Hosting
The Carver’s Handbook
16 essential tips to host, plate, and serve your best Thanksgiving dinner party yet.
Trending
It’s My Party And I’ll Kvell If I Want To
The return of the big ticket bar mitzvah.
Photography
Picture Perfect
Legendary British photographer Chris Floyd has photographed everyone from Paul McCartney to Anthony Bourdain to Cate Blanchett. And he has stories, too.
Humor
The pleasure of selecting a coffin
Have you ever had the occasion to shop for a coffin? It needn’t be such a gloomy affair.
Social Media
Better in the Garbage than on your Hips
Our Gen X parents’ Instagram habits are fueling a new wave of body anxiety in teenage girls, reports DP's new High School Correspondent.
Art
Paris is Burning
Could Paris reclaim the European art capital crown from London for the first time in decades?
Succession
Princess Beatrice’s Time to Shine
With King Charles III’s ascent to the British throne, there’s been a shake-up in the royal order of things. Will Princess Beatrice be the new star player in the Royal Charm Offensive?
QEII
The Queue
It’s a curious business, the death of a Queen.
Hotspot
Is Lucien the New Elaine’s?
Manhattan’s hottest reservation right now is an East Village bistro that opened in the ’90s.
Family Matters
When Push Comes to Shove
Who says a little sister-in-law rivalry can’t be productive? The Vanderbilt and Kennedy women clearly benefited. The Windsor SILs appear to be, too.
Downtown Vibe
Agita in Greenwich Village
The pandemic brought heroin and all-night ragers to Washington Square Park. What’s next?
Moving On Up
The Gilded Age of NY Condos
What’s old is new again at a slew of new Upper East Side condos redefining Pre War luxury for the 21st century.
Picker’s Delight
The Thrill of the Hunt
For East Coast collectors, finding a hidden gem amongst the bric-a-brac at Brimfield counts as competitive sport.
Summer Camp
Teenage Utopia
Diane von Furstenberg’s 22-year-old granddaughter is recreating her summer camp memories as the new owner of artsy Buck’s Rock camp.
The Great Migration
Westward Ho!
The top one percent have ditched fancy city townhouses for wide-open spaces. The American West will never be the same.
Photography
A New York Homecoming
A major retrospective celebrates artist William Klein’s 65-year career capturing the vivacity and complexity of New York City.
Trends
An Rx for the Ultra Rich
If health is wealth, medical clubs are the new gold standard for the elite. And privacy counts as currency.
Trending
Au Revoir, Oligarchs
What will summer in the South of France look like without the Russians? Hint: Full of rich Americans.
Pastimes
Central Park Has Gone Bird-Zerk
Covid gave New Yorkers a reason to go outside and enjoy nature. Now Central Park is home to new flock of birdwatchers.
Apartment Living
Holy Smoke!
The Devil’s Lettuce has come to Park Avenue. More pungent than cigarettes, pot smoke is now the subject of co-op board meetings. But what can really be done about it?
At Auction
A Rare Brancusi Comes to Christie’s
Owned by art impresario Rue Carpenter, cofounder of The Arts Club of Chicago, the drawing traces its provenance to the master’s groundbreaking 1926 show in New York.
First Person
How Did We Get Here?
A renowned historian—and descendent of royalty—is concerned about the state of the world.
Philanthropy
Giving à deux, then saying adieu
When the rich and powerful split, what happens to the causes they have devoted a marriage to?
Property Porn
The Barbarians at the Gilded Gate
Long Island’s Gold Coast is glittering anew. Not everyone is happy.
People
Poolside Revisited
The story behind the ultimate symbol of the Post War American Elite.
