Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan is about adultery, greed, media manipulation, campaign laws, a porn star, a President—and, as we’ve recently come to learn, “The Apprentice.” “It was a very popular television show, right?” Susan Necheles, one of Trump’s attorneys, asked Rhona Graff, Trump’s former executive assistant, during a cross-examination last Friday. Trump has … Read more
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is one of the most sought‑after people in the Middle East. Money managers and financiers flying into the United Arab Emirates from Hong Kong, London or New York yearn for even a 10-minute meet-and-greet. A lucky few might get to be guests aboard his superyacht, Maryah, where … Read more
New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death. Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide … Read more
Hi, I’m James Tarmy, and I cover art and culture and real estate for Pursuits. Last year’s art market was—and I’m being nice here—very boring. Everything seemed stuck in neutral, with art fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach doing … fine, and auctions weeks like the November evenings sales in New York also doing … Read more
If you own a home and don’t want to lose it, keep reading. Homeowners who go on vacation or a business trip, even for just a week, are returning to find their houses overtaken by trespassers who fraudulently claim a right to be there. It’s happening to tens of thousands of homeowners from New York … Read more
Maria Sharapova, the global tennis icon who spent her career defeating the sport’s best, is looking for some losers. For many, she’s a figure frozen in time. It was 2004 when she stunned Serena Williams on Centre Court to win her first Wimbledon and first Grand Slam. Sharapova would go on to become (like Williams) … Read more
Peggy was my first dog—the dog I waited 28 patient years for. I finally met her on August 15, 2015. She was eight weeks old, covered in filth after a 14-hour ride from Georgia to New York, and inexplicably still adorable. Floppy ears. Jet-black muzzle. Meaty little forepaws. We didn’t plan it this way, but … Read more