The Danger of Ron DeSantis; Sumner Redstone’s Dark Scandals; Regé-Jean Page Keeps It Simple

Plus: Did Meghan Markle Google the Royals?

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Ron DeSantis Shouldn’t Be Covered Like Just Another Republican

By MOLLY JONG-FAST

Florida’s wannabe autocrat and possible 2024 contender isn’t Trump, but he’s as dangerous to democracy.

A Brief History of the Trope That Meghan Markle Didn’t Google the Royals Before She Married Harry

By ERIN VANDERHOOF

According to some commentators, it’s hard to believe that she didn’t google the family when she met Harry, but there are plenty of reasons to believe it’s true.

Elizabeth Olsen Becomes Killer Candy Montgomery

By JULIE MILLER

A first look at HBO Max’s Love & Death, which revisits the true story of an ’80s Texas housewife who was accused of brutally killing her neighbor with an axe.

The Dark Scandals and Power Struggles of Sumner Redstone, Les Moonves, and the Companies They Controlled

By JOE HAGAN

The cowriters of Unscripted join Inside the Hive to talk about how Moonves allegedly employed a staffer “to administer oral sex,” and other bombshell reporting in their new book.

The Wit and Wisdom of Regé-Jean Page

By CHRIS MURPHY

The former Bridgerton star (and possibly the next James Bond?) is awfully humble for someone named the most handsome man in the world.

From the Archive: The Spy Who Loved Castro

By ANN LOUISE BARDACH

Marita Lorenz was Fidel Castro’s mistress before she became an informant for the CIA—and she claims to have borne him a son.