The Hedonist — Thursday, 7 May 2026

Margot Robbie in a long strapless gold lamé Chanel dress with cascading ruffles, walking up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dramatic spotlights, 85mm portrait lens, 4K HDR fashion photography.

Articles #

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LUTNICK FACES HOUSE HEAT OVER EPSTEIN HOME TOUR #

Howard Lutnick sat behind closed doors in a wood-paneled Congressional room on May 6, 2026, clutching a transcript that threatened to unravel his place in the cabinet. The Commerce Secretary, once a titan of the trading floor, was forced to explain his shifting stories regarding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to a House Oversight panel. Per the official record, Lutnick had previously claimed on a podcast that he decided to “never be in the room” with the financier after a 2005…

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MARGOT ROBBIE TURNS THE MET GALA INTO PURE GOLD #

Margot Robbie stepped onto the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday draped in enough gold lamé to fund a small nation. The Wuthering Heights star, serving as an ambassador for the French house of Chanel, wore a long strapless design by Matthieu Blazy that shimmered under…

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MEXICAN FOOTBALL BOSSES HOLD WORLD CUP PLAYERS TO RANSOM #

Javier Aguirre stood in Mexico City on May 6, 2026, issuing an ultimatum that would make a cartel boss blush. The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has informed its domestic stars that they will be dropped from the 2026 World Cup squad if they choose their clubs over a mandatory training…

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BILLION DOLLAR VIBE CODING BUBBLE IS READY TO BURST #

Paul Kedrosky, a prominent researcher at MIT, is finally saying what the elites have whispered over lunch: the AI coding revolution is a very expensive delusion. Goldman Sachs researchers found…

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NAVY GUARDS TRAPPED SAILORS TO SAVE YOUR CHEAP FREIGHT #

20,000 seafarers are currently floating in the Strait of Hormuz, waiting for the U.S. Navy to save their lives and your delivery schedules. On May 6, 2026, the military launched…

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In Brief #

MALI STATE COLLAPSES AS REBELS BESIEGE BAMAKO

The home of late Defense Minister Sadio Camara was targeted in a coordinated attack by Al-Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists. With the capital under siege and Russian Africa Corps forces withdrawing, your West African gold portfolios are now effectively unhedged liabilities.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT DROPS AS UPPER WEST SIDE HOLLOWS

Public School 9 in Manhattan is facing a crisis as 123,000 students have departed New York City schools since the pandemic. The neighborhood favorite is a victim of a national trend where elite families are increasingly opting out of public systems for private enclosures.

FAYETTEVILLE SPENDS $443,000 TO REDESIGN ONE STREET

The City Council plans to vote on a massive design amendment for South School Avenue despite the ongoing national DHS payroll default. It is a classic case of local administrative arbitrage, spending federal grant money while the central state struggles to pay its own guards.