r beings we share our planet with: our best friends, our research subjects, our nuisances, our inspirations our family. Elsewhere in the magazine, Carina Chocano writes about the Fyre Festival — and the ways everyday life is starting to resemble a never-ending scam. Gary Rivlin explores the notion of "Grades

n the shadow of a fairy tale when she became a stepmother. Robert F. Worth reports on the coming French election and the debate over extremism. And Carina Chocano writes about our uneasiness when others show their thirst — even politicians. Also, we say farewell to Rosie Schaap's Drink column with a collectio