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The Revolutionary Spirits America’s Founding Fathers were fueled by a belief in liberty, democracy, and self-determination—and, as a new book points out, extraordinary amounts of rum

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Letters from Scamelot In her inaugural AIR MAIL party report, Caroline Calloway kisses a stranger at Le Bain, accidentally robs a gallery, and brings her cat to an Eve Babitz reading


Murder, They Wrote Three psychological thrillers show how a life in the arts can get more brutal than a U.F.C. match—especially when a love triangle is involved

The Sound of Silence The East Room was once the country’s most exclusive music venue, hosting everyone from Johnny Cash to Prince. Under Trump, it has fallen silent

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The AIR MAIL Summer Reading List From Ann Patchett’s tender tale of reconciliation to Jenny Jackson’s juicy seaside romp, here are the 10 books our editors are taking with them on their travels this summer

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All You Need Is George Martin The genteel record producer did not look the part of a revolutionary. But as a commemorative new book makes clear, his wildly innovative work with the Beatles changed pop music forever

These Boots Were Made for Walking In an excerpt from Too L.A., Lili Anolik’s new collection of the novelist’s letters, Eve Babitz unleashes a fiery tirade against an unidentified boyfriend who dared to insult her shoes


Mother Knows Best Veronica Buckley’s Seven Sisters tells the story of how Empress Maria Theresia secured the Habsburg dynasty through the marriages of her seven daughters

When Hokusai Met Hiroshige In Tokyo, an exhibition brings together original works by Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, the 19th-century masters who revolutionized the landscape in Japanese woodblock prints

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Air Supply

Smoke, Mirrors, and Paper Plates Everything required for a well-appointed summer gathering, from the first round of drinks to the moment someone suggests opening another bottle

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Private Quarters Brant Lake Camp was warned about pedophiles in their midst. Why did the camp not act against them?

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