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The Name of the Game

Rich Cohen had always felt ambivalent about his name—until he attended a convention of Richard Cohens

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Moscow Rolls Out the Red Carpet By losing Syria, the Assads killed the Russian dream of a foothold in the Middle East. Now, they face a life of irrelevance in Moscow


Chris Whittle’s Teachable Moment Charter-school entrepreneur Chris Whittle had everything before losing it all. Will he be able to make a comeback?

Latest Issue • December 14, 2024
Issue No. 283
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Air Supply

Big Apple Christmas The tree at Rockefeller Center. Skating at Wollman Rink. The windows at Bergdorf Goodman. Holiday gridlock. Be a part of it. AIR SUPPLY brings the holiday spirit of New York City to you

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AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2024 Dazzling volumes on Rosario Candela’s New York City penthouses and David Hockney’s works, photography collections from Eve Arnold and Ruth Orkin, plus a look inside some Italian homes

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Nicholas Knucklehead The Last Tsar revisits the abdication of Russia’s Nicholas II and the fall of the Romanovs

Pretty Women A new book chronicles the myriad extremes that women have gone to across four centuries in pursuit of the ideal face and form


Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch Hunker down with the holiday season’s best mysteries

Rock v. Wade Singing and abortion rights converge in 1972, a new rock opera from the musician and activist Chadwick Stokes, produced by Laurie David

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Miracle Below 14th Street Jody Williams and Rita Sodi have built a wonderful life in the West Village. The chefs and partners preside over a mini-empire of some of the best restaurants in New York: Via Carota, I Sodi, Buvette, Bar Pisellino, and the Commerce Inn. Their holidays are filled with food and neighborhood charm

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You Can Call Me Al In his new memoir, Al Pacino reflects on a lifetime of Hollywood hits (and misses)

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