About AIR MAIL
AIR MAIL was founded in 2019 by Graydon
We sensed that there was an audience of readers who were both tired of overly earnest news publications and found the ceaseless churn of the daily news cycle predictable, unnerving, and, quite frankly, unmanageable. We also understood that this audience was a driving part of the world’s affluent intelligentsia—catholic in its tastes and curious about the world, not just the country they live in. How were we so sure? Because we counted ourselves among that group.
With that in mind, our editors—whose combined time working at Spy, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and other publications constitutes a number of years found only in paleontology—set out to provide readers with an amusing, sophisticated, and elegantly designed digital journal, delivered to in-boxes around the world every Saturday morning at 6:00.
The premise of AIR MAIL is simple: we supply you with articles on subjects both foreign and domestic—ranging from high-end crime to art and literature, style and fashion, food and travel, and beyond—by some of the world’s finest journalists. For the most part, these are stories you will not find anywhere else.
And in the spirit of presenting AIR MAIL readers with something more akin to a membership than a subscription, we continue to expand the scope of what we do.
We have collected the best cultural events—be it art, theater, music, film, television, podcasts, you name it—in a constantly updated cultural vertical called the Arts Intel Report (AIR). We think that once you’ve tried it, you’ll find it indispensable. The Week in Culture, a dedicated Arts Intel newsletter with recommendations on what to see, read, watch, and listen to in the days ahead, goes out to subscribers on Wednesday afternoons.
And we have Dress Code, a weekly style newsletter from Rickie De Sole—a luminary of the fashion world whose career has taken her from the pages of Vogue and W to retail and back again. Every Thursday, Rickie delivers profiles, cultural dispatches, and pointed opinions on what’s worth wearing and why.
We also have LOOK, a beauty-and-wellness newsletter, put together by Allure founding editor Linda Wells, serving up essential stories on everything from skin care to fitness, diet, stress, sleep, sex, and travel. LOOK goes out to subscribers on the first Friday of every month.
And we have an online storefront, AIR SUPPLY, with gift recommendations for every type and occasion—not to mention an impossibly charming brick-and-mortar newsstand in New York’s West Village.
Our aim is for AIR MAIL to unfold like the weekend edition of a great international daily—of the kind that doesn’t exist anymore. We understand it won’t be the only thing you read, but we do hope it will become one of your favorites.
As ever,
Julia Vitale
Editor
Our Team
Air Mail was Founded By
After founding Spy magazine with Kurt Andersen in 1986, Carter edited Vanity Fair for 25 years, from 1992 until 2017. He lives in New York.
As a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Stanley served first as co-chief of its Moscow bureau and then as Rome bureau chief, later becoming the paper’s television critic. She lives in New York.
Air Mail is Edited By
A founding editor of AIR MAIL, Vitale was previously at Vanity Fair. She lives in New York.
Deputy Editors
Clavarino edits travel features for AIR MAIL as well as co-editing the Arts Intel Report. She splits her time between Milan and New York.
Featured Columnists and Writers at Large
Explore the work of just a few of our outstanding Columnists and Writers at Large. You can find a full list of contributors in AIR MAIL’s weekly issue
Wells is the editor of LOOK, AIR MAIL’s beauty-and-wellness section. She spent 25 years as Allure magazine’s founding editor, served as Revlon’s chief creative officer, and currently consults and sits on the boards of several beauty and apparel companies. She is based in New York.
Hainey is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL and author of a monthly mens-wear column for DRESS CODE. His first job was for Spy magazine, and most recently he was the deputy editor of GQ. Hainey, who lives in New York, is the author of After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story.
De Sole is the editor of DRESS CODE, AIR MAIL’s fashion-and-style section. She is a veteran ofVogue and W magazines, and was most recently at Nordstrom. She is based in Los Angeles.
David is a Columnist for AIR MAIL, where she writes about millennial life. She is the author of the essay collection No One Asked for This. David, who co-created and starred in the Web series Eighty-Sixed, lives in Los Angeles.
McInerney is a columnist at AIR MAIL, where he writes about social drinking. He is the author of several books, including the novel Bright Lights, Big City and the Calloway quartet. He splits his time between New York, the Hamptons, and Malibu.
Charriere is a columnist at AIR MAIL, where she writes about the Internet and social-media trends. She is one of the original fashion influencers and splits her time between London and Paris.
Cohen is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL and based in Connecticut. He is a co-creator, with Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence Winter, of the HBO series Vinyl, and the author of several books, including, most recently, a memoir about his father, The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World’s Greatest Negotiator.
Sales is a Contributor to AIR MAIL and is based in New York. Her 2010 article for Vanity Fair “The Suspects Wore Louboutins” inspired the film The Bling Ring. She is the author of American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers and Nothing Personal: My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno.
