Pirates of the Peking Express
The extraordinary, little-known story of the bandits who hijacked a Chinese sleeper train full of Westerners, including a Rockefeller heiress, on its way to Beijing
All Stations Go
Two new books offer an ode to historic train stations, from Roma Termini to Venice’s floating Santa Lucia to the London Underground, and the people who passed through them
Graydon Carter Discusses the Week That Was
On this week’s podcast, AIR MAIL’s co-editor shares his thoughts on Fox News, Trump’s legal woes, and Clarence Thomas’s finances
Where Stage and Screen Collide
Benjamin Millepied, a former ballet principal and the choreographer for Black Swan, turns Georges Bizet’s classic opera, Carmen, on its head in his film debut, starring Paul Mescal
Zoe Lister-Jones
In her new TV series, Slip, the actress, writer, and director plays a woman whose orgasms send her traveling through time
Lunch with Jon Bon Jovi
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the musician explains how the Internet Age has changed the meaning of rock ’n’ roll, why he’s suddenly obsessed with tennis, and much more …
Power Player
In her debut season at the Metropolitan Opera, Nathalie Stutzmann, a former star contralto, makes sound in the “silent” role of maestro
Pushing the Envelope
Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride, Gluck’s ultimate “reform opera”
MAGA Mike’s Last Dance
Here’s a sequel guaranteed to bomb, coming up short in more ways than one!
Letters to Trump: the Outtakes
Signed, Bernie Madoff … Jeffrey Epstein … Harvey Weinstein … and more!
Dying to Get In!
A sneak preview of the Ultimate Memorial Service! It’s going to be amazing! People are already fighting for tickets!
Own the Libs—with Style!
Want to stand out in a crowded House? Dress as your favorite Biden-Harris-Soros catastrophe!
The World Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Ahead of her show at the Queens Museum, the South African multimedia artist Tracey Rose discusses apartheid, psychedelics, and the inspiration behind some of her most radical works
Full Blume
In an interview, Judy Blume discusses everything from J. K. Rowling to the upcoming adaptation of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Staff Picks
This week, don’t miss a veteran magazine editor’s homage to his mother, a survey of how germs have shaped history, and the story of a Bavarian village that embraced Nazism
Between Rome and Byzantium
A 40-year-old Milan Kundera essay holds the key to understanding the war in Ukraine
