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A Study in Scarlett

Learn the source of Scarlett Johansson’s dirty mind, how she ended up marrying someone from the outer boroughs, and much more, in our new podcast, Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi

Fetch Me Her Slippers

From Frankfurt, Rimsky-Korsakov’s shaggy-dog Christmas Eve, a tranche of tsarist holiday cheer that resembles Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker not at all

Sleep Talking

Leading Light

Borodino or Bust

Sergei Bondarchuk’s monumental 60s film series, War and Peace, is as relevant than ever

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Ancient Britain from Up High

A new coffee-table book collects stunning photographs of Great Britain’s ancient sites, from Stonehenge to Cadbury Castle

Out for Blood

A century after Nosferatu’s release, Berlin’s National Gallery explores the enduring influence of F. W. Murnau’s vampire film

The Next Step

Published just before the pandemic, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse captured the world with its message of kindness and went on to become the all-time best-selling U.K. hardback. Now the illustrated tale is headed to the big screen on Christmas Day

A Night Celebrating Sam Wasson and Jeanine Basinger

Jeff Zucker, Waris Ahluwalia, Luke and Linda Janklow, and others gathered at the Waverly Inn to celebrate a new oral history of Hollywood

The Cleric Who Shook the Capital

Picture Imperfect

Damien Chazelle calls his new film, Babylon, “a hate letter to Hollywood and a love letter to movies”

Beatrice Grannò

The Italian actress discusses her American-TV debut: The White Lotus, Season Two

When Royal Cosplay Goes Bad

On this week’s podcast, thoughts on the Harry and Meghan drama-mentary, and much more

Nothing Is Beatle-Proof

How a wild night out with the McCartneys influenced one of the most revered albums in the history of popular music

The Court of Kings

Cathy Graham’s Sketchbook

And the Award Goes to…

At the 2022 International Opera Awards, Kris Defoort’s The Time of Our Singing wins for best World Premiere

AIR MAIL’s Eight Best Mystery Books of 2022

Janice Hallett, Robert Galbraith, Don Winslow, and more …

AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Books of 2022

Michael K. Williams’s memoir, a history of G.E., a biography of F.D.R., Elena Ferrante’s essay collection: holiday reading for every type

The Duke and Duchess of Drama

Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix documentary ignores reality for the higher purpose of demonizing the royal family—and elevating themselves

How the Bright Young Things Bloomed

The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli

A new book, accompanying an exhibition in Paris, explores the sensational creations of the Italian designer

A Man of Parts

John le Carré was always obsessed with controlling his narrative. Following the publication of a tell-all by one of his mistresses, the spy novelist is once again seeking to set the record straight—this time, from the grave