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Grant Shaffer’s Sketchbook

Greenwich Village Sunburnt

Women Beware Women

Gillian Anderson and Lily James chew the scenery in All About Eve

Creature of the Night

The former director of the 90s’ hottest nightclubs reveals the work behind the parties

The Empires Strike Back

The Shot Heard Round Russia

The little-known story of how Catherine the Great conquered her fear of doctors to inoculate herself and her country against smallpox

Lauren Tamaki’s Sketchbook

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

High-Wire Act

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

A retired C.I.A. officer gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case

Paradise Found

Grandi Giardini Italiani, which works to protect and manage Italy’s best gardens, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a heavenly new book

Jet Lag

Something About Them

The Coaster Correspondence 2.0

Ned Coaster, brother of Ed, gives AIR MAIL’s editors some invaluable advice

A Cold War Spy Caper

Moviemaker Whit Stillman on the story behind his story. Plus, Errol Morris stops by

What Women Want

In an interview with Three Women’s Lisa Taddeo, the author discusses grief, vengeance, her new story collection, and, of course, women

Flight Songs

If you can’t get enough of our winged friends’ melodious music, you just might love these tunes that pay tribute to them, from Jimi Hendrix, Regina Spektor, Townes Van Zandt, and more

Political Clout

After a nine-year hiatus, the prescient Danish drama Borgen and its lead character, Birgitte Nyborg, have a lot to say

The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven

Brecht and Weill’s swan song, The Seven Deadly Sins

Staff Picks

Don’t miss a timely look at the men who invented guns, a romp through the origins of modern feminism, and a thriller set on a cross-country train ride

Out with a Bang

It’s common knowledge that an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. But the way it did is surprising

A Family Affair

Better by Design

Two thousand exhibitors set up shop for Salone del Mobile, Milan’s furniture fair to the stars

The Inner Bond