Ralph Fiennes Unearths His Heart
In The Dig, a movie for these days, the actor creates the anti-Voldemort, a man of kindness and compassion
Great Dane
With a new leading role in The Investigation, Pilou Asbaek confirms he’s one of Scandinavia’s most versatile actors
The Truman Show
He both mingled with and shredded high society. A new documentary asks: Who was Truman Capote, really?
75 Years of Ebony
Magazine covers spanning 1945 to today celebrate the community that gave us Jackie Robinson, M.L.K., Aretha Franklin, and Oprah
My Ever Changing Moods
Songs for mutable minds, from Marvin Gaye, Seu Jorge, Frank Ocean, the Kinks, and more
Are You One of “the Smug Vaccinated”?
Alessandra Stanley discusses the new haves and have-nots: those who’ve gotten the shot, and those scheming on how to jump the line
Opera Pick of the Week
De Mondonville’s Titon et l’Aurore, by William Christie, Basil Twist, and Paris’s Opéra Comique …
Who’s That Girl?
Sorry, Joe—at Biden’s inauguration, all eyes were on poet Amanda Gorman
Blood Sport
An activist reveals the shocking truth behind big-game hunting, and the moneyed interests (with the U.S. government in their pocket) that are making sure things don’t change
Graydon Carter Discusses Donald Trump
On this week’s podcast, AIR MAIL’s co-editor shares his unique perspective on Trump’s mental state, the bizarre final days, and what awaits him now
Living in Mono
Phil Spector, the thorny mastermind behind the Wall of Sound, died last week. Herewith, a collection of songs—from the Ronettes, the Ramones, and more—that demonstrate the power of his hidden hand
Inès Longevial
The young French painter’s large, vibrant works take inspiration from the Spanish artists of the last century
Biting Back
A German publisher is finally relinquishing rights to a best-selling cookbook, stolen from a Jewish family and republished under an Aryanized name
Space Odyssey
A book of photographs offers new ways of looking at architecture, its influence, and its surroundings
