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The Truman Show

He both mingled with and shredded high society. A new documentary asks: Who was Truman Capote, really?

Lovers and Friends

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

Great Dane

With a new leading role in The Investigation, Pilou Asbaek confirms he’s one of Scandinavia’s most versatile actors

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

Opera Pick of the Week

De Mondonville’s Titon et l’Aurore, by William Christie, Basil Twist, and Paris’s Opéra Comique …

Nuclear Winter

It’s a Dog’s World

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

Murder, They Wrote

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

David Downton’s Sketchbook

Who’s That Girl?

Sorry, Joe—at Biden’s inauguration, all eyes were on poet Amanda Gorman

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

Electrifying Guitar

How the 60s hit “Classical Gas” became the anthem of movies, television, and, most recently, The Queen’s Gambit

From “Mick-eye-el” to Mike

Space Odyssey

A book of photographs offers new ways of looking at architecture, its influence, and its surroundings

Cold, Cold Heart

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Call My Agent!

The French comedy featuring Monica Bellucci, Juliette Binoche, and other stars messing with their image is back