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Après le Déluge

The Louvre is sending thousands of unseen works to safety in case the Seine overflows

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook

At Death’s Door

His Russian-doping story, Icarus, won the Oscar for best documentary. In a new film, Bryan Fogel reveals harrowing details of the Khashoggi killing

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Point of View

Don’t judge a book by its cover—unless that cover is one of hundreds of treasures leaping from the pages of this new collection

The Tastemaker

Azu Nwagbogu is building a vibrant art scene in Nigeria. Can he reclaim the continent’s artistic glories?

Aldis Hodge

The Invisible Man star is redefining what it means to be Black in Hollywood. His latest role, in Regina King’s directorial debut, is no exception

Shooting the Moon

Trump Goes Coup-Coup

On this week’s AIR MAIL podcast, Alessandra Stanley presents a rational idea on how to short-circuit this madness

American Hustle

The essayist’s latest is a reflection on “the emotions of money,” tracing a finance-fueled history of the U.S. from Thomas Jefferson to his own parents

The Dubliner

Bird’s Eye View

Museums may be shuttered, but birding is not halted by pandemics. In New York City, a rare visit from three forest-dwelling Barred Owls

Freudian Slip

The Parent Trap

As she expanded her viral essay on millennial burnout into a book, the writer reveals the one parenting stat she couldn’t shake

Mean Streets

Fran Lebowitz’s name is synonymous with two things: caustic wit and New York City. Martin Scorsese’s rollicking new documentary series captures both

Low Fidelity

Why the best screenplay adaptations pervert their novels of origin

In Bloom

Flowers from ancient to modern times inhabit a festive book of photographs and works on paper

Play by Play

Puck You!

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Zooming with the Cast of The Wire

Is America finally ready for David Simon’s HBO masterpiece?

His Way

The cat-and-mouse game Frank Sinatra and Gay Talese played in 1965 produced arguably the greatest magazine feature ever. The story behind it is riveting

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook

Did Frank Sinatra Do Yoga with Goats?

On this week’s edition of the AIR MAIL podcast, it seems anything is possible