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The Tastemaker

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

The Dubliner

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook

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

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

Did Frank Sinatra Do Yoga with Goats?

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

Tuppence Middleton

In Mank, the vibrant British actress plays “Poor Sara,” the put-upon wife of Herman Mankiewicz

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook

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

David Byrne Burns Down the House

The once-in-a-lifetime experience of American Utopia

Low Fidelity

Why the best screenplay adaptations pervert their novels of origin

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

Zooming with the Cast of The Wire

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

Ed Sorel

The longtime illustrator and satirist recommends his favorite books, spanning three centuries

That Old Feeling

Dance into the New Year with Dua Lipa, the Ronettes, Yvonne Elliman, the Rolling Stones, and more

About Time

The Pleasures of Phil Ochs