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
That Old Feeling
Dance into the New Year with Dua Lipa, the Ronettes, Yvonne Elliman, the Rolling Stones, and more
In Bloom
Flowers from ancient to modern times inhabit a festive book of photographs and works on paper
Tuppence Middleton
In Mank, the vibrant British actress plays “Poor Sara,” the put-upon wife of Herman Mankiewicz
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
Low Fidelity
Why the best screenplay adaptations pervert their novels of origin
David Byrne Burns Down the House
The once-in-a-lifetime experience of American Utopia
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
Did Frank Sinatra Do Yoga with Goats?
On this week’s edition of the AIR MAIL podcast, it seems anything is possible
Crimes and Misdemeanors
A look back at the eight best mystery books of 2020
Fare-Thee-Well, 2020
Close out the year with Frank Ocean, the Avalanches, Brian Eno, Waxahatchee, and more
New York Minute
Ernst Haas’s bright, blurry photographs capture the vibrancy and transience of a city on the move
Alan Cumming Remembers Sean Connery
A Boxing Day treat; the prince of Scotland shares a memory of “the king of Scotland”; and more
An Empress in Code
She was known for her three-hour hairstyling sessions, but Elizabeth of Austria also provided key, secret support to her husband, the Habsburg emperor
