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Pip Carter’s Sketchbook

Mar-a-Gaga

Not-so-subtle signs Donald Trump has lost a step or two

His Back Pages

AIR MAIL Co-Editor Graydon Carter’s upcoming memoir, about the glory days of magazines, recounts his travels among the famous, the infamous, and the not really famous at all

The Sally Rooney Effect

Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist

The Sin City of the 21st Century

On this week’s podcast, Darius J. Rubin visits a crime-ridden Asian Las Vegas shrouded in mystery

This Way to the Time Machine

La Scala, which opened in 1778, looks back to the 1600s

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a journey into the S&M underworld, a look at the Chinese education system, and a chronicle of Scotland Yard’s deadliest cases

Face the East

Camille Charrière’s Guide to Paris

From studded bomber jackets to 80s sportswear, the half-French, half-English writer and Internet personality shares her favorite vintage shops in her home city

Sweating the Details with Randy Andy

A Very Royal Scandal dramatizes the notorious interview Prince Andrew gave about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. But how much of it is true?

SallyRooney, Queen of Gambits

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Lunch with Christian Louboutin

On this week’s episode, the shoe designer explains how he went from being a young punk to having his red-bottom stilettos featured on Sex and the City

Jonathan Becker, In Focus

From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch

This month’s best mystery books and TV shows

A New Look at the Life and Death of Dorothy Stratten

On this week’s podcast, Louise Stratten reveals why she’s finally speaking out about her sister’s tragic murder, Hollywood, Hefner, and more

Dhruv

As an undergraduate at Yale, he pivoted from statistics to songwriting. With his debut album, Private Blizzard, the young pop star is testing a more ambitious sound

World Wide Weber

A Bruce Weber retrospective goes up at the Prague City Gallery, showcasing 300 images taken by the American photographer over five decades

The Garden of Heathens

Between the turmoil of the World Wars, a few Europeans settled on a desolate Galápagos island. The experiment quickly descended into chaos

David Downton’s Sketchbook

Malcolm XYZ

Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws

Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump

How similar are the Prince of Wails and the Complainer in Chief? Let us count the ways

The Perfect Raid

Wild West

Karma, in New York, exhibits 22 vibrant, impasto landscape paintings by the Persian-American artist Manoucher Yektai