Lady and the Little Tramp
Among Charlie Chaplin’s many ill-fated trysts, perhaps his most disastrous was with Joan Barry, a woman 30 years his junior
The Short and the Long of It
Despite its controversial portrayal of dwarfism, the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant sitcom Life’s Too Short still has star Warwick Davis begging for its return a decade later
Remembrance of Things Proust
An exhibition in Madrid showcases the art and culture that influenced the 20th-century French writer
Carmen Goes to the Movies
On film, Grace Bumbry’s exhilarating debut in an iconic signature role
Alexandra Winkler’s Guide to Vienna
The co-owner of Hotel Sacher shares her favorite spots in her home city
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
In AIR MAIL’s latest podcast, never-before-heard interviews with the likes of Robert Evans and James Caan chronicle the making of The Godfather
All About Yves
A new coffee-table book offers an intimate glimpse into daily life at Yves Saint Laurent’s studio, as captured by the son of one of the French designer’s closest confidantes
Inside the S.N.L. Audition Room
Laugh-free interviews, under-the-breath asides, and lots of popcorn … Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, and others reveal what it’s like to get hired by Lorne Michaels
The Curious Case of Curzio Malaparte
Was the celebrated Italian writer an anti-Fascist behind enemy lines, as he portrayed himself? Or just a Fascist?
Vladimir Putin and My Missing Mice
A Boston-based thriller writer on the break-in that followed his appearance on a Russian propaganda outlet
Elon Musk, Welfare Queen
On this week’s podcast, Oz Woloshyn reminds our shadow president that his fortune was built on government handouts
Face Value
A new exhibition cracks open The Face’s archives, featuring more than 200 images from the pages of the pre-eminent culture-and-style magazine of 1980s London
Storm Ascher
The 30-year-old founder of Superposition Gallery wants to redefine the modern gallery with her nomadic approach
Centenarian Blues
The legendary jazz sideman Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album at the age of 100
By George!
Elon Musk is beginning to resemble another unelected foreigner who messed with American taxpayers’ money—and incited the Revolution
Mike White’s Magnum Lotus
How The White Lotus turned a reality-TV contestant into an unlikely Hollywood star
Family Business
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have a new reality-TV show, and nothing—from his fatal shooting to her Spanish accent, to their seven children and cats and dogs—is off the table
