AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Mystery Books of 2024
Death and deceit in Ireland from Tana French and John Banville! An L.A.P.D. cold case! A wicked widow! And much more …
Ignacio Mattos’s Guide to Punta del Este
The Uruguayan chef and restaurateur behind New York’s Estela, Lodi, and Altro Paradiso shares his favorite spots in the seaside city
AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2024
Dazzling volumes on Rosario Candela’s New York City penthouses and David Hockney’s works on paper, plus photography collections from Ernest Cole, Eve Arnold, and Ruth Orkin and a look inside an Italian home or two
The Place to Be
For a few short years in the 1970s, New Times magazine punched way above its weight, tackling the big issues of the day while elevating a new generation of writers
Going, Going … Godard
Centered around Jean-Luc Godard’s last works, an exhibition in London honors the French New Wave filmmaker’s final years
Rock v. Wade
Singing and abortion rights converge in 1972, a new rock opera from the musician and activist Chadwick Stokes, produced by Laurie David and Sybil Gallagher
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
Hunker down with the holiday season’s best mysteries
Inside AIR MAIL’s 2024 Over-Under List
On this week’s podcast, Jeanne Malle tells us about the people and things that were over- (and under-) hyped this year
Lunch with Ted Sarandos
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Netflix co-C.E.O. tells host Bruce Bozzi how the idea for the streaming company all started with a $40 late charge for an Apollo 13 rental
AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Books of 2024
Percival Everett’s twist on Huckleberry Finn; biographies of Reagan and Isherwood, Didion, and Babitz; and more holiday reading for every type
Sebastián Faena’s Guide to Buenos Aires
The filmmaker and photographer shares his favorite spots in his home city
Concrete Jungles
From Marcel Breuer’s early modernist designs to Le Corbusier’s pocket gardens, two new books speak to the enduring allure of brutalism
Daria Kolomiec
The Ukrainian D.J. and activist is using music and storytelling as a war cry
The Push Pin Attitude
How the scrappy, ingenious founders of New York City’s Push Pin Studios revolutionized 20th-century graphic design—and left a lasting mark on the culture
A Boy’s Best Friend …
At Andy Warhol’s suggestion—“she’s so-o-o interesting”—a biographer pulls back the curtain on the artist’s mother, an unsung painter in her own right
The Rare Eccentricity of Isabella Rossellini
Daughter of Ingrid Bergman, face of Lancôme, and now a farmer, the Italian actress reflects on the unexpected joys of aging and being nepo-baby royalty
King of the Costume Drama
Amid constant fights, infidelity, and financial woes, James Ivory and his partner, Ismail Merchant, created the most elegant films of the era
How to Write like Harlan Coben
The best-selling author shares the tricks he uses to craft a page-turner—from conjuring up villains to landing the big ending
