The Hackman Connection
Inside the wild, epic filming of William Friedkin’s The French Connection, which made a star of the late Gene Hackman
Annie Hall Before Annie Hall
How Woody Allen and his team turned an unusable first cut into a love story for the ages—and one of the few comedies ever to win the Academy Award for best picture
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
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
Storm Ascher
The 30-year-old founder of Superposition Gallery wants to redefine the modern gallery with her nomadic approach
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
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?
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
Elon Musk, Welfare Queen
On this week’s podcast, Oz Woloshyn reminds our shadow president that his fortune was built on government handouts
Vladimir Putin and My Missing Mice
A Boston-based thriller writer on the break-in that followed his appearance on a Russian propaganda outlet
By George!
Elon Musk is beginning to resemble another unelected foreigner who messed with American taxpayers’ money—and incited the Revolution
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
Mike White’s Magnum Lotus
How The White Lotus turned a reality-TV contestant into an unlikely Hollywood star
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
Centenarian Blues
The legendary jazz sideman Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album at the age of 100
Lisa’s Mystery Picks
This week, don’t miss a British espionage thriller, a whodunit featuring five real-life female mystery novelists, and a tale of a deadly conspiracy theory
The Stones That Keep On Rolling
From Mick Jagger to Paul McCartney, music’s old guard is proving there’s no age limit for being a rock star