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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

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The Widow of Opportunity

A Garten Party

Design Within Reach

Lamps, teacups, ashtrays … A new coffee-table book traces the life and work of the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti

On the Scent

During World War II, spies had a little-suspected weapon: perfume. It was used for everything from building an undercover alias to making covert correspondences seem like love letters

When Lee Met Dave

From the front lines to Hitler’s bathtub, Lee Miller and my father, Dave Scherman, made one of the great photojournalistic duos

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

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

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?

The Perfect Raid

Malcolm XYZ

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

David Downton’s Sketchbook

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

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

Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump

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

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch

This month’s best mystery books and TV shows