Weird Barbie Writes a Book
Saturday Night Live alumna Kate McKinnon is the latest actor to try her hand at writing a children’s book. Not surprisingly, it’s great!
Back to the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal transformed the thriller genre—and inspired real-life assassins. Now it gets a 21st-century makeover with Eddie Redmayne in the title role
2024: A Space Odyssey
Stars, black holes, meteorites … An exhibition in New York pays tribute to the late Pop artists, friends, and cosmos enthusiasts Alain Jacquet and James Rosenquist, presenting their work together for the first time
The Master and the Mirror
The little-known friendship between Henri Matisse and Joan Miró was based on mutual admiration, and an urge to reach greater artistic heights
In Defense of Cruising
William Friedkin saw the film, which starred Al Pacino, as a breakthrough for gay representation in Hollywood. Gay activists disagreed
It Takes Two
On what would have been Robert Frank’s 100th birthday, a window into his friendship with fellow photographer—and protégé—Edward Keating
Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
With Catastrophe, Divorce, and now Bad Sisters, Sharon Horgan is the queen of depicting women in frantic disarray
Elon Musk’s Pre-Election Thoughts
The SpaceX billionaire lambastes the Dems’ crooked agenda and shares his plans to colonize Mars
Is Dr. Strangelove a Bomb?
Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan transport Stanley Kubrick’s blackly comic Cold War satire to the theater
Bombs Away? Can You Bring a Stanley Kubrick Film to the Stage?
This week, John Lahr discusses a theatrical adaptation of Dr. Strangelove
Stop and Paint the Flowers
Rory McEwen’s plant portraits go on show in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Elsinore Informal
A look back at Richard Burton’s Hamlet, which broke Broadway records
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a biography of artist LeRoy Neiman, a tour of New York’s hidden landmarks, a novel set in a Manhattan women’s hotel, and a new translation of Aesop’s fables
The Year of Magical Eating
In an interview, Stanley Tucci lays bare his relationship with grief, his battle with oral cancer, and his new memoir chronicling a year of meals
Liushu Lei and Yutong Jiang’s Guide to Shanghai
The Chinese fashion designers behind Shushu/Tong share their favorite spots in the adopted city
Varieties of Humbug
My enduring fascination with The Wizard of Oz
AIR MAIL’s Co-Editors Discuss Donald Trump
On this week’s podcast, Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley look at the election
Lunch with Jesse Tyler Ferguson
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, Jesse Tyler Ferguson recalls being sent the first Modern Family script and reading it on his first-generation iPhone in a coffee shop
Battle of Battles
In the 16th century, three titans of the Italian Renaissance—Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael—were embroiled in rivalry. Now a London exhibition retraces their intersecting paths
Christopher Cawley
Meet the antiques dealer sharing Chinatown’s hottest address with James Veloria and Eckhaus Latta
