Rivals Laid Bare
The jodhpur-ripping, high-camp romp was as much fun to film as it is to watch
The Melania Diaries
The former First Lady recalls the moments—and, more importantly, the “unforgettable ensembles”—that will stay with her forever
Christopher Cawley
Meet the antiques dealer sharing Chinatown’s hottest address with James Veloria and Eckhaus Latta
Hang It in the Louvre
The comics-loving French have turned World Without End, a graphic novel about climate change, into a surprise best-seller
Being Your Own Boss
Hank Azaria provides the voices for some of The Simpsons’ most beloved characters—but none are as close to his heart as his impression of Bruce Springsteen
The Secret Life of Mondrian
Unseen letters, gay lovers, a 30-minute kiss … a new biography pulls back the curtain on the elusive Dutch painter
A Place in the Sun
A new book tells the story of Ballroom Marfa, the West Texas arts center that has brought together creatives such as Takashi Murakami and Agnes Denes for the last 20 years
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
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a charming history of American presidents’ financial affairs, Tove Jansson’s chronicle of summers in Finland, and a collection of Dorothy Parker’s New Yorker reviews
Su Wu’s Guide to Mexico City
The American curator, editor, and writer shares her favorite spots in her adopted city
Architecture’s Philosopher
A new coffee-table book celebrates the life and career of I. M. Pei, the modernist visionary behind Paris’s Louvre Pyramid and Hong Kong’s Bank of China Tower
True Confessions?
Did Joan Didion’s husband have the hots for Eve Babitz—or was he moving in another direction?
Inside the Secret Life of Joan Didion
On this week’s podcast, Lili Anolik reveals what she learned about the revered writer and her private life
Sophie Calle’s Lessons in Provocation
A genre-defying show in Minneapolis marks the French artist, memoirist, and voyeur’s first-ever North American retrospective
