Better by Design
From postwar European churches to post-revolution Cuba, two new books chart the rise of midcentury modernism
Ozempic Meets Its Match
From Emmeline Clein’s Dead Weight to Emma Specter’s More, Please, fat-phobia and eating disorders are getting the literary treatment in this year’s Zeitgeisty nonfiction releases
It’s Complicated
A former PBS producer who was sexually harassed by her then boss, Charlie Rose, reflects on what #MeToo got wrong about women in the workplace
Who’s to Blame for the Biden Mess?
On this week’s podcast, Todd S. Purdum discusses how we got here—and what’s next
Trumping for Britain
Nigel Farage, the English far-right populist and friend of Trump, pauses from celebrating his recent election to Parliament to rail against the woke elite’s hold on … mathematics
You’re Only as Old as You Look
A new Tom Hanks film uses groundbreaking A.I. technology to transform the actor into his fresh-faced, 1980s self
Chain Gang
Trump adds a condition for aspiring vice-presidential candidates
Rally the Troops
A Ukrainian journalist’s firsthand account of Russia’s invasion of his country
Seaside Splendors
A new book spotlights the Amalfi Coast’s most picturesque homes
In Bed with Marvin Gaye
In an unpublished interview—given months before he was shot dead 40 years ago—the Prince of Soul talked police brutality, European decency, and his explicit new single
All You Need Is Loot
The market for Beatles memorabilia is valued in the billions and continues to climb. But will your kids care if you own John and Yoko’s Delft porcelain toilet?
The Patron Saint of Canoeing
The amiable adventurer Bill Mason was like a cross between David Attenborough and Bob Ross
Graydon Carter on Joe Biden’s Future
On this week’s podcast, AIR MAIL’s co-editor talks about why the president needs to drop out
Dream Time Alfresco
Way above 96th Street, Shakespeare’s midsummer madness in classical Harlem Renaissance style
A Very Deadly Year
Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Georges Simenon all published murderous masterpieces in the same year. Why?
Going Deep
A paleontology professor details the long history of great white sharks—and reveals what it feels like looking one in the eyes
The No. 1 from Hell
Recorded for the soundtrack to Four Weddings and a Funeral, “Love Is All Around” was so popular that even the band who sang it grew tired of its success