The 40-Year-Old Virgin
As Virgin Atlantic celebrates its 40th anniversary, Richard Branson pauses from ruling his empire to reveal a few of his favorite things
The Bloomsbury Group’s Dark Horse
A new exhibition in London pays homage to Virginia Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell, a long-overlooked pioneer of modern art in Britain
Tom Lehrer Doesn’t Want to Talk to You
How did one of the world’s greatest satirists nearly fade into obscurity?
Portrait of the Artist as a Monster
A searing new memoir recounts a daughter’s toxic and chaotic relationship with her father, the artist Lucian Freud
The Way Things Were
Morris Engel’s 1980s telephone-booth photos—published for the first time in AIR MAIL—harken back to a bygone New York City
What You Don’t Know About Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
On this week’s podcast, the author of a new biography of J.F.K. Jr.’s wife takes us inside the story
Owen Teague
The young star of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes discusses acting with C.G.I. and making it in Hollywood
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a look at Impressionist artists’ home lives; a biography of seven Egyptian queens; and a study of the explorer George Mallory
Jonny Johansson’s Guide to Stockholm
The creative director and co-founder of Acne Studios shares his favorite spots in the Swedish capital
The Oral History of a Summer Classic
Thirty years on, the cast and crew of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Britain’s most successful—and delightfully profane—romantic comedy ever, look back on the highs and lows
One-Frame Films
Set photographer Alfonso Avincola captured some of the 20th century’s greatest actors, from the divas of Italian neo-realism to the Young Turks of New Hollywood
A Most Wanted Man
Was M.I.6 agent Dick Ellis one of the worst traitors of the 20th century—or an unsung hero who first sounded the alarm on Pearl Harbor?
From Jet-Set Playboy to Secret Papa
On this week’s podcast, the incredible story of Mario D’Urso and his American love child
Lunch with Ellen Barkin
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Bronx-born actress recounts an unfortunate on-set merkin incident, waiting tables for the likes of Terrence Malick, and other adventures in Hollywood …
The AIR MAIL Survey
A quiz on the most important issues of the day …
The Saltwater King
When it comes to learning the art of fly-fishing for striped bass, New York’s editors, writers, and chefs all turn to the same puckish guide and former reality-TV star
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
In Basel, Anne Sofie von Otter dismantles Schubert’s Winterreise, to transformative effect
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the story of a family fight over inheritance, a history of the White House Situation Room, and a biography of the great sportswriter Grant Wahl
