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All in the Family

Not much is as it seems in Ingmar Bergman’s late, great, very spooky Yuletide bonbon Fanny and Alexander

AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Mystery Books of 2024

Death and deceit in Ireland from Tana French and John Banville! An L.A.P.D. cold case! A wicked widow! And much more …

The Queen of Caricature

Before Nora Ephron and Gay Talese, there was Kate Carew, a cartoonist who sat down with everyone from Mark Twain to Picasso

Ignacio Mattos’s Guide to Punta del Este

The Uruguayan chef and restaurateur behind New York’s Estela, Lodi, and Altro Paradiso shares his favorite spots in the seaside city

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch

Hunker down with the holiday season’s best mysteries

Nicholas Knucklehead

Inside AIR MAIL’s 2024 Over-Under List

On this week’s podcast, Jeanne Malle tells us about the people and things that were over- (and under-) hyped this year

The Place to Be

For a few short years in the 1970s, New Times magazine punched way above its weight, tackling the big issues of the day while elevating a new generation of writers

Lunch with Ted Sarandos

On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Netflix co-C.E.O. tells host Bruce Bozzi how the idea for the streaming company all started with a $40 late charge for an Apollo 13 rental

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2024

Dazzling volumes on Rosario Candela’s New York City penthouses and David Hockney’s works on paper, plus photography collections from Ernest Cole, Eve Arnold, and Ruth Orkin and a look inside an Italian home or two

Drew Friedman’s Sketchbook

Rock v. Wade

Singing and abortion rights converge in 1972, a new rock opera from the musician and activist Chadwick Stokes, produced by Laurie David and Sybil Gallagher

Going, Going … Godard

Centered around Jean-Luc Godard’s last works, an exhibition in London honors the French New Wave filmmaker’s final years

AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Books of 2024

Percival Everett’s twist on Huckleberry Finn; biographies of Reagan and Isherwood, Didion, and Babitz; and more holiday reading for every type

The Anti–Mitford Sisters

Sebastián Faena’s Guide to Buenos Aires

The filmmaker and photographer shares his favorite spots in his home city

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Daria Kolomiec

The Ukrainian D.J. and activist is using music and storytelling as a war cry

The Push Pin Attitude

How the scrappy, ingenious founders of New York City’s Push Pin Studios revolutionized 20th-century graphic design—and left a lasting mark on the culture

A Boy’s Best Friend …

At Andy Warhol’s suggestion—“she’s so-o-o interesting”—a biographer pulls back the curtain on the artist’s mother, an unsung painter in her own right

The Rare Eccentricity of Isabella Rossellini

Daughter of Ingrid Bergman, face of Lancôme, and now a farmer, the Italian actress reflects on the unexpected joys of aging and being nepo-baby royalty

King of the Costume Drama

Amid constant fights, infidelity, and financial woes, James Ivory and his partner, Ismail Merchant, created the most elegant films of the era

Ruthie Rogers Reveals Her Perfect Comfort Food

This week, the owner of London’s River Cafe discusses the wonders of marinara sauce, holiday entertaining, and more