Ancient Britain from Up High
A new coffee-table book collects stunning photographs of Great Britain’s ancient sites, from Stonehenge to Cadbury Castle
And the Award Goes to…
At the 2022 International Opera Awards, Kris Defoort’s The Time of Our Singing wins for best World Premiere
AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Books of 2022
Michael K. Williams’s memoir, a history of G.E., a biography of F.D.R., Elena Ferrante’s essay collection: holiday reading for every type
AIR MAIL’s Eight Best Mystery Books of 2022
Janice Hallett, Robert Galbraith, Don Winslow, and more …
The Duke and Duchess of Drama
Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix documentary ignores reality for the higher purpose of demonizing the royal family—and elevating themselves
Anna Bottinelli
The president of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation hunts down invaluable works of art that went missing during World War II
Cloudy Days
Sex, drugs, and sing-alongs: an oral history reveals the shady side of Sesame Street
Animal Instinct
A new film by the Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski offers a prescient look at mankind today, through the eyes of a sympathetic, non-human protagonist
It’s Complicated
A new film re-examines Tolstoy’s marriage—a subject that has inspired more than a century of commentary, from dueling novellas to literary mock trials
The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli
A new book, accompanying an exhibition in Paris, explores the sensational creations of the Italian designer
A Man of Parts
John le Carré was always obsessed with controlling his narrative. Following the publication of a tell-all by one of his mistresses, the spy novelist is once again seeking to set the record straight—this time, from the grave
Spies and Models!
In this week’s podcast, Pico Iyer discusses John le Carré, and Michael Gross reports on Kate Moss
A Night Celebrating Jim McMullan
Louise Grunwald, Ed Sorel, and André Bishop gathered at the Waverly Inn to celebrate the illustrator’s new book
Le Coucou Confidential
From a New York City maître d’, an inside look into what critics mean for restaurants—and how owners steel themselves for the dreaded reviews
Last Laugh
From the National Theatre, London, a rare revival of George Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Stratagem
Staff Picks
Don’t miss profiles of 31 little-known New Yorkers; the story of how Sesame Street was adapted for Russian TV; and a cookbook from the Via Carota chefs
