Rip-Off
A new documentary reveals how Pop-art founder Roy Lichtenstein made millions, while the comics artists he copied remained penniless. Was he a genius or a thief?
Going Viral
Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed editor and New York Times columnist, discusses Fox’s firing of Tucker Carlson, the Gawker–Hulk Hogan scandal, and his new book on the age of disinformation, Traffic
The Once and Future Ring, Part I
The Atlanta Opera’s livestream of Das Rheingold is just the beginning
Talking Trash
The author of a new essay collection about bad movies makes the case for treating trashy films like works of art
Everyone’s Muse
In her new memoir, Jenny Boyd looks back on a life spent traveling the world with bands including Fleetwood Mac and the Beatles
All Stations Go
Two new books offer an ode to historic train stations, from Roma Termini to Venice’s floating Santa Lucia to the London Underground, and the people who passed through them
Zoe Lister-Jones
In her new TV series, Slip, the actress, writer, and director plays a woman whose orgasms send her traveling through time
Fake It Till You Make It
He can mimic both Caravaggio and Rembrandt, and his art has been displayed in national galleries and royal households. But are Tony Tetro’s crimes also the sign of a more innocent age?
Pirates of the Peking Express
The extraordinary, little-known story of the bandits who hijacked a Chinese sleeper train full of Westerners, including a Rockefeller heiress, on its way to Beijing
Graydon Carter Discusses the Week That Was
On this week’s podcast, AIR MAIL’s co-editor shares his thoughts on Fox News, Trump’s legal woes, and Clarence Thomas’s finances
Where Stage and Screen Collide
Benjamin Millepied, a former ballet principal and the choreographer for Black Swan, turns Georges Bizet’s classic opera, Carmen, on its head in his film debut, starring Paul Mescal
Power Player
In her debut season at the Metropolitan Opera, Nathalie Stutzmann, a former star contralto, makes sound in the “silent” role of maestro
Lunch with Jon Bon Jovi
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the musician explains how the Internet Age has changed the meaning of rock ’n’ roll, why he’s suddenly obsessed with tennis, and much more …
Pushing the Envelope
Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride, Gluck’s ultimate “reform opera”
Dying to Get In!
A sneak preview of the Ultimate Memorial Service! It’s going to be amazing! People are already fighting for tickets!
MAGA Mike’s Last Dance
Here’s a sequel guaranteed to bomb, coming up short in more ways than one!
Own the Libs—with Style!
Want to stand out in a crowded House? Dress as your favorite Biden-Harris-Soros catastrophe!
Letters to Trump: the Outtakes
Signed, Bernie Madoff … Jeffrey Epstein … Harvey Weinstein … and more!