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George Kalogerakis


George Kalogerakis was one of the original editor-writers at Spy and later worked for Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York, Travel + Leisure, and The New York Times, where he was deputy op-ed editor for 13 years. A co-author of Spy: The Funny Years and co-editor of two books on the Times’s Civil War series, Disunion, he is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL.

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The Attention-Whore Index

A rare Melania sighting, Rupert Murdoch is plighting, and Donald Trump is inciting. (Again!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world

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Prince Andrew is the last royal standing, Donald Trump’s memory is less than commanding, and Emily Dickinson is finally grandstanding

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Marjorie Taylor Greene demands that a judge take it all off, Mrs. Kanye West comes dangerously close to losing her “shirt,” and Clarence Thomas courts a strange bedfellow

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Tucker Carlson falls Vladly in love, Donald Trump is eager to sell his sole, and Prince Harry is raring to be royal again. But who is the biggest Attention Whore of the week?

The Past Is Still Alive

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Election-Year Anxiety?

A veteran advice columnist fields questions—and comments—from a few concerned citizens

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Trump, Markle, Kennedy—a sluggers’ row of grandstanding egotists up for your consideration!

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Tucker Carlson is courting Putin, Bryan Johnson is expanding his body, and Donald Trump is comparing himself to Elvis. Who is grasping for your attention the most?

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A special edition in which the men and women who dream of being the next Mike Pence battle one another for Donald Trump’s leash

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Donald Trump is paying out, Ron DeSantis is waving good-bye—can legendary aviator Prince Harry pass them by? Plus, the strangest news from across the world

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Richard Branson is deflecting, the late Queen Elizabeth is kvetching, but can they beat Donald Trump, whose lead in the polls is stretching? Plus, the strangest news from across the globe

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Donald Trump is going big, or going to the Big House. Can anyone, even a ketamine-fueled Elon Musk, stop him from attracting all your attention? Plus, strange news from around the world

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Who will take the first title of the year? Nikki Haley? Jeff Koons? You-Know-Who? Plus, the world’s most delectable stories, collected for your reading pleasure!

The Attention Whore of the Year Awards

Harry? Donald? Elon? Meghan? Whom did you choose as the biggest swanker, windbag, and blatherskite of 2023?

The View from Here

Growing up Greek in New York City was a double-edged sword—pride in one’s ancestry mixed with fear of the fez

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Can a weeping Kim Jong Un defeat a cheering Shohei Ohtani? Not if Elon Musk and his conspiracies have anything to do with it. Plus, bizarre news from around the world

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So-called racist royals and a disloyal ambassador vie with Donald Trump and his recurring dishwasher obsession. Who is demanding the most of your attention? Plus: the world’s strangest stories, collected for you!

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It’s back! And the cast looks strangely familiar: carroty-blond blowhards, kooky kings, hot-tempered tech gurus, and cringe-worthy congressmen. The seasons change, but Attention Whores will out!

Man Flu: Misery or Myth?

Are winter colds really worse for men? Two of our correspondents—of opposing genders!—tussle over the truth

My Name Is Barbra’s Index

Streisand refused to give readers any shortcuts to her 992-page memoir, so we did it for you

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Can George Santos steal your attention away from Donald Trump? And what about Tayvis (or is it Swelce)?

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Ron DeSantis wades into Israel, Jada Pinkett Smith comes clean on her marriage, and Donald Trump gets gagged but not bound. (We wish!) Come one, come all! And vote for the biggest Attention Whore!

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Donald Trump goes all Smokey Bear, George Santos rears his ugly head (again), and the My Pillow founder loses his legal cushion. C’mon, put your faith in AIR MAIL’s electoral college and vote already!

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The Republicans spit out Kevin McCarthy, Gwyneth Paltrow chokes on her politics, and one of Britain’s richest men doesn’t recognize Jeffrey Epstein in the mirror. Please, pick your favorite loser already!