October 15, 2022 – Air Mail

Playing Doctor

From the digital domain, Eleanor Cummins reveals how TikTok videos about a thyroid disorder turned an obscure disease into a hot brand …

Throw The Book at Him!

From New York, Michael Oreskes reports on new memoirs by former Trump associates detailing the shocking extent of the embattled former president’s destructiveness …

10 Downer Street

As British P.M. Liz Truss sets out on a “charm offensive” to hold on to her job, Stuart Heritage points out that it’s tough to be charming when personality (or basic economics) is not one of your strong suits …

Every Picture Tells a Story

From London, Joseph Bullmore digs into a high-profile fraud claim that has some players in the art world sweating …

Inspector Gadget

From the Air Mail test lab, our tech-and-gear expert, Jonathan Margolis, delivers his review of the new iPhone 14 Pro—and has the perfect gift for cat-lovers …

The Hungry I

In New York, Jeff Gordinier bites into the Tin Building, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s massive new temple to food and himself …

But, Wait, There’s More!

Paul Newman’s life less ordinary … secrets of John le Carré’s mistress … Harry and Meghan’s money worries … Deeda Blair’s style …

Issue No. 170

The View from Here New memoirs from both sides of the justice system shed light on Trump’s destructiveness—and feature some major about-faces

By Michael Oreskes

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Un-Trussworthy After a catastrophic first month in office, Britain’s new prime minister sacks her chancellor and scrambles to hold on to her job with a “charm offensive”

By Stuart Heritage

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Symptom Scrolling On TikTok, videos about Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid disorder, are racking up hundreds of millions of views—and turning it into a brand

By Eleanor Cummins

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By Hook or by Crook A countess who once filmed herself drilling a hole in her head is suing her art adviser over the “unprofessional” sale of a French painting that cost her $9 million

By Joseph Bullmore

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Nature Stop

Before heading to your local farmers market, invest in these good-for-you, good-for-the-planet shopping picks, from hemp produce bags to sustainably made attire that will carry you through the aisles in abundant style

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My Favorite Things Since launching, in 2019, Leorosa’s nostalgic, colorful knitwear has won over the likes of artist George Condo and directors Gia Coppola and Gus Van Sant. Here, the Berlin-based designers share their own classic-with-a-twist essentials

By Paolina Leccese & Julian Taffel

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Felicitous Fixtures The best iPhone yet; a litter box that will make you phone home; a “comfort bird” made of rubber; and more

By Jonathan Margolis

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Read How to Live with Objects The interior-design book How to Live with Objects does not advocate for minimalism or maximalism…

Follow @stylenotcom If you’re tired of @diet_prada’s vicious callouts, here’s a fashion Instagram account that covers the industry’s juiciest drama with a more lighthearted tone…

Stomp Sweethearts of the Rodeo If basic black boots incite a feeling of despair for the long, cold winter ahead, we feel your pain…

Watch Heartbreakers Simultaneously horny and sneakily poignant, Bobby Roth’s Heartbreakers (1984) is an unsung gem that’s been granted a new lease on life…

Wear Weekend Max Mara Our admiration of Weekend Max Mara endures. How this design team manages to achieve such high style and top quality while keeping…

Donate Norwegian Refugee Council For the past 76 years, the Norwegian Refugee Council (N.R.C.) has worked to protect the rights of people…

Read How to Live with Objects The interior-design book How to Live with Objects does not advocate for minimalism or maximalism…

Follow @stylenotcom If you’re tired of @diet_prada’s vicious callouts, here’s a fashion Instagram account that covers the industry’s juiciest drama with a more lighthearted tone…

Stomp Sweethearts of the Rodeo If basic black boots incite a feeling of despair for the long, cold winter ahead, we feel your pain…

Watch Heartbreakers Simultaneously horny and sneakily poignant, Bobby Roth’s Heartbreakers (1984) is an unsung gem that’s been granted a new lease on life…

Wear Weekend Max Mara Our admiration of Weekend Max Mara endures. How this design team manages to achieve such high style and top quality while keeping…

Donate Norwegian Refugee Council For the past 76 years, the Norwegian Refugee Council (N.R.C.) has worked to protect the rights of people…

Keeping Up with the Sussexes In the parallel universe of the super-rich, can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand their ground?

By Hilary Rose

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Take a Seat! Ann Getty’s storied tabletop collections are ripe for the bidding at Christie’s

By Sam Kashner

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Jean-Georges’s New Temple to Food With 12 restaurants, four bars, and three gourmet groceries, New York’s Tin Building is a world unto itself. (And maybe the chef is, too.)

By Jeff Gordinier

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Ice Ice Baby A salacious new memoir by John le Carré’s longtime mistress leaves his once thrilling spy stories looking rather dull

By Giles Coren

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Is Something Amiss at One of Paris’s Great Restaurants? And other strange news about these curious days …

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War of the Words How did an uninhabitable stretch of volcanic rock in the Caribbean become a hotly contested fantasy kingdom for self-proclaimed monarchs and writers such as Dylan Thomas and Ian McEwan?

By Georgia Heneage

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At Home with Deeda Blair In an interview, the philanthropist, hostess, and style inspiration discusses everything from recipes and table settings to the health initiatives that drive her

By Bob Colacello

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“This next one is a little tune about drinkin’, druggin’, and pickleballin’.”

How TikTok Turned a Disease Into a Hot Brand Inside the AIR MAIL story on Gen Z’s latest ailment. Plus, more on the new Trump tell-all books

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Grace Gummer The actress, a member of a great acting family, is pivoting from theater to television

By Clara Molot

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Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Early on, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA was just lonely. His path to the radical right reflects a larger trend among America’s youth

By Kyle Spencer

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The Book of Life The stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s best-selling novel A Little Life heads to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for its New York premiere

By Osman Can Yerebakan

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Bruce Handy On

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

by Paul Newman

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Max Carter On

Last Light: How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph

by Richard Lacayo

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“I liked him before his tweets got all political.”

Table for One Traveling alone, even to one of the world’s most romantic Greek islands, is nothing to fear

By Olivia Petter

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Presley Gerber

The investor and model answers 37 of life’s most pressing questions

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Venus on the Shell: a missed opportunity for product placement.

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The View from Here New memoirs from both sides of the justice system shed light on Trump’s destructiveness—and feature some major about-faces

Un-Trussworthy After a catastrophic first month in office, Britain’s new prime minister sacks her chancellor and scrambles to hold on to her job with a “charm offensive”

Symptom Scrolling On TikTok, videos about Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid disorder, are racking up hundreds of millions of views—and turning it into a brand

By Hook or by Crook A countess who once filmed herself drilling a hole in her head is suing her art adviser over the “unprofessional” sale of a French painting that cost her $9 million

Before heading to your local farmers market, invest in these good-for-you, good-for-the-planet shopping picks, from hemp produce bags to sustainably made attire that will carry you through the aisles in abundant style

My Favorite Things Since launching, in 2019, Leorosa’s nostalgic, colorful knitwear has won over the likes of artist George Condo and directors Gia Coppola and Gus Van Sant. Here, the Berlin-based designers share their own classic-with-a-twist essentials

Felicitous Fixtures The best iPhone yet; a litter box that will make you phone home; a “comfort bird” made of rubber; and more

Keeping Up with the Sussexes In the parallel universe of the super-rich, can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand their ground?

Take a Seat! Ann Getty’s storied tabletop collections are ripe for the bidding at Christie’s

Jean-Georges’s New Temple to Food With 12 restaurants, four bars, and three gourmet groceries, New York’s Tin Building is a world unto itself. (And maybe the chef is, too.)

Ice Ice Baby A salacious new memoir by John le Carré’s longtime mistress leaves his once thrilling spy stories looking rather dull

Is Something Amiss at One of Paris’s Great Restaurants? And other strange news about these curious days …

War of the Words How did an uninhabitable stretch of volcanic rock in the Caribbean become a hotly contested fantasy kingdom for self-proclaimed monarchs and writers such as Dylan Thomas and Ian McEwan?

At Home with Deeda Blair In an interview, the philanthropist, hostess, and style inspiration discusses everything from recipes and table settings to the health initiatives that drive her

How TikTok Turned a Disease Into a Hot Brand Inside the AIR MAIL story on Gen Z’s latest ailment. Plus, more on the new Trump tell-all books

Grace Gummer The actress, a member of a great acting family, is pivoting from theater to television

Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Early on, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA was just lonely. His path to the radical right reflects a larger trend among America’s youth

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The Book of Life The stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s best-selling novel A Little Life heads to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for its New York premiere

Table for One Traveling alone, even to one of the world’s most romantic Greek islands, is nothing to fear

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