Skip to Content
The Best
of
The
News
from
Abroad
Weekend
Edition
Saturdays

at 6:00 AM
In This Week’s Issue


Issue No. 145

The View from Here Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the office—beware the rise of the “corporate Karen”

Read On


The Whistleblowing Wife Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts, tells the story of Martha Mitchell, the first and most improbable person to publicly accuse Nixon over Watergate

Read On

It’s Complicated Single middle-aged women of means have been known to rely on matchmakers. But with men in short supply, one high-end fixer-upper is turning to lowlifes

Read On

No Roman Holiday A 32,000-square-foot château on the French Riviera once lived in by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson is another property that Abramovich can’t access

Read On

The Lost Fans of CNN+ Management snuffed the new network after 32 days. Yet there were plenty of fans out there!

Read On
Air Supply

Shop
Guest Edit

My Favorite Things Vanessa Barboni Hallik launched Another Tomorrow in 2020 with the intention of making a lasting impact on climate change. Herewith, she pulls back the curtain on her best-loved possessions

Shop

War Crimes Sixty years ago, a Russian poet inspired the creation of a Holocaust memorial at Babi Yar, in Ukraine. This year, a Russian missile strike nearly destroyed it

Read On

Chiwetel Ejiofor The actor on what he’s seeing, reading, watching, and listening to—plus, the app he uses to identify plants and flowers

Read On


A Woman’s Place Is in the Kremlin Estonia’s prime minister considers how different Europe would be if more women were in power

Read On
Small Talk
“Oh, God, it’s the Herefords. Pretend you don’t see them.”

A Guide to the Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale officially opens today, a sensory overload of art that will twist your mind and reshape your thoughts. READ ON

René Magritte’s 1945 painting Black Magic is on view at the 59th Venice Biennale.

Read On
Discover
Small Talk
“I am an unstoppable force of nature, I am not defined by my past, and I make a chermoula paste that will blow your friggin’ mind!”

The Social Stir There’s never been a bigger appetite for celebratory food and festive drinks. Colu Henry’s new cookbook reveals the winning formula

Read On

Click here to visit

Don’t Miss

Landing Gear Virtual reality undergoes a transformative upgrade; a laser measurer that’s truly spot-on; old 35-mm. projector slides get a second chance; and more

Read On

David Beckham and Rafael Nadal Take to Court And other strange news about these curious days …

Read On
Sergey Elkin’s Sketchbook

The Only Podcast You Need You bring the coffee; we’ll bring the buzz

Read On

Tom Blyth The British actor went from sidewalk charity campaigner to the star of a new series on Billy the Kid

Read On
Small Talk
“I found a vicious sidekick. Can I pleeeease keep him?”
Air Mail Jr.

Spires, Squires, and Liars A contemporary of Boris Johnson’s and Dominic Cummings’s traces Brexit, and the state of politics in Britain today, back to 1980s Oxford

Read On
Architecture and Design

A Grand Tour of Italy, but Make It Modern The intimate, under-the-radar homes and studios of 20th-century Italian architects, artists, and designers, from Achille Castiglioni and Gae Aulenti to Giorgio Morandi, are as stunning as the country’s ancient and Renaissance treasures. And they’re open to the public

Small Talk
Books

Anna: The Biography

by Amy Odell
Read On

Ways of Escape

Read On

Murder, They Wrote

Read On
Best
Listen Stories of the Stalked In the true-crime genre, intimate stories of murder and abuse are often told—and controlled—by charismatic… Re-watch Wattstax On August 20, 1972, Memphis soul pioneer Stax Records held a benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to commemorate… Wear La Vie Style House Fanciful caftans are a lifestyle. If you are wearing guipure lace and tulle to the beach, we salute you, and would like an invitation to your… Sleep P. Le Moult It’s been nearly a year since we last visited Chez Dédé, a boutique in Rome that surely has one of the best selections of piped pajamas Read The New Era The look of The New Era, a quarterly magazine dedicated to Scandinavian design, is as clean and minimalistic as the homes and interiors… Cook McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. For just over a decade, McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. has been the go-to East Los Angeles butcher for high-quality… Listen Stories of the Stalked In the true-crime genre, intimate stories of murder and abuse are often told—and controlled—by charismatic… Re-watch Wattstax On August 20, 1972, Memphis soul pioneer Stax Records held a benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to commemorate… Wear La Vie Style House Fanciful caftans are a lifestyle. If you are wearing guipure lace and tulle to the beach, we salute you, and would like an invitation to your… Sleep P. Le Moult It’s been nearly a year since we last visited Chez Dédé, a boutique in Rome that surely has one of the best selections of piped pajamas Read The New Era The look of The New Era, a quarterly magazine dedicated to Scandinavian design, is as clean and minimalistic as the homes and interiors… Cook McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. For just over a decade, McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. has been the go-to East Los Angeles butcher for high-quality…

Dirck Halstead From Saigon’s fall to Reagan’s shooting to Monicagate, the photographer was at the center of history as it happened

Read On

Fishing for Complements The charming owner of Estiatorio Milos has returned to his homeland with an alluring new hotel in Athens

Read On

Elaine May celebrated her 90th birthday on April 21. The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Reds, Tootsie, and dozens more movies, TV shows, and plays couldn’t have happened without this comedienne, actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. May’s most acclaimed film, 1972’s hilarious and cringe-inducing The Heartbreak Kid, will mark its 50th anniversary later this year. Happy birthday, Elaine!
Is Edited By

Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley

Deputy Editors

Ashley Baker Chris Garrett Michael Hainey Nathan King Julia Vitale

Design Director

Angela Panichi

Chief Technology Officer

John Tornow

Books Editor

Jim Kelly

Arts Intel Report Editor

Laura Jacobs

Features Editor

Ash Carter

Executive Editor

David Foxley

Consulting Editor

Brendan Burford

Photo Director

Ann Schneider

Associate Editors

Elena Clavarino Jensen Davis Coco Paul-Henriot Elinor Schneider Roxy Solis

Art Director

Paloma Huerre

Columnists

Cazzie David Emma Freud Lisa Henricksson
Walter Isaacson Pico Iyer Rachel Johnson
John Lahr Jonathan Margolis Douglas McGrath
Linda Wells James Wolcott

Writers at Large

Lili Anolik Joseph Bullmore Vassi Chamberlain William D. Cohan Rich Cohen Stuart Heritage George Kalogerakis Sam Kashner James Kirchick Alexander Lobrano Alexandra Marshall

Contributing Artists

Monica Ahanonu Barry Blitt André Carrilho Paul Davis David Downton Andrea Ferolla Josh Gosfield Cathy Graham Duncan Hannah Eric Hanson Angelica Hicks Pip Johnson Hilary Knight Danielle Kosann Michael Lindsay-Hogg Ross MacDonald Joe McKendry James McMullan Donald Robertson Charles Dare Scheips Grant Shaffer Ed Sorel Ralph Steadman

International Editor

Isabelle Harvie-Watt

London Editor

Bridget Arsenault

Architectural Consultant

Basil Walter

Communications Director

Monika Camara Batista

Head of Audience Development

Rachel LeSage

Cartoon Editor

Bob Mankoff

Music Supervisor

Randall Poster

Copy Editor

Adam Nadler

Photo Editor

Emine Gozde Sevim

Production Editor

H. Scott Jolley

Designer

Zoé Gillette

Technology

Brooks Oakley Justin Rubaloff Sade Singleton

Intern

Gasper Tringale-White

Chief Operating Officer

Bill Keenan

Chief Marketing Officer

Emily Davis

Shop General Manager and Brand Partnerships

Anjali Lewis

Advertising Director

Michael Pescuma

European Sales Director

Selim Mataraci

Integrated Marketing Producer

Alex Dickerson

Integrated Marketing Manager

Georgia Karakostas

Financial & Business Operations

Marc Leyer

Chief Strategy Adviser

Adam Mendelsohn

In Memoriam

Richard David Story Peter Bogdanovich André Leon Talley

Issue No. 145
April 23, 2022
Loading issue contents …
Issue No. 145
April 23, 2022

Every editorial product is independently selected. If you buy something through
our links,
AIR MAIL may earn an affiliate commission.