January 28, 2023 – Air Mail

Chasing the Devil

From Idaho, Howard Blum delves into the bleak mind of Bryan Kohberger, the alleged murderer of four University of Idaho students, and reveals exactly how the F.B.I. hunted him down …

Rogue’s Return

From the House of Commons, Stuart Heritage stacks up Boris Johnson’s latest financial scandals and his attempts to burnish his image by visiting Ukraine—at taxpayers’ expense …

FOMO, Jet-Set Style

From the private jet, Elena Clavarino charts the absurd lengths—and outrageous expense—to which the young and privileged will go to for a party …

The One Placenta-ers

From the U.K., Joseph Bullmore reports on the bizarre saga of a missing British aristocrat, her sex-offender partner, and the fiery car they left behind containing, among other things, a placenta …

Trash Talk in Latin

From Pompeii, Harry Mount reveals the obscene graffiti the Romans left behind …

Inspector Gadget

From the AIR MAIL test lab, our tech-and-gear columnist, Jonathan Margolis, goggles at the Serif, an unusual and beautiful TV, and dives into an utterly persuasive V.R. dinosaur experience …

Table For Two, Please!

AIR MAIL’s indispensable new podcast finds Bruce Bozzi chatting with Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer about whether The Help could be made today, and her Trader Joe’s addiction …

But, Wait, There’s More!

Graydon Carter’s favorite podcast will rivet you … Prince Harry’s A-Z of People Who Betrayed Me … Ottessa Moshfegh’s travel routine … Eight Questions for Thomas Mallon … Rishi Sunak’s XXL toilet … and a London bakery’s not-to-be-missed cinnamon croissants … Plus: Will King Charles usurp his son’s position atop this week’s Attention-Whore Index?

Issue No. 185

The View from Here An eight-hour trek through the Mexican wilderness in a drug dealer’s back seat, $1,000 beach-buggy rides … the lengths to which the young 1 percent will go for a party know no bounds

By Elena Clavarino

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The Eyes of a Killer: Part II A cross-country father-and-son drive becomes part of an intricate cat-and-mouse game. At the journey’s end, two dozen police officers lay in wait

By Howard Blum

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Operation Save Boris Britain’s former prime minister is back in the headlines after taking a taxpayer-funded publicity trip to war-torn Ukraine, and amid allegations of a grubby financial exchange involving the chairman of the BBC and a $1 million loan

By Stuart Heritage

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The Big Sleep

Hang up your party hat and rest easy: AIR SUPPLY’s spellbinding selection has just the right charm to turn your shut-eye into a deep and luxurious slumber

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Photo: Everett Collection (Benjamin and Prentiss)

My Favorite Things The illustrator Joana Avillez, known for her whimsical sketches, shares the items she swears by, both professionally and sartorially

By Joana Avillez

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Photo: Atisha Paulson (Avillez)

Screen Grab A TV that people will want to steal! A vacuum cleaner that bites the dust (in a good way)! A V.R. experience to humble Meta! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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The Lady Vanishes What connects a British aristocrat, a convicted sex offender, and a missing newborn baby?

By Joseph Bullmore

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“Now the G.P.S. is saying it’s around the world in 90 days.”

Lunch with Octavia Spencer The actress joins host Bruce Bozzi to talk about how she made it in Hollywood, whether The Help could be released today, and much more in our podcast Table for Two

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The Attention-Whore Index Can King Charles, Joe Biden, and others block Prince Harry from a sixth straight win? The decision is yours!

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Dirty Latin If you want to know how Romans actually talked, then look at their obscene graffiti

By Harry Mount

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Prince Harry’s Burn Book His next tell-all spares no one, not even the corgis

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The Sweet Spot Birley Bakery is bringing the goodies once reserved for members of 5 Hertford Street and Oswald’s to Londoners at large

By Ashley Baker

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“Rather than exacting a violent revenge, want to see a movie or something?”

Will the Idaho-Killings Suspect Walk Free? Howard Blum takes us inside the investigation, and why a conviction of Bryan Kohberger is not a slam dunk

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Ottessa Moshfegh The novelist behind My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Eileen—plus its screen adaptation, premiering at Sundance—reveals her travel routine

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Wear Yves Saint Laurent Occasionally—very occasionally—there is a coat that stops traffic and breaks news. It appears in the dreams of both fashion-lovers and lesser…

Wear A’Court Those who came of age in Lower Manhattan during the early aughts may still have a few of Rebecca Taylor’s embellished tank tops…

Read A Small Affair Vera MacDonald is poised for greatness—she’s young, beautiful, and at the helm of a rising fashion brand. What could possibly…

Lounge Salie 66 While looking through the archives of the historic French silk mill Prelle, James Shalom—the designer behind the New York–based…

SIP Galerie Bar Months after opening Smyth Tavern, in Tribeca, restaurateur John McDonald is back with a cocktail lounge right next door. Like its…

Listen The Rest Is History When James Marriott, the esteemed young columnist for The Times of London, wrote that The Rest Is History was his favorite…

Wear Yves Saint Laurent Occasionally—very occasionally—there is a coat that stops traffic and breaks news. It appears in the dreams of both fashion-lovers and lesser…

Wear A’Court Those who came of age in Lower Manhattan during the early aughts may still have a few of Rebecca Taylor’s embellished tank tops…

Read A Small Affair Vera MacDonald is poised for greatness—she’s young, beautiful, and at the helm of a rising fashion brand. What could possibly…

Lounge Salie 66 While looking through the archives of the historic French silk mill Prelle, James Shalom—the designer behind the New York–based…

SIP Galerie Bar Months after opening Smyth Tavern, in Tribeca, restaurateur John McDonald is back with a cocktail lounge right next door. Like its…

Listen The Rest Is History When James Marriott, the esteemed young columnist for The Times of London, wrote that The Rest Is History was his favorite…

Samuel D. Hunter Darren Aronofsky adapted Hunter’s play The Whale for the screen. The playwright’s latest project, A Bright New Boise, premieres Off-Broadway next week

By Rhoda Feng

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Marriage Stories Works about marital strife made by artist duo Ed and Nancy Kienholz go on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

By Patricia Zohn

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An Afternoon with Thomas Mallon The author and editor of Gore Vidal discusses the influence of Mary McCarthy, his latest book, and the upcoming TV adaptation of his 2007 novel, Fellow Travelers

By Jim Kelly

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“Our thought was that you would just brown-bag it.”

A Life Less Ordinary One Fine Morning stars Léa Seydoux as a woman seeking to balance her everyday obligations with a passionate affair. Its director, Mia Hansen-Løve, tells how the film came to be

By Nicolas Rapold

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Richard M. Cohen On

The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900–1941

by Robert Kagan

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Joanne Kaufman On

The Critic’s Daughter: A Memoir

by Priscilla Gilman

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A Rebel with a Cause In the midst of protests in Iran, a London show by the artist Soheila Sokhanvari spotlights the country’s early feminist icons

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*Kobra,* Soheila Sokhanvari’s portrait of the revolutionary Iranian filmmaker Kobra Saeedi, on show now at the Barbican, in London.

*Rhapsody of Innocence,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian soprano Monir Vakili.

*The Lor Girl,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Roohangiz Saminejad.

*Eve,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Katayoun Amir Ebrahimi.

*Anarchy of Silence,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Azar Shiva.

*A Dream Deferred,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian prima ballerina Haydeh Changizian.

*The Love Addict,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian singer Googoosh.

*Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad.

*Rebel,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Zinat Moadab.

*Hey, Baby I’m a Star,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Forouzan.

*Wild at Heart,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian singer Pouran Shapoori.

*Tobeh,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian actress Zahra Khoshkam.

*Only the Sound Remains,* Sokhanvari’s portrait of the Iranian singer Ramesh.

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I drew the turbine halls of London’s Battersea Power Station some 40 years ago, days after it closed. The temple of power, with its awesome spaces, has been recently transformed into retail malls, but the skaters are a welcome sight this winter.

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The View from Here An eight-hour trek through the Mexican wilderness in a drug dealer’s back seat, $1,000 beach-buggy rides … the lengths to which the young 1 percent will go for a party know no bounds

The Eyes of a Killer: Part II A cross-country father-and-son drive becomes part of an intricate cat-and-mouse game. At the journey’s end, two dozen police officers lay in wait

Operation Save Boris Britain’s former prime minister is back in the headlines after taking a taxpayer-funded publicity trip to war-torn Ukraine, and amid allegations of a grubby financial exchange involving the chairman of the BBC and a $1 million loan

Hang up your party hat and rest easy: AIR SUPPLY’s spellbinding selection has just the right charm to turn your shut-eye into a deep and luxurious slumber

My Favorite Things The illustrator Joana Avillez, known for her whimsical sketches, shares the items she swears by, both professionally and sartorially

Screen Grab A TV that people will want to steal! A vacuum cleaner that bites the dust (in a good way)! A V.R. experience to humble Meta! And more …

The Lady Vanishes What connects a British aristocrat, a convicted sex offender, and a missing newborn baby?

Lunch with Octavia Spencer The actress joins host Bruce Bozzi to talk about how she made it in Hollywood, whether The Help could be released today, and much more in our podcast Table for Two

The Attention-Whore Index Can King Charles, Joe Biden, and others block Prince Harry from a sixth straight win? The decision is yours!

Dirty Latin If you want to know how Romans actually talked, then look at their obscene graffiti

Prince Harry’s Burn Book His next tell-all spares no one, not even the corgis

The Sweet Spot Birley Bakery is bringing the goodies once reserved for members of 5 Hertford Street and Oswald’s to Londoners at large

Will the Idaho-Killings Suspect Walk Free? Howard Blum takes us inside the investigation, and why a conviction of Bryan Kohberger is not a slam dunk

Ottessa Moshfegh The novelist behind My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Eileen—plus its screen adaptation, premiering at Sundance—reveals her travel routine

Samuel D. Hunter Darren Aronofsky adapted Hunter’s play The Whale for the screen. The playwright’s latest project, A Bright New Boise, premieres Off-Broadway next week

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Burning Man for Wagnerites: Don’t miss Lise Davidsen’s 2019 Bayreuth debut in Tannhäuser, now streaming …

Marriage Stories Works about marital strife made by artist duo Ed and Nancy Kienholz go on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

An Afternoon with Thomas Mallon The author and editor of Gore Vidal discusses the influence of Mary McCarthy, his latest book, and the upcoming TV adaptation of his 2007 novel, Fellow Travelers

A Life Less Ordinary One Fine Morning stars Léa Seydoux as a woman seeking to balance her everyday obligations with a passionate affair. Its director, Mia Hansen-Løve, tells how the film came to be

A Rebel with a Cause In the midst of protests in Iran, a London show by the artist Soheila Sokhanvari spotlights the country’s early feminist icons

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