April 5, 2025 – Air Mail

GONE MAD

Deporting protesters! Shilling Teslas! Berating Zelensky! With college basketball’s March Madness tournament nearly over, we’ve created our own bracket: for the Trump administration’s maddest moments …

HEAVY LIES THE CROWN

Despite a much-watched (if cringe-worthy) Netflix show, the Sussexes are back in the hot seat, with Prince Harry accused of bullying by the chair of his own African charity …

CURB APPEAL

Thanks in large part to Trump’s flourishing bromance with Putin, Russian oligarchs are beginning to swarm the U.S.—especially New York, where they’re looking to buy apartments for tens of millions …

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Before Lorne Michaels’s hit show, there was another Saturday Night Live—which was so unwatchable that even its host, Howard Cosell, and its regulars, including Bill Murray and Christopher Guest, couldn’t save it …

NIPPON AND CARRY ON

How popular TV shows, a thriving food culture, and, most prominently, viral travel TikToks have turned Japan into the No. 1 travel destination for Gen Z–ers and millennials …

HIGH CLASS

So much for Animal House! From Harvard to Penn, the wealthiest pupils at Ivy League schools are saying good-bye to student housing in favor of opulent apartments fitted with pools and rooftop terraces …

BEATING ON

A century after The Great Gatsby was published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of love, indulgence, and the American Dream hasn’t let endless (and often shoddy) new editions tarnish its lasting relevance …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Jason Isaacs’s guide to the good life … behind the scenes of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venetian wedding … when Edward R. Murrow met Marlene Dietrich … spring-gardening books, featuring Martha Stewart … the former slave who settled in historic Greenwich Village … Who was this week’s biggest Attention Whore?

Issue No. 299

The View from Here The oligarchs are back in town and hunting for swanky real estate, lured by Trump’s laissez-faire attitude toward corruption and money-laundering

By Jennifer Gould

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March (of) Madness Signalgate or Greenland? Putin or DOGE? With AIR MAIL’s interactive bracket, you can decide the maddest moment yet of the Trump presidency

By George Pendle

Photo Illustration by Chop Choppish Shop

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Another Fall from Grace Prince Harry has broken with Sentebale, the African charity he founded 20 years ago. And the chair of its board is on the warpath

By Stuart Heritage

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The Other Saturday Night Live A famous host. A gifted cast. A stream of celebrity guests. The result? One of the worst shows in TV history

By Marc Freeman

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Live by Design

Ahead of Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture-and-design fair, AIR SUPPLY gathers a few exceptionally crafted wares that make life better

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Photo: Reporters Associati & Archivi/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images (Mastroianni and Loren)

Daytona Williams’s Favorite Things What’s caught the eye of the editor of independent interiors publication Neptune Papers: a Matthew Foster casserole dish, a Jil Sander blanket, Uno cards, and more

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When Bezos Met Bridezilla An exclusive look inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding—zero-gravity Botox, diamanté candelabras, Dom Pérignon, and all

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Matt Rudd

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The Attention-Whore Index Marine Le Pen is found guilty, Elon Musk is found wanting, and Pete Hegseth’s wife is found everywhere

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LISTEN Mahashmashana As the days finally get warmer and sunnier in New York City, indie-rock artist Father John Misty’s latest studio album…

WEAR Loro Piana What to get the person who already has a closet full of Loro Piana cashmere? A little something from the brand’s new sunglasses…

CARRY Rimowa Kids these days. The ones in this Air Mail editor’s life barely get excited about anything remotely practical, but when shown…

READ The Fricks Collect The Frick Collection is one of New York’s gems, now more than ever, as it prepares to reopen its Fifth Avenue mansion after…

WATCH Can’t Look Away After decades of immunity from liability, social-media platforms such as Meta and Snapchat may be vulnerable to a new bipartisan bill…

DINE Kappo Sono Few places can transport you to the other side of the world quite like New York’s Kappo Sono…

LISTEN Mahashmashana As the days finally get warmer and sunnier in New York City, indie-rock artist Father John Misty’s latest studio album…

WEAR Loro Piana What to get the person who already has a closet full of Loro Piana cashmere? A little something from the brand’s new sunglasses…

CARRY Rimowa Kids these days. The ones in this Air Mail editor’s life barely get excited about anything remotely practical, but when shown…

READ The Fricks Collect The Frick Collection is one of New York’s gems, now more than ever, as it prepares to reopen its Fifth Avenue mansion after…

WATCH Can’t Look Away After decades of immunity from liability, social-media platforms such as Meta and Snapchat may be vulnerable to a new bipartisan bill…

DINE Kappo Sono Few places can transport you to the other side of the world quite like New York’s Kappo Sono…

A League of Their Own A cottage industry has sprung up at Harvard, Penn, and other Ivy League colleges, providing nepo babies and children of the ultra-wealthy a luxury alternative to campus living

By Andrew Zucker

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Dusk of the Ump Baseball umpires are on their way out. But what will players, coaches, and fans do if there’s nobody to yell at?

By Jack Sullivan

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Holy Smokes! A new generation of French women is smoking more cigarettes than ever before. Pour quoi?

By Richard Assheton

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Japan’s Moment in the Sun From the thriving food scene to the vintage shopping to the manicured aesthetic—not to mention the weak yen—Japan is having a moment

By Elena Clavarino

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To Edward R. Murrow. Love, Marlene Dietrich He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies

By Sam Kashner

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Another Reason to Hate on the Ivy League and Nepo Babies! On this week’s podcast, Andrew Zucker looks at the Versailles-level housing being built for super-rich kids

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Flower Power A Dior designer’s take on floral arrangements, a visual history of the rose, and a gardening guide by Martha Stewart … Ring in spring with three new coffee-table books

By Catie Marron

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*David Austin,* an homage to the English rose breeder by the artist Des Lawrence.

*Rosa Dannahue,* a rose variety created by Austin.

*Rosa Gallica Aurelianensis,* by the French botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1817–24.

*Frosty Rose “Warm Welcome,”* by the British photographer Clive Nichols.

*Rosa #12,* a photograph by the New Zealand artist Derek Henderson, arranged by the Australian florist Simone Gooch.

*Untitled,* by the French graphic artist Jean Jullien.

*White Hawthorne and White Shrub Rose in a Blue and White Chinese Vase,* by the Canadian artist T. M. Glass.

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One Hundred Years of Gatsby Editions of The Great Gatsby—which achieved popularity only after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death—abound, but the mysteries surrounding the Great American Novel endure

By Nathan King

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Hollywood’s Jester Seth Rogen, the mastermind behind Pineapple Express and Superbad, talks comedy, side hustles—from pottery to weed—and his new series, The Studio

By Emma Brockes

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Stephen Sondheim’s Phantom Menace As a new Sondheim revue opens on Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on their friendship—and on Sondheim’s rivalry with Andrew Lloyd Webber

By Michael Riedel

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Celia McGee On

Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss, and Occasional Wars

by Peter Godwin

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Emma Myers How the Orlando native went from acting in theme-park commercials to starring alongside Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge, and Jack Black

By Carolina de Armas

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Desert’s Islands With lush gardens, atmospheric fountains, and well-appointed rooms, the Chedi hotels in Sharjah and Oman both surprise and delight

By Catherine Fairweather

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“I can’t perch anymore, but they’re worth it.”

Jason Isaacs

The White Lotus actor answers 65 of life’s most pressing questions

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Sometimes I think being a stay-at-home mom is dull and that I’ve lost my edge. I romanticize activities of times past, like hitchhiking, tattooing myself, and sneaking backstage at punk shows. I no longer drink, but I have a toddler, a pool, and a dog that weighs more than I do to work with. Left unattended for two minutes, what could be edgier than that?

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The View from Here The oligarchs are back in town and hunting for swanky real estate, lured by Trump’s laissez-faire attitude toward corruption and money-laundering

March (of) Madness Signalgate or Greenland? Putin or DOGE? With AIR MAIL’s interactive bracket, you can decide the maddest moment yet of the Trump presidency

Another Fall from Grace Prince Harry has broken with Sentebale, the African charity he founded 20 years ago. And the chair of its board is on the warpath

The Other Saturday Night Live A famous host. A gifted cast. A stream of celebrity guests. The result? One of the worst shows in TV history

Ahead of Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture-and-design fair, AIR SUPPLY gathers a few exceptionally crafted wares that make life better

Daytona Williams’s Favorite Things What’s caught the eye of the editor of independent interiors publication Neptune Papers: a Matthew Foster casserole dish, a Jil Sander blanket, Uno cards, and more

When Bezos Met Bridezilla An exclusive look inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding—zero-gravity Botox, diamanté candelabras, Dom Pérignon, and all

The Attention-Whore Index Marine Le Pen is found guilty, Elon Musk is found wanting, and Pete Hegseth’s wife is found everywhere

A League of Their Own A cottage industry has sprung up at Harvard, Penn, and other Ivy League colleges, providing nepo babies and children of the ultra-wealthy a luxury alternative to campus living

Dusk of the Ump Baseball umpires are on their way out. But what will players, coaches, and fans do if there’s nobody to yell at?

Holy Smokes! A new generation of French women is smoking more cigarettes than ever before. Pour quoi?

Japan’s Moment in the Sun From the thriving food scene to the vintage shopping to the manicured aesthetic—not to mention the weak yen—Japan is having a moment

To Edward R. Murrow. Love, Marlene Dietrich He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies

Another Reason to Hate on the Ivy League and Nepo Babies! On this week’s podcast, Andrew Zucker looks at the Versailles-level housing being built for super-rich kids

Flower Power A Dior designer’s take on floral arrangements, a visual history of the rose, and a gardening guide by Martha Stewart … Ring in spring with three new coffee-table books

One Hundred Years of Gatsby Editions of The Great Gatsby—which achieved popularity only after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death—abound, but the mysteries surrounding the Great American Novel endure

Hollywood’s Jester Seth Rogen, the mastermind behind Pineapple Express and Superbad, talks comedy, side hustles—from pottery to weed—and his new series, The Studio

Stephen Sondheim’s Phantom Menace As a new Sondheim revue opens on Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on their friendship—and on Sondheim’s rivalry with Andrew Lloyd Webber

When New York was still called New Amsterdam, a former slave ran a farm on the very terrain that would become the Greenwich Village stomping ground of folk singers and Beat poets

Emma Myers How the Orlando native went from acting in theme-park commercials to starring alongside Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge, and Jack Black

Desert’s Islands With lush gardens, atmospheric fountains, and well-appointed rooms, the Chedi hotels in Sharjah and Oman both surprise and delight

The White Lotus actor answers 65 of life’s most pressing questions

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In Memoriam