{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"April 4, 2026 – Air Mail","description":"Welcome to Air Mail Issue number 351.","favicon":"https://static.airmail.news/assets/icons/apple-touch-icon.png","home_page_url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4","feed_url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4.json","items":[{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-view-from-here","title":"The View from Here","content_text":"When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Tehran compound was reduced to rubble by an Israeli strike, at the end of February, a Polymarket user called magamyman netted around $553,000, having bet that the Supreme Leader would no longer be in power by the end of March. Other speculators had cashed in by successfully predicting when the war would start. “It’s insane this is legal,” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy posted on X. California Representative Mike Levin noted that magamyman bought in on the position when the probability of a strike was at 17 percent—just 71 minutes before the news broke publicly.Making money by predicting the deaths of human beings one has ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-view-from-here","summary":"When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Tehran compound was reduced to rubble by an Israeli strike, at the end of February, a Polymarket user called magamyman netted around $553,000, having bet that the Supreme Leader would no longer be in power by...","tags":["The View from Here","But First ..."],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/y3n4wox0sgv5x158dro0ea5c16ay-08ed3b4b364eac5ba467d87f10634614.jpg","author":{"name":"Stuart Jeffries"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/stuart-jeffries\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eStuart Jeffries\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"Prediction markets are courting controversy—and allegations of insider trading—by taking bets on the Iran war. 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Ursula Andress, the Swiss actress who was immortalized on film as the original Bond girl, has been “devastated” by the loss of $22.5 million of her $25 million fortune, which she claims is down to her late wealth manager, Eric Freymond. Nicolas Puech, heir to the luxury fashion brand Hermès, has also accused Freymond of costing him billions by selling off Puech’s 6 percent stake in his family’s company.Andress, who recently turned 90, told Swiss-German publication Blick in January: “I’m still in shock. I was deliberately targeted. For eight years, I ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-man-with-the-golden-con","summary":"Where is 007 when you need him? Ursula Andress, the Swiss actress who was immortalized on film as the original Bond girl, has been “devastated” by the loss of $22.5 million of her $25 million fortune, which she claims is...","tags":["Crime and Scandal","Tales of grift"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/7rwevd8nxu2lc8ys6k7xg6qvki4c-368dbb118d8ac0c3bfaa90c99795679b.jpg","author":{"name":"Marianka Swain"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/marianka-swain\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eMarianka Swain\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"Eric Freymond stole millions from the original Bond girl and bilked an heir to the Hermès fortune out of billions. Was the Swiss wealth manager the greatest fraudster who ever lived?","shorts":false,"banner":"Tales of grift","category":"Crime and Scandal"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/bye-bye-billionaires-row","title":"Bye-Bye, Billionaires’ Row","content_text":"The southern views from the 88th floor of 520 Fifth Avenue, on West 43rd Street, are divine. You face the Empire State Building’s spire and Manhattan’s tapering tip, jutting into New York Harbor, as well as the Statue of Liberty and beyond. But this new condominium features more than a godly cityscape. The 1,002-foot tower also offers a unique vantage point on Manhattan’s evolving real-estate market.No investment is a sure thing, and New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent bid to raise taxes on billionaires—or on high-value homes, or both—is only the latest threat to local property values. But ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/bye-bye-billionaires-row","summary":"The southern views from the 88th floor of 520 Fifth Avenue, on West 43rd Street, are divine. You face the Empire State Building’s spire and Manhattan’s tapering tip, jutting into New York Harbor, as well as the Statue of Liberty...","tags":["Modern Times","High Maintenance"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/35l1qj7chmv7ctx8vt9nnkaqdiqb-e05f532a478b58077adee91b14ccfd4b.jpg","author":{"name":"Michael Gross"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/michael-gross\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eMichael Gross\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"#floorplanporn hashtags are flooding social media and Rosario Candela books are stacking up on coffee tables as Manhattan buyers turn from super-sleek new builds to historic co-ops. Is the age of condos coming to an end?","shorts":false,"banner":"High Maintenance","category":"Modern Times"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-reluctant-king-of-hbo","title":"The Reluctant King of HBO","content_text":"Last week, a plush London hotel became a temple to HBO Max. Pictures of Carrie Bradshaw lined the corridors, HBO Max cushions dotted every chair in sight, and a heaving roster of A-list talent – Lisa Kudrow, Noah Wyle and Steve Carell – were poised and ready to hustle for the streamer’s UK launch.However, you could argue that this whole circus was constructed because of one man. A few decades ago, HBO was a little-seen backwater of sport and standup. One show propelled it to the forefront of prestige television. That show was The Sopranos. The man who created it is David Chase. ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-reluctant-king-of-hbo","summary":"Last week, a plush London hotel became a temple to HBO Max. Pictures of Carrie Bradshaw lined the corridors, HBO Max cushions dotted every chair in sight, and a heaving roster of A-list talent – Lisa Kudrow, Noah Wyle and...","tags":["Film and Television","married to the mob"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/jhopvonnoj34oeedwalcghzhifwo-b0410695abc94d24bfc245a1ca952330.jpg","author":{"name":"Stuart Heritage"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/stuart-heritage\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eStuart Heritage\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"David Chase, the creator of \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos,\u003c/em\u003e discusses his new drama, about the C.I.A.’s infamous LSD experiments—and reveals why he hasn’t written any television since Tony’s final scene","shorts":false,"banner":"married to the mob","category":"Film and Television"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-real-housewives-of-rikers-island","title":"The Real Housewives of Rikers Island","content_text":"Last month, Disney’s ABC canceled the upcoming season of The Bachelorette just days before its scheduled premiere after TMZ published a video of its star, Taylor Frankie Paul, physically attacking her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, in February of 2023. Paul, who, alongside Mortensen, rose to fame for starring in Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, pleaded guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault in August of 2023. Filming for Season Five of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has halted amid revelations that a domestic-assault investigation into the pair is ongoing.Paul has dominated the headlines for the past ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-real-housewives-of-rikers-island","summary":"Last month, Disney’s ABC canceled the upcoming season of The Bachelorette just days before its scheduled premiere after TMZ published a video of its star, Taylor Frankie Paul, physically attacking her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, in February of 2023. Paul, who,...","tags":["Modern Times","Arrested Development"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/3mf1ov5wj1da7hqgws0msd39wn7l-92b6da572af5bc3787b99238f5758953.jpg","author":{"name":"Valeriya Safronova"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/valeriya-safronova\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eValeriya Safronova\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"On the heels of Taylor Frankie Paul’s\u003cem\u003e Bachelorette\u003c/em\u003e blowup and \u003cem\u003eSummer House’\u003c/em\u003es own Scandoval\u003cem\u003e, \u003c/em\u003eone writer goes inside the reality-TV franchise that puts them all to shame","shorts":false,"banner":"Arrested Development","category":"Modern Times"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-heir-to-apple-is-here","title":"The Heir to Apple Is Here","content_text":"the Honor Magic8 ProApple’s successor in tech wizardry has arrivedIt is still emphatically the case that Apple makes the best phones, computers, and most everything else. But it’s the fast-moving nature of technology—to borrow Dorothy Parker’s witticism about actors—to go from tour de force to forced to tour.Look at Nokia, Ask Jeeves, Palm, Compaq, Yahoo, and BlackBerry. It could well be the case that Apple, too, will fade, within 20 to 50 years. When people ask me which tech brand will dominate the near future, I generally tell them I don’t know—but its founder is probably 15 years old and growing up in China. ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-heir-to-apple-is-here","summary":"the Honor Magic8 ProApple’s successor in tech wizardry has arrivedIt is still emphatically the case that Apple makes the best phones, computers, and most everything else. But it’s the fast-moving nature of technology—to borrow Dorothy Parker’s witticism about actors—to go...","tags":["Tech and Gadgets","Landing Gear"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/dxlil1qe1abb2g5citpn0i2nxs9l-1b32ad93232d1c2dc35bc80382f1b6da.jpg","author":{"name":"Jonathan Margolis"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/jonathan-margolis\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eJonathan Margolis\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"A Chinese tech firm has the goods! An explosively fun model-rocket company! An app for the speed-curious! And more …","shorts":false,"banner":"Landing Gear","category":"Tech and Gadgets"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-british-are-coming","title":"The British Are Coming!","content_text":"When the British steak-house chain Hawksmoor opened in New York, five years ago, they had to explain what a Sunday roast was. “Imagine Thanksgiving dinner, but you’re having it over lunch, and it’s not turkey,” said Evyn Block, the steak house’s U.S. brand director.Fast-forward to now, and the quintessential pub meal needs no introduction. This winter saw a series of Sunday roasts staged at the city’s fashion-set haunts—People’s and Jean’s, the latter of which co-hosted one alongside Barbour. But the recent Britification of the New York nightlife and dining scenes—now marked by a fresh wave of pub openings—does not stop there. ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/the-british-are-coming","summary":"When the British steak-house chain Hawksmoor opened in New York, five years ago, they had to explain what a Sunday roast was. “Imagine Thanksgiving dinner, but you’re having it over lunch, and it’s not turkey,” said Evyn Block, the steak...","tags":["Modern Times","Proper Boozers"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/2mr008lwpo1ogj9yipwx9n6ego66-837b1faf2f2a51db8b1fd7840f018b2d.jpg","author":{"name":"Cami Fateh"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/cami-fateh\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eCami Fateh\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"Sunday roasts, sticky toffee pudding, and porn-star martinis hinted at Anglomania’s return to New York nightlife. Now the pubs are arriving in force","shorts":false,"banner":"Proper Boozers","category":"Modern Times"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/li-lac-chocolates","title":"Li-Lac Chocolates","content_text":"Li-Lac Chocolates has been a New York mainstay since 1923, when a Greek immigrant named George Demetrious first ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/li-lac-chocolates","summary":"Li-Lac Chocolates has been a New York mainstay since 1923, when a Greek immigrant named George Demetrious first ...","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/dw8jtow3zjwi7rh5wm1ti6idjlxn-206a03595f4413fadc87aaaa1d333ced.png","author":{"name":"Paulina Prosnitz"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/paulina-prosnitz\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003ePaulina Prosnitz\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/louis-vuitton","title":"Louis Vuitton","content_text":"The concept of an edible Louis Vuitton handbag would be funny if it didn’t look so good. First released for Easter last year, the chocolate ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/louis-vuitton","summary":"The concept of an edible Louis Vuitton handbag would be funny if it didn’t look so good. First released for Easter last year, the chocolate ...","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/jxs40gkifbshnod4me6rsj6jt6y5-d0e5d0862689f0bc2b984080f677352d.png","author":{"name":"Jeanne Malle"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/jeanne-malle\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eJeanne Malle\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/claridges","title":"Claridge’s","content_text":"Who says Easter eggs are only for children? Behold a worthy prize for your adult (or sophisticated youngster) egg hunt: a handcrafted ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/claridges","summary":"Who says Easter eggs are only for children? Behold a worthy prize for your adult (or sophisticated youngster) egg hunt: a handcrafted ...","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/8jvpfl4qqgoc3de8e1dciy15hjex-0844c84ae2b77de13e3f7cb53877868c.png","author":{"name":"Elena Clavarino"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/elena-clavarino\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eElena Clavarino\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/fortnum-mason","title":"Fortnum \u0026 Mason","content_text":"Fortnum \u0026 Mason does not need a goose from Aesop’s fables to have a golden egg","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/fortnum-mason","summary":"Fortnum \u0026 Mason does not need a goose from Aesop’s fables to have a golden egg","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/i6vzwvrg7nowlmg7raa0adgwsbbq-e3c84a2d5e40bbf3fc38833efd3c2eca.png","author":{"name":"Maggie Turner"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/maggie-turner\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eMaggie Turner\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/dandelion-chocolate","title":"Dandelion Chocolate","content_text":"If your Easter basket leans more haute couture than supermarket chocolate, the Dandelion Signature","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/dandelion-chocolate","summary":"If your Easter basket leans more haute couture than supermarket chocolate, the Dandelion Signature","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/hor8vxkfb14n0ipbuxxtqderyvsn-d013c7496d443690fdfc60d28217b02e.png","author":{"name":"Jennifer Noyes"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/jennifer-noyes\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eJennifer Noyes\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/la-maison-du-chocolat","title":"La Maison du Chocolat","content_text":"Oval eggs are overrated—or so La Maison du Chocolat would have you believe. Doing away with the ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/la-maison-du-chocolat","summary":"Oval eggs are overrated—or so La Maison du Chocolat would have you believe. Doing away with the ...","tags":["Recommended","Easter Bests"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/hs0jci9zjyi4vgopey08iih7922q-048421683d39fb0122e3163684f4169a.png","author":{"name":"Carolina de Armas"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/carolina-de-armas\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eCarolina \u003cem\u003ede\u003c/em\u003e Armas\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"hunt","shorts":true,"banner":"Easter Bests","category":"Recommended"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/londons-lost-boy","title":"London’s Lost Boy","content_text":"By any measure, Zac Brettler was a precocious kid. He was “scarcely out of diapers” by the time he had memorized the lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Going Back to Cali” and could regale his family with a word-perfect rendition. At five, he had the wit of a pint-size Groucho Marx. When asked by an older girl to read something, Zac didn’t miss a beat: “I didn’t bring my glasses,” he replied. Not only did Zac not wear glasses; he couldn’t yet read. By 10, his upper-middle-class, Jewish parents, Rachelle and Matthew Brettler, were astonished to hear him advising relatives to upgrade the family car to a Mercedes. In ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/londons-lost-boy","summary":"By any measure, Zac Brettler was a precocious kid. He was “scarcely out of diapers” by the time he had memorized the lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Going Back to Cali” and could regale his family with a word-perfect rendition....","tags":["Books"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/ib5rp5y2rlg49iyzi2a78jx24enj-f1290186a5d0b1ceab27f4e77c0c5d68.jpg","author":{"name":"Tobias Grey"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/tobias-grey\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eTobias Grey\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":null,"shorts":false,"banner":"Books","category":"Books"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/noguchi-at-play","title":"Noguchi at Play","content_text":"“I am not a designer,” said Isamu Noguchi in 1949, even though he was in the middle of a career designing furniture, lamps, ashtrays, a cemetery, bridge railings, parks, public spaces for skyscrapers, and groundbreaking sets for the dances of Martha Graham. He explained that design tended to imply an accommodation to “quixotic fashion,” while he saw himself, a sculptor, as dealing with “fundamental problems of form.” ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/noguchi-at-play","summary":"“I am not a designer,” said Isamu Noguchi in 1949, even though he was in the middle of a career designing furniture, lamps, ashtrays, a cemetery, bridge railings, parks, public spaces for skyscrapers, and groundbreaking sets for the dances of...","tags":["Culture","Highlight"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/fa36n75sos2vofwslw02pdioou45-1284cf71c47b394ebbf87917c529a623.jpg","author":{"name":"Peter Saenger"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/peter-saenger\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003ePeter Saenger\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta playground created by the Japanese-American artist, the High Museum of Art showcases his first retrospective in 25 years","shorts":false,"banner":"Highlight","category":"Culture"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/a-farm-fit-for-a-king","title":"A Farm Fit for a King","content_text":"Nestled across 450 acres in a very happy valley on England’s verdant southern coast, Fowlescombe Farm would appeal as much to old-guard aristocrats as to a retired accountant from Muskogee—and seat them at the same table without either party feeling out of place. Located in South Devon, a three-hour train ride from London, the property has 10 primarily one-bedroom suites, along with an airy, open kitchen and informal dining room. Its status as a luxury hotel, however, is simply the latest chapter in a very long story.Established as a farm in 1537, the property’s original manor house ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/a-farm-fit-for-a-king","summary":"Nestled across 450 acres in a very happy valley on England’s verdant southern coast, Fowlescombe Farm would appeal as much to old-guard aristocrats as to a retired accountant from Muskogee—and seat them at the same table without either party feeling...","tags":["Travel"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/yz4m1z6ddlmioyjf8dsgarz5gflm-50490249bab774a4cb4d37c087ab58f7.jpg","author":{"name":"Ashley Baker"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/ashley-baker\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eAshley Baker\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"At Fowlescombe Farm in South Devon, Scandinavian design and Michelin-caliber cooking meet rare-breed sheep, companionable goats, and just enough English-countryside mud underfoot","shorts":false,"banner":"Travel","category":"Travel"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/cabin-fever","title":"Cabin Fever","content_text":"There is such a word as “cottagecore.” An Internet-born term—later popularized on TikTok—it describes a romanticized vision, often that of an upper-class city dweller, of rural life. Milkmaid dresses. Wildflowers. Homemade bread. And, yes, a cozy cottage. It’s an aesthetic that Nancy Meyers mastered in The Holiday, a movie whose English-countryside setting has served as a blueprint for the online trend. But the escapist fantasy goes way back. As the snobbish Robert Ferrars says in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, “I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them.” Three new coffee-table books round out that picture. ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/cabin-fever","summary":"There is such a word as “cottagecore.” An Internet-born term—later popularized on TikTok—it describes a romanticized vision, often that of an upper-class city dweller, of rural life. Milkmaid dresses. Wildflowers. Homemade bread. And, yes, a cozy cottage. It’s an aesthetic...","tags":["Books","Open Book"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/fr4rcgxpao244dxplgo82an9o5f9-303670d35f5062c33d85b972ae1d10f3.jpg","author":{"name":"Carolina de Armas"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/carolina-de-armas\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eCarolina \u003cem\u003ede\u003c/em\u003e Armas\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"From the stone façades of East Sussex to the wood shingles of Rhode Island, three new coffee-table books capture the child-like wonder of cottage living","shorts":false,"banner":"Open Book","category":"Books"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/anna-van-patten","title":"Anna Van Patten","content_text":"Anna Van Patten spent her childhood traveling to ancient Rome, Prohibition-age Atlantic City, and, wildest of all, the New Jersey suburbs—sort of. As the second daughter of the director, screenwriter, and producer Timothy Van Patten, she and her sisters, Grace and June, were raised on the sets of his HBO projects, including Rome, Game of Thrones, and The Sopranos. “Some of my favorite memories are exploring those sets and making up our own little scenes,” says the actress.Now the 27-year-old is back where she started, spending her days seeing HBO productions come to life—only this time she’s in front of the camera. Next week, she’s joining the cast of Sam Levinson’s ...","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/anna-van-patten","summary":"Anna Van Patten spent her childhood traveling to ancient Rome, Prohibition-age Atlantic City, and, wildest of all, the New Jersey suburbs—sort of. As the second daughter of the director, screenwriter, and producer Timothy Van Patten, she and her sisters, Grace...","tags":["Film and Television","Close-up"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/uiuzsoj73rajl6ypfn3fgfxvsumd-33bdfdf044035b7f9b5ffe3364aba21d.jpg","author":{"name":"Gracie Wiener"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/gracie-wiener\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eGracie Wiener\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":"The 27-year-old actress discusses growing up as the daughter of \u003cem\u003eSopranos \u003c/em\u003edirector Tim Van Patten; acting opposite her older sister, Grace; and joining Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney for \u003cem\u003eEuphoria’\u003c/em\u003es long-awaited final season","shorts":false,"banner":"Close-up","category":"Film and Television"}},{"id":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/eric-hansons-sketchbook","title":"Eric Hanson’s Sketchbook","content_text":null,"url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4/eric-hansons-sketchbook","summary":null,"tags":["Sketchbook","Eric Hanson's Sketchbook"],"image":"https://photos.airmail.news/frmy0n7spemgi8c4w0lp60j9wzu9-6b4ef046680d67241ef74d888f29d82a.jpg","author":{"name":"Eric Hanson"},"date_published":"2026-04-04T06:00:00.000-04:00","_issue":{"name":"April 4, 2026","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://airmail.news/issues/2026-4-4"},"_article":{"byline_html":"\u003cem\u003eBy\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/eric-hanson\" data-purpose=\"author\" class=\"text-inherit\"\u003eEric Hanson\u003c/a\u003e","subhead":null,"shorts":false,"banner":"Eric Hanson's Sketchbook","category":"Sketchbook"}}]}