Bullets over East Hampton
A shooting range “for the common man” has been accused of peppering the houses of wealthy residents with stray bullets. Who’ll wave the white flag first?
The Liberation of Paris, Lauren Sánchez–Style
If there were awards for bachelorette parties, Jeff Bezos’s fiancée would have won big for her storming of the Seine
The New Pay to Play
Private golf clubs have always been symbols of wealth and exclusivity, but today there are more new ones than ever before, and they’re only getting more difficult to join
Female Trouble
What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife? The Beckhams are experiencing their own version of Megxit
Beware Qataris Bearing Gifts
Trump’s latest foray into bribery comes in the form of a $400 million aerial sleazemobile, courtesy of a petro-state autocrat
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas
“I Don’t Want to End Up in a Honduran Jail”
Some travelers are canceling trips in response to Trump’s actions. Others are taking extreme precautions
Naked and Underpaid
From Michelangelo to Picasso, nude models have long been undercompensated muses to the greats. Now, in Florence, they’re threatening to strike
An Auctioneer Prepares: Sotheby’s
Oliver Barker’s theatrics have attracted a cult following of “Barkerheads”
An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s
With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops
Pickleball Be Damned!
In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent
Working from Yacht
Forget W.F.H.—with the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite-Internet service, the rich are taking remote work to new depths
California Leavin’
As out-of-state shooting locations increasingly lure filmmakers, Hollywood risks becoming to movies what Detroit has become to car manufacturing: an industry hub turned ghost town
Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok?
Ready or not, thin is back in—and people have no qualms talking about it
The Potemkin Kingdom
Gateway KSA offers students from the world’s top universities all-expenses-paid luxury trips to Saudi Arabia. What’s the catch?
Good-bye, Mr. Xi
When rich Chinese families send their children to English boarding schools, they pay for guardians to take care of their offsprings’ logistical—and emotional—needs
Red, White, and Blues
America was once a fun, free, brave, and happy melting pot, but, as one Canadian argues, those days are seemingly over—at least for now
Who Is the Queen of #RichTok?
In just a few weeks, Becca Bloom has attracted millions of followers on TikTok for embodying “rich people who rich right”
A Mitzvah on Division Street
Alison Roman, Andy Baraghani, and Sascha Seinfeld gathered at Sunn’s restaurant, in New York’s Chinatown, for a Korean-style Passover Seder
A New Defender of the Realm
British industrialist Jim Ratcliffe may not be the most loved man in Britain, but the Ineos Grenadier, his answer to Land Rover’s reworking of its flagship model, is soaring in popularity
A Waste of Space
The world expected cosmic wisdom from Katy Perry, who joined Lauren Sánchez’s all-women space trip aboard the Blue Origin rocket. Instead, we got a setlist for her new tour
Bonkers for Britain
“Cheeky!” “Dodgy!” “Cheers!” America’s Gen Z is embracing Britishisms like there’s no tomorrow
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?
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
