January 11, 2025 – Air Mail

LETTER FROM L.A.

Architect Geoffrey von Oeyen—whose Malibu Horizon House was lost in the Woolsey Fire—shares his vision for rebuilding the city after this week’s devastation …

THE SOCIAL NETJERK

Ever willing to acquiesce to political tides, Mark Zuckerberg this week axed Meta’s fact-checking program. According to a former Facebook fact-checker, a flood of misinformation is sure to abound …

DOG-AND-PONY SHOW

Now that Prince Harry’s foray into television has royally flopped, Meghan Markle is stepping into the ring with a streaming series of her own. God help us all …

KISSING AND SCREAMING

Improvised kissing scenes, smear-campaign allegations, and hundred-million-dollar lawsuits … inside the conflict that has It Ends with Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni out for each other’s blood …

MAGA-LO-MANIA

On Tyranny’s Timothy Snyder discusses how the media failed Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s role in extending the Russia-Ukraine war, and the immense—and alarming—power wielded by Elon Musk …

RANDY ANDY

From sex-trafficking friends, Chinese spies, and a teddy-bear collection to fake names and, well, more sex-trafficking friends, we’ve condensed Prince Andrew’s seedy biography into one Joycean sentence …

HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL

Directly coinciding with James Dean’s precipitous rise to fame were rumors about his potential homosexuality. Now the Rebel Without a Cause star’s biographer believes he has definitive proof …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Pope Francis’s Conclave dilemma … Musk goes full Kanye … Donald Duck shares more with Trump than a name … Malta is an under-appreciated oasis … inside a utopian lodge in Patagonia … photographer Ethan James Green reveals his favorite things … this month’s best mysteries … Who was this week’s biggest Attention Whore?

Issue No. 287

The View from Here An architect who lost his Malibu masterpiece in the 2018 Woolsey Fire wants Los Angeles to rebuild, but in a radically new way

By Geoffrey von Oeyen

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It Ends with War The alleged abuse on the set of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s star-crossed film was only the beginning of a scandal that has now captivated Hollywood

By Stuart Heritage

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The Real Tradwife of Montecito Meghan Markle is back at it again—this time with a Netflix series channeling the housewife-influencer trend. Buckle up!

By Alice-Azania Jarvis

Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop

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Rose Ferguson’s Favorite Things “The Queen of the Reset,” as she’s known for her juice cleanses, loves Bellocq’s No. 42 Little Dickens tea, a Vivienne Westwood dress, and Ancient Greek sandals

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Welcome to Trumpomuskovia! Timothy Snyder, the author of the best-selling On Tyranny, discusses the new era of American oligarchs and explains why Trump is little, while Musk is big

By Martin Pengelly

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The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk is sticking his oar in, George Santos is enduring, and Matt Gaetz is concerned about his contouring

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Is Elon Going Full Yeezy? With his undeniable genius, billions of dollars, and meddling Trump bro-hood, Elon Musk seems to be following the Kanye West path to a very public meltdown

By Caitlin Moran

Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop

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A Short, Sordid History of Prince Andrew From pedophile pals to a teddy-bear obsession, Randy Andy’s life story—condensed into one sentence

By George Kalogerakis

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On a Wing and a Prayer The Pope’s cheery, conciliatory memoir won’t quell the battle between the Catholic Church’s factions, but it could eclipse recent offensive remarks made by Francis sotto voce

By Tony Barber

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STRUT Le Monde Beryl x Diemme All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January…

LOOK The Tapestry Erik Madigan Heck, a highly acclaimed photographer known for redefining portraiture and fashion (who else could bring a fresh eye…

Spritz Abel Living in a small New York apartment turns you into quite the dreamer. You find yourself nestled all snug—in what is barely passing…

WEAR Bogner If there’s one jacket every man should own this winter, it’s the Bogner Liron Lambskin leather jacket. Made from premium…

READ Babe in the Woods The artist Julie Heffernan’s breathtaking paintings seem like visions from another, more magnificent world. Now, she…

SHOP Saks Fifth Avenue x Saturday Night Live If you really, really like S.N.L., now’s the time to broadcast it. As the show celebrates its 50th…

STRUT Le Monde Beryl x Diemme All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January…

LOOK The Tapestry Erik Madigan Heck, a highly acclaimed photographer known for redefining portraiture and fashion (who else could bring a fresh eye…

Spritz Abel Living in a small New York apartment turns you into quite the dreamer. You find yourself nestled all snug—in what is barely passing…

WEAR Bogner If there’s one jacket every man should own this winter, it’s the Bogner Liron Lambskin leather jacket. Made from premium…

READ Babe in the Woods The artist Julie Heffernan’s breathtaking paintings seem like visions from another, more magnificent world. Now, she…

SHOP Saks Fifth Avenue x Saturday Night Live If you really, really like S.N.L., now’s the time to broadcast it. As the show celebrates its 50th…

Bare Facebook Liar Mark Zuckerberg has killed Meta’s fact-checking program, accusing it of political bias. One former fact-checker can’t believe it

By Carrie Monahan

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The Two Donalds A coffee-table book on Mickey Mouse’s Disney rival and his place in the culture reveals an uncanny similarity to the duck’s 21st-century namesake: our future president

By A. N. Wilson

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The Secret Life of James Dean Never-before-seen correspondence sheds fresh light on the 1950s Hollywood heartthrob’s long-speculated-about sexuality

By Jason Colavito

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Once upon a Time in Ukraine A new documentary looks at Russia’s brutal invasion from the eyes of the children living through it

By Elena Clavarino

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Malta’s Day in the Sun With Italy and Greece overrun by tourists, the English-speaking Mediterranean island that Queen Elizabeth once called home is a suitably low-key—and culture-packed—alternative

By Jonathan Margolis

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It Ends with Mess: Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Lawsuit-a-palooza On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage looks at the latest toxic mess to consume Hollywood

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A New Direction for Sesame Street? As the classic children’s television program seeks a new home, a streaming-era makeover could be coming

By David Kamp

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Helen Schulman On

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Listen To Courtroom dramas in the form of Scott Turow’s latest novel and a true-crime podcast are this month’s best mysteries

By Lisa Henricksson

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Hidden Figures Historically overlooked, the works of Japanese female photographers from the 1950s to today are celebrated in a new coffee-table book

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*Visit in Night,* by Toshiko Okanoue, circa 1952.

*What I Am Doing No. 77,* by Eiko Yamazawa, 1986.

*Top, Untitled,* by Momo Okabe, 2020; *above, Untitled,* by Sakiko Nomura, 1997.

*Inada + Boshi (Yellowtail and Hat),* by Michiko Kon, 1986.

*Okasan no Yasashii Te (Mother’s Gentle Hands),* by Lieko Shiga, 2009.

*Elevator Girl House 1F,* by Miwa Yanagi, 1997.

*Top, Mitaka, Tokyo,* by Tamiko Nishimura, 1978; *above,* *Kawaguchiko,* by Asako Narahashi, 2003.

*Top, Untitled,* by Hitomi Watanabe, 1968–69; *above,* *Full-Figured, yet Not Full-Term,* by Yurie Nagashima, 2001.

*Mother’s #39,* by Ishiuchi Miyako, 2002.

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Mona Pirnot The playwright dishes on how she got David Greenspan to act in her one-man show about, well, David Greenspan

By Rhoda Feng

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In the Alpine mountains of Rossinière, the sculptor and jeweler Harumi Klossowska de Rola lives with three wolves, a serval wildcat named Nelson Mandela, and a dog. Her walks in the Swiss wilderness help fulfill her appetite for nature’s mysterious ways, but a home life with animals lays the path to her enigmatic sculptures—psychological interpretations of living creatures. “I observe and draw them, but the works are never direct representations of the animals,” says Klossowska de Rola. READ ON

Harumi Klossowska de Rola sitting in Nanuq, her seven-foot-tall bronze sculpture. Read On

The Ends of the Earth In Chilean Patagonia, where animals outnumber people, there’s only one place to sleep—and it’s the lodge of a lifetime

By Mary Holland

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Ethan James Green

The photographer, model, and gallerist answers 65 of life’s most pressing questions

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The View from Here An architect who lost his Malibu masterpiece in the 2018 Woolsey Fire wants Los Angeles to rebuild, but in a radically new way

It Ends with War The alleged abuse on the set of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s star-crossed film was only the beginning of a scandal that has now captivated Hollywood

The Real Tradwife of Montecito Meghan Markle is back at it again—this time with a Netflix series channeling the housewife-influencer trend. Buckle up!

Rose Ferguson’s Favorite Things “The Queen of the Reset,” as she’s known for her juice cleanses, loves Bellocq’s No. 42 Little Dickens tea, a Vivienne Westwood dress, and Ancient Greek sandals

Welcome to Trumpomuskovia! Timothy Snyder, the author of the best-selling On Tyranny, discusses the new era of American oligarchs and explains why Trump is little, while Musk is big

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk is sticking his oar in, George Santos is enduring, and Matt Gaetz is concerned about his contouring

Is Elon Going Full Yeezy? With his undeniable genius, billions of dollars, and meddling Trump bro-hood, Elon Musk seems to be following the Kanye West path to a very public meltdown

A Short, Sordid History of Prince Andrew From pedophile pals to a teddy-bear obsession, Randy Andy’s life story—condensed into one sentence

On a Wing and a Prayer The Pope’s cheery, conciliatory memoir won’t quell the battle between the Catholic Church’s factions, but it could eclipse recent offensive remarks made by Francis sotto voce

Bare Facebook Liar Mark Zuckerberg has killed Meta’s fact-checking program, accusing it of political bias. One former fact-checker can’t believe it

The Two Donalds A coffee-table book on Mickey Mouse’s Disney rival and his place in the culture reveals an uncanny similarity to the duck’s 21st-century namesake: our future president

The Secret Life of James Dean Never-before-seen correspondence sheds fresh light on the 1950s Hollywood heartthrob’s long-speculated-about sexuality

Once upon a Time in Ukraine A new documentary looks at Russia’s brutal invasion from the eyes of the children living through it

Malta’s Day in the Sun With Italy and Greece overrun by tourists, the English-speaking Mediterranean island that Queen Elizabeth once called home is a suitably low-key—and culture-packed—alternative

It Ends with Mess: Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Lawsuit-a-palooza On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage looks at the latest toxic mess to consume Hollywood

A New Direction for Sesame Street? As the classic children’s television program seeks a new home, a streaming-era makeover could be coming

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Listen To Courtroom dramas in the form of Scott Turow’s latest novel and a true-crime podcast are this month’s best mysteries

Hidden Figures Historically overlooked, the works of Japanese female photographers from the 1950s to today are celebrated in a new coffee-table book

Mona Pirnot The playwright dishes on how she got David Greenspan to act in her one-man show about, well, David Greenspan

The Ends of the Earth In Chilean Patagonia, where animals outnumber people, there’s only one place to sleep—and it’s the lodge of a lifetime

The photographer, model, and gallerist answers 65 of life’s most pressing questions

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