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The Attention-Whore Index R.F.K. Jr. tries out anti-Semitism for size, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue their never-ending, acrimonious divorce. Who’s grabbing your attention this week?

By George Kalogerakis

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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Scraps Read

By Gracie Wiener

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Oiji Mi Dine

The Devil’s in the Data Walter Murch reveals how Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation clicked together—and anticipated surveillance capitalism

By Michael Sragow

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The Good Kind of Political Drama: The West Wing at 25 On this week’s podcast, Janel Moloney, who played idealistic assistant Donna Moss, takes us inside the landmark show

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

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Holywater Dine

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Master of None Amid his battle to take back the White House, Donald Trump is in danger of becoming towerless and losing the Manhattan building that made him a star

By Hugh Tomlinson

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If You Build It …

By Celia McGee

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Iké Udé’s Guide to Lagos From beach clubs to hidden art hubs, the Nigerian-American photographer and performer shares his go-to’s in his native city

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The View from Here A 10th-grader on reading and writing to cope with gun violence

By Khaleel Wright

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Open Book

AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2024 Dazzling volumes on Rosario Candela’s New York City penthouses and David Hockney’s works on paper, plus photography collections from Ernest Cole, Eve Arnold, and Ruth Orkin and a look inside an Italian home or two

By Jeanne Malle

Open Book

AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2024 Dazzling volumes on Rosario Candela’s New York City penthouses and David Hockney’s works on paper, plus photography collections from Ernest Cole, Eve Arnold, and Ruth Orkin and a look inside an Italian home or two

By Jeanne Malle

Air Mail Diary

Will Prince Andrew Lose His Right to Roam Freely? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Kenny Schachter The artist, art dealer, curator, and writer reveals his travel routine

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Waiting for Jolie With her new downtown boutique, Angelina Jolie may have created the most sustainable clothing store ever—by making it virtually impossible to shop there

By Dana Brown

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Maeve Brennan’s New York The collected stories of a mid-20th-century Irish writer in Manhattan recall a bygone era of Truman Capote and 50-cent martinis

By Harry Mount

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Petit H SHOP

By Paulina Prosnitz

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Planned Parenthood Mark

By Zoe Ruffner

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The Slowdown A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy

By David Christopher Kaufman

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Christopher John Rogers The fashion designer answers 31 of life’s most pressing questions

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Books

Murder, They Wrote This month in mystery books, we recommend reading former F.B.I. director James Comey’s crime-fiction debut, which draws from a lengthy career in and out of the courtroom

By Lisa Henricksson

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Chowa DECORATE

By Nathan King

Michael Chow The restaurateur and subject of a new HBO documentary, AKA Mr. Chow, answers 68 of life’s most pressing questions

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