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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a retelling of Western history through 14 thinkers, a deep dive into the places that define Manhattan, and an exploration of private space travel

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Highlight

California Cool A retrospective at the Palm Springs Art Museum honors the legacy of the midcentury architect Albert Frey

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Art Nouveau

“Get Me a Schiele!” When a Hollywood film requires a priceless painting for a starring role, who handles the casting? Meet curator Leonardo Bigazzi

Travel

American Holiday Here’s what Italians really think of popular tourist destinations, from Lake Como to Capri

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Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder In our age of ring-lit TikTok stars, masked mouths, and new brands such as Jenna Lyons’s LoveSeen, there’s no putting a lid on the fact that eyelashes—false, extended, treated, lifted—are having a moment

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T.G.I.S.

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?

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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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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED

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

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Listen

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

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Towering Inferno

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

City Guides

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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But First …

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

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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

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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

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Air Mail Diary

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

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The Seasoned Traveler

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

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Market Research

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

Adventures in Journalism

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


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