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Air Males

Sexist Pigs Might Fly For a brief moment in the mid–20th century, men-only flights—with complimentary cocktails and cigars—took to the skies

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East End Story

Hamptons Agonistes When the starry New York club Zero Bond tried to lease a historic inn in tony East Hampton, battle lines were swiftly drawn in the well-groomed sand

A Face in the Crowd

True Detective He’s everywhere in photos—the charismatic private eye who escorts Sam Bankman-Fried to court dates. Past clients include Ghislaine Maxwell and John Gotti Jr.


But First …

The View from Here Blocking traffic. Throwing soup at the Mona Lisa. Lighting oneself on fire. Radical acts of protest are guaranteed to make headlines. But do they work?

Open Book

The Draper Touch The 20th-century decorator Dorothy Draper transformed the interiors of Manhattan’s Carlyle hotel, West Virginia’s Greenbrier, and more with her signature Hollywood Regency style

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Publish and Perish

Swan Song Truman Capote’s social suicide by novel: the story behind the new mini-series Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump rallies, Jeff Bezos censors, and Timothée Chalamet multiplies

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Highlight

2024: A Space Odyssey Stars, black holes, meteorites … An exhibition in New York pays tribute to the late Pop artists, friends, and cosmos enthusiasts Alain Jacquet and James Rosenquist, presenting their work together for the first time

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But First …

The View from Here Louis C.K. wins a Grammy? New York magazine takes on B.L.M.? Has the backlash to wokeism begun?

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The Perfect Ending

Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid’s Tale actress answers 29 of life’s most pressing questions

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D.J. Chronicles

Notes from Underground Keinemusik’s catchy brand of house music has attracted everyone from bankers to groupies. But is the German D.J. trio anything more than a status symbol?

Close-up

Carly Mark How the designer quickly took over the fashion world with her irreverent brand, Puppets and Puppets


After Hours

A Night to Remember with Salman Rushdie Gay Talese, Lisa Taddeo, Marlon James, Tony Danza, and others gathered at the Waverly Inn for a rousing book party in celebration of the writer’s new memoir

New Media

Substack’s Secret Weapon The former downtown darling giving the San Francisco V.C.-backed company its edge

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City Guides

Sean Scully’s Guide to London The Irish-American artist shares his favorite spots in Hampstead, the neighborhood he calls home

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Film

A Lighter Shade of Darren Aronofsky His movies—Black Swan, The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream—are notoriously heavy. But the director’s latest, Caught Stealing, is a romp around the East Village of the 1990s

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Sculpture Wars

A Tale of Two Beans Two years after its unveiling, at the base of a Manhattan luxury tower, Anish Kapoor’s smaller “bean” is way more controversial than its Chicago predecessor

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Wall Street Woes

Two Turntables and the Goldman Sachs Revolt While their C.E.O. is D.J.-ing at Lollapalooza, Gen Z bankers are rebelling against a return-to-office order

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Listen

Lunch with Graydon Carter On this week’s episode of Table for Two, AIR MAIL’s Co-Editor embraces being compared to Buddy from Elf, explains how creativity could help you get into the Vanity Fair Oscar party, and more

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Suite Smell of Success

The Secret Life of Hotels Before doing the Madeline children’s books and the murals for New York’s Carlyle-hotel bar, Ludwig Bemelmans worked at the Ritz—and kept notes

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Best

Sidney Garber SPARKLE

Highlight

“My Journey in Jewels” In Toledo, an exhibition showcases the jewelry designer Neil Lane’s celebrated private collection, featuring pieces once owned by stars such as Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers


Books

Down and Out in 90s America