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Last Rites for the 1 Percent

Beauty Secrets of the Dead Everybody who’s anybody—including fictional characters such as Succession’s Logan Roy—stops in at Frank E. Campbell’s eventually

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Space Oddities

On the Air An exclusive excerpt from UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government’s Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There revisits the American public’s close encounter … with Orson Welles


T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index The Republicans spit out Kevin McCarthy, Gwyneth Paltrow chokes on her politics, and one of Britain’s richest men doesn’t recognize Jeffrey Epstein in the mirror. Please, pick your favorite loser already!

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Inside AIR MAIL’s 2024 Over-Under List On this week’s podcast, Jeanne Malle tells us about the people and things that were over- (and under-) hyped this year

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City Guides

Sebastián Faena’s Guide to Buenos Aires The filmmaker and photographer shares his favorite spots in his home city

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bears all, Clarence Thomas is allergic to flying coach, and J. D. Vance keeps stepping on rakes

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Interview

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gainsbourged From the perils of aging to the joys of parenthood—and the undertow of depression—the French singer and actress is now happily looking ahead

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The Perfect Ending

Lea Carpenter The novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer at Columbia Law School answers 49 of life’s most pressing questions

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Close-up

Dominique Morisseau The Tony-nominated playwright on how her father, a Haitian revolutionary, inspired her familial drama Sunset Baby

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But First …

The View from Here Out of Africa: How I escaped from war-torn Khartoum

Elements of Style

Queen of the Scene From working with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon in the 1960s to being directed by Luchino Visconti and Stanley Kubrick in the 1970s, Marisa Berenson has an elegance and charm that have never run out


Anatomy of a Scandal

Where the Wildensteins Are For more than a century, France’s Wildensteins reigned over their colossal art dynasty in near-total secrecy. Now the third court case in two decades threatens a precipitous fall for the family

Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear An inspired new smartphone with writers in mind; a breath of fresh air from Norway; beauty and the Beast for audiophiles; and more

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Living

Two of a Kind Buying gifts for twins? Here’s how to halve your stress while doubling their delight

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Art’s Dark Horse

The Most Expensive Artist You’ve Never Heard Of Sanyu befriended Picasso and Giacometti yet died destitute. Today, he’s known as the “Chinese Matisse”

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Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear A smart-looking smartwatch; the razor giving new life to a stalwart of the shaving industry; headphones that make listening to music feel like a vice; and more

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Highlight

It’s a Bird, It’s a Song … It’s The Birdsong Project! With more than 200 artists, from Nick Cave to Yo-Yo Ma, offering their takes on avian-inspired sound, there’s something for everyone

‘Tis the Season

A Different Kind of Holiday How to enjoy Christmas alone in the big city


Law & Hoarders

Big Law Gets Bigger Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes. Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line

Polite Society

The Swan Who Was Spared The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray

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