Air Mail

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

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

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Profile

Deep Dish Emily Sundberg’s addictive Substack has made her one of the most influential voices in media—and she’s just getting started

By Brennan Kilbane

City Guides

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

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

By George Kalogerakis

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

Interview by Danny Scott

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

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A Small Affair Read

By Paulina Prosnitz

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

By Rhoda Feng

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

By Peter Mennin

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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

By David Downton

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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

By John von Sothen

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The Holidays

A Christmas Mitzvah From movie outings to crispy egg rolls, a guide to the yuletide season, the Jewish way

By Nicholas Fox Weber

The Perfect Ending

Hans Zimmer The Academy Award–winning composer answers 42 of life’s most pressing questions

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

By Jonathan Margolis

Via Carota Craft Cocktails Sip

By Zoe Ruffner

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Hello, Deli!

By Jim Kelly

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

By David Christopher Kaufman

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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”

By Natasha Degen

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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

By Jonathan Margolis

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Book ’Em!

By Joanne Kaufman

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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

By Laura Jacobs

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‘Tis the Season

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

By James Wolcott

Best

Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library watch

By Alessandra Stanley

City Guides

Ignacio Mattos’s Guide to Punta del Este The Uruguayan chef and restaurateur behind New York’s Estela, Lodi, and Altro Paradiso shares his favorite spots in the seaside city

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

By Jeffrey Toobin

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