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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a timely look back at McCarthyism, a novel about a couple’s tragic battle with dementia, and a history of the four compass points

By Jim Kelly

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Lunch with Isabella Rossellini On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Conclave actress discusses thinness and adjusting her definition of elegance as she gets older

Theater

Look at the Old Girl Now, Fellas! In 1967, Pearl Bailey appeared in an all-Black Hello, Dolly! It was a sensation, smashing preconceptions, showcasing civil rights, and announcing a new era on Broadway

By John Mauceri

Open Book

Station Havens A new book offers a dazzling tour of 20th- and 21st-century railway architecture, from Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof to Chengdu’s Line 9

By Elena Clavarino

Getting into Bed with Bridget Everett The actress and cabaret performer shares her nighttime routine

By Jeanne Malle

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A Mania for Egyptomania Early next month, the “Magnificent Jewels” sale at Sotheby’s New York will include nearly a dozen superb pieces of Egyptian Revival jewelry

By Ruth Peltason

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Mother Knows Best She escaped domestic abuse and poverty. Now, at 74, Maye Musk is a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and the mother of the richest man in the world

By Anna Murphy

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The View from Here Will Trump use an obscure legal loophole to turn the National Guard into an anti-immigrant army answerable only to him?

By George Pendle

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Scents to Savor The hottest new fragrances smell a whole lot like dinner—and the effect is much more appealing than it sounds

By Kristin Limoges

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Pussy Riot The Kegel Throne is the latest device promising to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor. One fearless queen takes a seat

By Jill Kargman

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Wham, Bam, Thank You Yam

By James Wolcott

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Elements of Style

Better by Design Once a niche market for insiders, the collectible-design world now draws star-studded crowds. Is it eclipsing fashion as the ultimate marker of taste?

By Isiah Magsino

Film and Television

Phony Business J. D. Salinger refused to let his novels and stories be adapted for film and television. But that hasn’t stopped some directors

By Steve Garbarino

Highlight

Go East, Young Man The native New Yorker Jamie Bogyo is finding his theatrical niche in London’s classy West End

By Matthew Gurewitsch

Sloane Crosley The writer on what she’s seeing, reading, watching, and listening to—plus, the gadget she relies on

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A Seat at Ruthie Rogers’s Table In an interview, the owner and chef behind London’s beloved River Cafe reveals everything, from her issue with truffle oil to her favorite city

By Rob Crossan

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Leave the Cannoli, Take the Oval Office From F.D.R. to J.F.K., Trump to Biden, a look behind the mythology of the Mob and the presidency

By Eric Dezenhall

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From the Metropol Hotel to Hollywood In an interview, Amor Towles discusses adapting A Gentleman in Moscow for the screen and the inspiration behind his newest book, Table for Two

By Jim Kelly

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Matthew Rhys Gets Personal The Welsh actor discusses meeting his wife, Keri Russell, on The Americans—and his role in the new Agatha Christie adaptation, Towards Zero

By Julia Llewellyn Smith

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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

By Sam Kashner

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Twin Peaks

By Cullen Murphy

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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

By Garrett Graff

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!

By George Kalogerakis

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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

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

Sounds Fishy Skin’s latest savior? Salmon sperm. Hold your nose, we’re going fishing

By April Long

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