Air Mail

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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Books

Twin Peaks

By Cullen Murphy

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

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

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

By April Long

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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

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

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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

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A New Script for Harvey Weinstein Right-wing provocateurs have embraced the disgraced Hollywood producer and see his re-trial as a chance to destroy #MeToo forever

By Liz Dye

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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

Interview by Danny Scott

The Perfect Ending

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

Food

Manhattan on the Thames There’s a little bit of New York hidden away in London’s Park restaurant—and Americans can’t get enough

By Ashley Baker

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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Simon Kim’s Guide to Las Vegas The restaurateur behind Korean steakhouse Cote shares his favorite spots in the city

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

By Nicholas Fox Weber

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The Perfect Ending

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

Credit-Card Wars

The Battle of the Plastics Credit-card companies are battling for affluent young customers with increasingly lavish, one-of-a-kind experiences. How long can it last?

By Alyson Krueger

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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