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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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Books

Wham, Bam, Thank You Yam

By James Wolcott

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

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

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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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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Biting the Brand That Feeds Situated in the company’s New York flagship, Le Café Louis Vuitton isn’t just a department-store refueling station—it’s a thing of beauty

By Ashley Baker

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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

By Sam Kashner

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Books

Twin Peaks

By Cullen Murphy

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

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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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The Far-Right Stuff

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

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

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

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