Air Mail

Jerry Saltz The Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic reveals his travel routine

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Real-Estate Nightmare

The Wrecking Crew Last week’s surprise demolition of the White House’s East Wing wasn’t the first time Trump destroyed a great American building

By Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm

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Face Value Inside South Korea’s booming plastic-surgery district, where hundreds of faces and bodies are tweaked every day

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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a biography of artist LeRoy Neiman, a tour of New York’s hidden landmarks, a novel set in a Manhattan women’s hotel, and a new translation of Aesop’s fables

By Jim Kelly

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The Original Walter White

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A Class Act The producing artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater pays tribute to his friend James McMullan, a brilliant artist who has designed its posters for nearly four decades

By André Bishop

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The Write Stuff An inter-office memo highlighting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s inherent racism reveals Toni Morrison to have been as fierce an editor as she was a writer

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Join the Jet Set A private plane with its own parachute! A digital camera that will make your hair stand on end! Earphones designed to improve the sound quality around you! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Down the Rabbit Hole

By Nicolas Rapold

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Charlie Fox Dispensary

By Jennifer Noyes

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Books

Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s quasi-divorce memoir, an investigation into a Manhattan-art-gallery scandal, and a short-story collection capturing life in northern China

Style

The Boat and Tote and Me I started ironically embroidering L. L. Bean tote bags as a joke. Then it went viral

By Gracie Wiener

Close-up

Honor Levy With My First Book, the very online It Girl is defining Gen Z fiction

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Lilli Elias With her homeware brand, Autumn Sonata, the 28-year-old is using her archival-studies degree to turn antique prints into new textiles

By Elena Clavarino

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Henry Alford’s “This or That” A pop quiz of cultural phenomena

By Henry Alford

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Into the Wilde In Milan, a new wave of members-only clubs is transforming the city’s social fabric

By Elena Clavarino

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Landing Gear A temperature-controlled mug for coffee-lovers; headphones without equal; the world’s sharpest, brightest portable projector; and more

By Jonathan Margolis

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A Poet’s Painter

By Max Lakin

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Hello, Doctor? For just $100, a new online concierge service will connect the procedure-curious with some of the world’s top plastic surgeons and dermatologists

By Tatiana Boncompagni Hoover

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The New Swampland? Since 2020, branches of restaurants from New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and elsewhere have opened in Miami. But the bubble may be ready to pop

By Eric Barton

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Elements of Style

The Uncommon Man There are many who believe Nicky Haslam is the last bastion of good taste. His tea towels can help you elevate yours

By Stuart Heritage

Billionaires in Rut

Billion-Dollar Babies When a plush-toy tycoon with a real-estate fetish bumps up against Bill Gates, hospitality goes out the window

By William D. Cohan

Online Special

Marta Has Left the Building In Death Valley Junction, a theater like no other

By Matthew Gurewitsch

New York

Jerry Saltz The Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic reveals his travel routine

The Wrecking Crew Last week’s surprise demolition of the White House’s East Wing wasn’t the first time Trump destroyed a great American building

Henri Bendel

Face Value Inside South Korea’s booming plastic-surgery district, where hundreds of faces and bodies are tweaked every day

Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a biography of artist LeRoy Neiman, a tour of New York’s hidden landmarks, a novel set in a Manhattan women’s hotel, and a new translation of Aesop’s fables

The Original Walter White

A Class Act The producing artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater pays tribute to his friend James McMullan, a brilliant artist who has designed its posters for nearly four decades

The Write Stuff An inter-office memo highlighting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s inherent racism reveals Toni Morrison to have been as fierce an editor as she was a writer

Join the Jet Set A private plane with its own parachute! A digital camera that will make your hair stand on end! Earphones designed to improve the sound quality around you! And more …

Down the Rabbit Hole

Charlie Fox Dispensary

Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s quasi-divorce memoir, an investigation into a Manhattan-art-gallery scandal, and a short-story collection capturing life in northern China

The Boat and Tote and Me I started ironically embroidering L. L. Bean tote bags as a joke. Then it went viral

Honor Levy With My First Book, the very online It Girl is defining Gen Z fiction

Lilli Elias With her homeware brand, Autumn Sonata, the 28-year-old is using her archival-studies degree to turn antique prints into new textiles

Henry Alford’s “This or That” A pop quiz of cultural phenomena

Into the Wilde In Milan, a new wave of members-only clubs is transforming the city’s social fabric

Landing Gear A temperature-controlled mug for coffee-lovers; headphones without equal; the world’s sharpest, brightest portable projector; and more

A Poet’s Painter

Hello, Doctor? For just $100, a new online concierge service will connect the procedure-curious with some of the world’s top plastic surgeons and dermatologists

The New Swampland? Since 2020, branches of restaurants from New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and elsewhere have opened in Miami. But the bubble may be ready to pop

The Uncommon Man There are many who believe Nicky Haslam is the last bastion of good taste. His tea towels can help you elevate yours

Billion-Dollar Babies When a plush-toy tycoon with a real-estate fetish bumps up against Bill Gates, hospitality goes out the window

Marta Has Left the Building In Death Valley Junction, a theater like no other

The Boat and Tote and Me I started ironically embroidering L. L. Bean tote bags as a joke. Then it went viral