New York
On the Scent
Scents to Savor The hottest new fragrances smell a whole lot like dinner—and the effect is much more appealing than it sounds
Adventures in Comedy
“Area Loser Wants Job” The longest-serving editor of The Onion on how a group of “unemployable” twentysomethings created America’s foremost satirical publication
Sex Scene
Pussy Riot The Kegel Throne is the latest device promising to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor. One fearless queen takes a seat
Eight Questions
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
Skin in the Game
Pleats, Please There’s a reason your algorithm is teeing up pictures of puckered arms and legs that are suddenly and miraculously smoothed. Can you believe them?
In the Haute Seat
Bella Freud The British fashion designer answers 30 questions on fashion sense and other sensibilities, including her penchant for totes
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!
Books
Gaslit, Gatekept Girlbosses The biographer of cosmetics titan Mary Kay reveals how the other female inventors and entrepreneurs of her time were foiled and forgotten
Listen
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
