Air Mail

Book ’Em!

By Joanne Kaufman

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Object of Desire

Sacré Bleu Jeans! Amidst fashion’s ever changing landscape, Matthieu Blazy’s denim reaffirms Chanel’s lasting allure

By Emilia Petrarca

Highlight

It’s a Bird, It’s a Song … It’s The Birdsong Project! With more than 200 artists, from Nick Cave to Yo-Yo Ma, offering their takes on avian-inspired sound, there’s something for everyone

By Laura Jacobs

A Look Back

Intoxicate Me Take a fresh sniff of Shalimar. You may be surprised by its seductive powers

By April Long

A Different Kind of Holiday How to enjoy Christmas alone in the big city

By James Wolcott

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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library

By Alessandra Stanley

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CHANEL Beauty x The AIR MAIL Newsstand Something glossy has come to 546 Hudson Street. From Tuesday, June 16, to Monday, June 22, CHANEL Beauty is in residence at the AIR MAIL Newsstand

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Ignacio Mattos’s Guide to Punta del Este The Uruguayan chef and restaurateur behind New York’s Estela, Lodi, and Altro Paradiso shares his favorite spots in the seaside city

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Big Law Gets Bigger Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes. Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line

By Jeffrey Toobin

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The Swan Who Was Spared The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray

By Joseph Rodota

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Abercrombie & Flinch Behind the preppy, all-American fashion brand was a sordid world of alleged exploitation and abuse of power

By Rianna Croxford

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Britons on Broadway

The British Are Coming! Operation Mincemeat—the Olivier Award–winning West End musical about a W.W. II–era deception operation that fooled the Nazis—is taking Broadway by storm

By Tim Teeman

Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder As we peel off the layers and parade into spring, will we bare our body hair or banish it for good? Our brave beauty columnist goes bushwhacking …

By Linda Wells

Books

If You Build It …

By Celia McGee

Winds of Change Comporta, Portugal, sits on the last undeveloped stretch of Atlantic Ocean coastline in Southern Europe. Will developers and tourists ruin it?

By Michael Hainey

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Arts and Drafts Five years after leaving New York magazine, Adam Moss discusses the state of media today, how he fills his days, and his new book about art

By Jim Kelly

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Sore Losers A collection of songs for people who’ve turned on themselves, by self-critical artists such as the Buzzcocks, Lyle Lovett, Jackie Ross, and more

By George Kalogerakis

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Getting Into Bed with Leslie Mann The actress shares her nighttime routine in exquisite detail—Korean sleep masks, Dateline viewings, and tighty whities included

By Jeanne Malle

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Eye of the Beholder Thanks to Jane Fonda’s Workout, leotards and leg lifts became enduring cultural phenomena. Forty years after the video’s debut, Fonda is still astonished that it worked

By Linda Wells

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Andrew Rannells’s Good Life The actor’s secret to happiness: a stash of Twizzlers, a show tune when he’s feeling blue, and learning to shake off jealousy

By Holly Parmelee

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The Many Lives of Anna May Wong

By Celia McGee

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Great Lives

The Inimitable Nona Summers A director remembers a great love

By Michael Lindsay-Hogg

The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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Kelly Beeman The painter and illustrator was convinced art couldn’t be a full-time job. But when Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson came across her drawings on Instagram, overnight success followed

By Elena Clavarino

L.A. Plays New York In the past few years, New York City’s buzziest restaurants have been exported to Miami. Now they’re landing in Los Angeles

By Susan Campos

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