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Crime and Punishment

The Man in the Lineup: Part IV Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in jail for a rape he didn’t commit. Nearly 40 years later comes a precisely calculated payback

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Bashar al-Assad flees, Juan Soto increases his fees, and the Trump nominees continue to displease

Inside Story

The Designer Who Set Women Free In contrast to Dior’s waist-cinching “New Look,” Claire McCardell’s “American Look” brought comfort to women’s fashion


Design for Living

Rule of Three Go from shoddy to well shod with a pair of adult shoes! Spend an evening at the movies (but not in a multiplex)! And more, in our column on how to live …

Photography

Joel Meyerowitz’s Life in Photography One of the pioneers of color photography looks back on his six-decade career in a new book

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Highlight

Strangers in the Night Spin Cycle, a one-act play about two people crossing paths at a laundromat, premieres in New York

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Bell, Book, and Candle

To Catch a Manuscript Thief The shocking leak of Pope Francis’s closely guarded autobiography bears uncanny similarities to an infamous publishing swindler’s modus operandi

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Small Talk

15 Reasons Pete Buttigieg Should Be President With no clear Democratic front-runner, could the former secretary of transportation be the party’s next presidential nominee? We count the reasons why

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Close-up

Caio Twombly The 26-year-old curator spotlights young artists at his new East Village gallery

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Close-up

Dae Kim At just 29 years old, the Per Se alum is the head chef at Manhattan’s splashiest new fine-dining restaurant

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Highlight

Against the Grain The Museum of Modern Art exhibits New York’s first-ever retrospective on Käthe Kollwitz, one of history’s greatest graphic artists—and one of its most outspoken pacifists

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A Gentleman’s Touch Thanks to his impeccable manners, Arthur Barry ingratiated himself with Jazz Age millionaires—then stole their jewels

View With a Room

Better Living Through Holiday At Yeotown in Madeira, a wellness retreat that caters to angsty over-achievers


The Perfect Ending

Ike Barinholtz The Studio actor answers 66 of life’s most pressing questions

After Hours

A Night Celebrating Michael Chow After Thursday night’s premiere of AKA Mr. Chow, a documentary directed by Nick Hooker and executive-produced by AIR MAIL Co-Editor Graydon Carter, guests including Victor Garber and Griffin Dunne gathered to celebrate the inimitable restaurateur at—where else?—Mr. Chow

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Body Language

Golden Girl The spray tan has shed its streaky reputation, and now everyone from Ryan Gosling to Jennifer Lawrence is going under the gun

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Plastic Problems

Cat’s Out of the Bag In the late 90s, Jocelyn Wildenstein became a tabloid sensation after her $2.5 billion divorce and as “the poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong.” Now she’s broke and the subject of a new HBO documentary series

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High-Society Sound

A Getty on the Dance Floor The oil heiress Ivy Getty lost her father and divorced her husband—but found salvation in breezy, summertime pop

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Portfolio

The London List Meet the 25 irrepressible young talents lighting up the scene

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Close-up

Yasmine and Julie Audi The Lebanese sister duo behind Milan’s ultra-popular Oslo—Made in Heaven dessert shop is creating museum-worthy confections

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Tall Tales How super-tall, pencil-thin buildings are changing Manhattan’s classic skyline

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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss an audiobook murder mystery involving cellist prodigies, an intimate history of Manhattan’s Public Theater, and a globe-maker’s exploration of his craft

Close-up

Corey Mylchreest With starring roles in the romantic comedy My Oxford Year and the Julie Delpy–led political thriller, Hostage, the 27-year-old actor is spearheading the revival of Cool Britannia


Great Lives

Michel David-Weill For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch

City Guides

Angelica Hicks’s Guide to Brooklyn The British illustrator and Internet personality shares her go-to restaurants, shops, and bars near her home in Carroll Gardens

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