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Amateur Hour An unexpected side effect of house music’s stratospheric rise? Everyone and their mother thinks that they, too, can be a D.J.

By Elena Clavarino

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Landing Gear

An Idea with Legs Prepare for fall with an Adirondack chair that heats up! Noodle on a slew of positively medieval instruments! A Web site to help you learn the Romance languages! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

Hell on Wheels

Wild Ride Tesla used to be the car of choice for virtue-signaling Democrats. Now, as liberals all over the world are unloading their “Swasticars,” will the Fox News set fill the void?

By Simon Mills

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The View from Here Jennifer Dulos disappeared three years ago. The husband accused of her murder is dead by his own hand. Now his mistress is on trial

By Rich Cohen

A Truly Fresh Hell, Courtesy of Dorothy Parker And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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No-Fly Zone A humanitarian insect repellent! Our favorite earbuds yet! The fountain of youth turns out to be a very expensive laser! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Somewhere Man Pablo Carrington operates some of the world’s best hotels according to one simple rule: whatever a multi-national brand would do, he does the opposite

By Ben Ryder Howe

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A Very WAG-ish Scandal? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Surprise Ending When former Simon & Schuster C.E.O. Richard Snyder died last week, he left two things in his wake: a legacy as a difficult but revolutionary publisher, and a fourth wife who wanted it all

By William D. Cohan

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Owen Teague The young star of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes discusses acting with C.G.I. and making it in Hollywood

By Bridget Arsenault

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The Nice List AIR MAIL’s tech-and-gadget czar reviews hundreds of devices, contraptions, and gizmos each year. For the sake of simplifying your holiday shopping, he’s chosen the best ones

By Jonathan Margolis

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Landing Gear

Closing the Captions The soundbar so effective that you can shut off subtitles once and for all! A pendulum clock for the Digital Age! Headphones that work underwater! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

Book Excerpt

The Artful Dodger In his early 20s, Orlando Whitfield befriended Inigo Philbrick, an ambitious young art dealer. Over the next 15 years, his pal defrauded clients to the tune of $86 million

By Orlando Whitfield

Skiing for the 1 Percent

Moving Mountains Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is transforming Utah’s Powder Mountain into a private members’ club. Is he the ski resort’s savior or its saboteur?

By Harriet Alexander

The Original Hostess with the Mostest

By Robin Olson

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The Last Days of Joan Didion Cory Leadbeater looked after the author in her final days—and after them, too

By Helen Rumbelow

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Russia’s Rich Hunt for New Homes Plus, are Swedes rude? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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The View from Here The latest victim of crypto hype? Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper

By Paul Goldberger

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The Dramatist as Analyst

By Nicolas Rapold

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Cycling’s Fresh Blood Whether you’re an e-bike believer or prefer to pedal it out the old-fashioned way, three start-ups are breathing new life into the Victorian-era invention

By Jonathan Margolis

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Julian Schnabel’s Cutting Edge Despite commercial success and a body of work that now spans more than five decades, the artist is just as irritable and unimpressed as ever

By Arwa Mahdawi

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Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear An automated terrarium for even the most hopeless of plant-lovers; a streaming device that’s built to move; a power adapter big enough for an army (and 200 countries); and more

By Jonathan Margolis

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

Hollywood

A Raging Bull’s Fighting Words Robert De Niro has a new baby and a celebrated new film—his 10th with Martin Scorsese—but what the acclaimed actor really wants to discuss is the crazy and absurd phenomenon of Donald Trump

By Alex Moshakis

Sick or Genius? Directors can’t stop making movies about tortured artists

By Dan Fox

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New York

Amateur Hour An unexpected side effect of house music’s stratospheric rise? Everyone and their mother thinks that they, too, can be a D.J.

An Idea with Legs Prepare for fall with an Adirondack chair that heats up! Noodle on a slew of positively medieval instruments! A Web site to help you learn the Romance languages! And more …

Wild Ride Tesla used to be the car of choice for virtue-signaling Democrats. Now, as liberals all over the world are unloading their “Swasticars,” will the Fox News set fill the void?

The View from Here Jennifer Dulos disappeared three years ago. The husband accused of her murder is dead by his own hand. Now his mistress is on trial

A Truly Fresh Hell, Courtesy of Dorothy Parker And other strange news about these curious days …

No-Fly Zone A humanitarian insect repellent! Our favorite earbuds yet! The fountain of youth turns out to be a very expensive laser! And more …

Somewhere Man Pablo Carrington operates some of the world’s best hotels according to one simple rule: whatever a multi-national brand would do, he does the opposite

A Very WAG-ish Scandal? And other strange news about these curious days …

Surprise Ending When former Simon & Schuster C.E.O. Richard Snyder died last week, he left two things in his wake: a legacy as a difficult but revolutionary publisher, and a fourth wife who wanted it all

Owen Teague The young star of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes discusses acting with C.G.I. and making it in Hollywood

The Nice List AIR MAIL’s tech-and-gadget czar reviews hundreds of devices, contraptions, and gizmos each year. For the sake of simplifying your holiday shopping, he’s chosen the best ones

Closing the Captions The soundbar so effective that you can shut off subtitles once and for all! A pendulum clock for the Digital Age! Headphones that work underwater! And more …

The Artful Dodger In his early 20s, Orlando Whitfield befriended Inigo Philbrick, an ambitious young art dealer. Over the next 15 years, his pal defrauded clients to the tune of $86 million

Moving Mountains Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is transforming Utah’s Powder Mountain into a private members’ club. Is he the ski resort’s savior or its saboteur?

The Original Hostess with the Mostest

The Last Days of Joan Didion Cory Leadbeater looked after the author in her final days—and after them, too

Russia’s Rich Hunt for New Homes Plus, are Swedes rude? And other strange news about these curious days …

The View from Here The latest victim of crypto hype? Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper

The Dramatist as Analyst

Cycling’s Fresh Blood Whether you’re an e-bike believer or prefer to pedal it out the old-fashioned way, three start-ups are breathing new life into the Victorian-era invention

Julian Schnabel’s Cutting Edge Despite commercial success and a body of work that now spans more than five decades, the artist is just as irritable and unimpressed as ever

Landing Gear An automated terrarium for even the most hopeless of plant-lovers; a streaming device that’s built to move; a power adapter big enough for an army (and 200 countries); and more

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

A Raging Bull’s Fighting Words Robert De Niro has a new baby and a celebrated new film—his 10th with Martin Scorsese—but what the acclaimed actor really wants to discuss is the crazy and absurd phenomenon of Donald Trump

Sick or Genius? Directors can’t stop making movies about tortured artists