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The World’s Most Expensive Massage Spoon-fed honey, a thwacking with oak leaves, and an oxygen mask are all part of the fun

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Open Book

William Klein’s World A new coffee-table book pays tribute to the photographer whose unconventional style helped revive a staid industry


Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a new edition of Wilfrid Sheed’s 1966 masterpiece, the retelling of a 1980s hostage crisis, and Bernard-Henri Lévy on Israel

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Jack of All Trades The Museum of Modern Art, in New York, presents its first Jack Whitten retrospective, celebrating the late artist’s lasting mark on everything from abstraction to sculpture and drawings

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Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder Hotels are so rich with scent memories that, sometimes, a spritz is enough to really take you places. Isn’t it about time you tried puttin’ on the Ritz, too?

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Ron Yan With Tolo, his first solo restaurant, the New York City chef brings together several Chinese cuisines in one menu

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Nick Pinkerton A fixture of New York’s downtown film scene discusses writing the script for The Sweet East, starring Euphoria heartthrob Jacob Elordi, which premieres at the Cannes Film Festival

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High Times

The Who’s Who of Halloween With spooky season in full swing, New Yorkers have strapped on their cat ears and begun their yearly—shall we say “haunting”—antics to be seen in the right spots … even if they’re in full disguise

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City Guides

Gia Kuan’s Guide to Seoul The New York publicist and founder of Gia Kuan Consulting shares her go-to spots in one of her favorite cities

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But First …

The View from Here Extra! Extra! AIR MAIL opens a newsstand in New York’s West Village

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City Guides

Miles Greenberg’s Guide to Montreal The Canadian artist shares the spots that shaped his adolescence as an art-school dropout

Air Play

Songs with Atmosphere A selection of 14 songs that defy description


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James Shalom The art dealer turned founder of clothing company Salie 66 on what it takes to make a new fashion concept stand out

Elements of Style

The Belgian Shoes Boom A new generation of shoemakers—and customers—is bringing fresh meaning to an old status symbol

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Sound Bites

Air Mail Environments: New York Our latest creation will immerse you in New York’s glorious sounds, from the hallowed atrium of the Metropolitan Opera to the clank and churn of the Staten Island Ferry

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Tom Wright After opening a shop in the East Village, fashion’s favorite juice purveyor is taking his ginger-lime shots to delis and grocery stores around Manhattan

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A Passage to India

The Mahabharata of Literary Festivals Forget glitchy microphones and cheap white wine. The Jaipur Literature Festival is the biggest and best of its kind in the world

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Annie Meyers-Shyer The daughter of the powerhouse duo behind The Parent Trap has fostered a cult following of her own with her home-décor Instagram account, This Oak House

The Perfect Ending

Isaac Mizrahi The designer, entertainer, author, and producer answers 32 of life’s most pressing questions


Stars and Bars

Too Hot to Handle? Albert Trummer made Apotheke the buzziest watering hole in New York—until it all went up in flames. Now he’s trying to re-create the magic