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Air Mail Diary

BoJo Hustles for Work And other curious news about these strange days …

By George Kalogerakis

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The Queen of Caricature Before Nora Ephron and Gay Talese, there was Kate Carew, a cartoonist who sat down with everyone from Mark Twain to Picasso

By Bruce Handy

Crime and Scandal

Private Quarters Brant Lake Camp was warned about pedophiles in their midst. Why did the camp not act against them?

By Johanna Berkman

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Air Mail Diary

The Glorious Collapse of Truth Social, Trump’s Social-Media App And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Boy Toys

The Ultimate Baby Driver The Little Car Company makes scaled-down replicas of Ferraris and Bentleys that retail for six figures. But their target audience is larger than you’d think

By Jonathan Margolis

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Books

Livin’ La Movida Loca

By Nicolas Rapold

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Highlight

A Cri de Coeur for the Moment Alice Diop discusses Saint Omer, a drama of race and motherhood that marks the filmmaker’s first fiction feature, selected as France’s entry in the upcoming Academy Awards

By Nicolas Rapold

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Trump, Musk, Carlson—the names trip off the tongue like a list of medical complaints, but which one will get your vote? Plus, all the latest cat-killing and baby-frightening news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump gets down, Kristi Noem sucks up, and Elon Musk fibs widely

By George Kalogerakis

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Air Mail Diary

Prince William’s Eyebrow-Raising News Peg And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Lit Hubbub

The Sally Rooney Effect Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist

By Erin Somers

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Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear The fountain of youth in laser-pen format; a discreet camera challenging smartphone photography’s dominance; robotic pets finally worth the hype; and more

By Jonathan Margolis

Landing Gear

The Driver’s Test Diagnose your car troubles without a mechanic! The best iPhone yet? A printer that won’t have you running to buy replacement ink cartridges! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Air Mail Diary

David Beckham and Rafael Nadal Take to Court And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Film

Written in the Stars The seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Wes Anderson has made the funniest, most heartfelt, and most poignant film of his career

By Kevin Maher

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Lit Split

J. K. Rowling’s Goblet of a Firestorm Even when she’s defending Salman Rushdie’s rights, some in the literary world want to see her silenced. Or worse

By George Kalogerakis

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Air Mail Diary

In Paris, Breadlines Are Drawn And other curious news about these strange days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Aristo Chronicles

The Secret Daughter A battle over the estate of Mario D’Urso—the Italian banker and senator who epitomized the 1970s jet set—gets complicated when a daughter he didn’t know he had enters the picture

By James Eli Shiffer

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Adventures in Photography

The Cult of Leica The German camera company, which has supplied photographers from Henri Cartier-Bresson to Annie Leibovitz and sabotaged the Third Reich during W.W. II, turns 100 this year

By Jonathan Margolis

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Books

In Colder Blood

By Jim Kelly

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On the Rails

Palace on Wheels $50,000 for a day trip, no problem—a window into the over-the-top rail holidays of the ultra-wealthy

By Elissa Hunter

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

By Jeanne Malle

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The Closer Look

Manolo Blahnik’s Good Life The shoe designer relies on Flaubert, ten Labradors, old-school etiquette, and a love of toe cleavage

By Holly Parmelee

View With a Room

Fishing for Complements The charming owner of Estiatorio Milos has returned to his homeland with an alluring new hotel in Athens

By Alexander Lobrano

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