Air Mail

Growing Up Basquiat Friends of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s compare a new exhibition on his life and work with the curious, complicated young artist they came of age with

By Joel Lobenthal

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index King Charles getting a pay raise? Elon Musk tearing down Twitter? R.F.K. Jr. playing the Trump card? Who is the neediest of them all? You decide!

By George Kalogerakis

Nightlife

Inside Casa Cruz Only the décor is loud at New York’s latest overpriced and occasionally underpopulated members’ club

By Dana Brown

Air Mail Diary

The Kaiser Sparks a Family Feud And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Inside the S.N.L. Audition Room Laugh-free interviews, under-the-breath asides, and lots of popcorn … Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, and others reveal what it’s like to get hired by Lorne Michaels

By Susan Morrison

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All About Peter Six months after the release of Ira Sachs’s film Peter Hujar’s Day, three exhibitions in New York give long-overdue attention to the American photographer

By Osman Can Yerebakan

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Spend It Like Beckham? The Soccer Star’s Money Scandal And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Trump Gets Even Smaller We have editorial columns and editorial cartoons. Now we have editorial toy soldiers

By Jamie Malanowski

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The Social Stir There’s never been a bigger appetite for celebratory food and festive drinks. Colu Henry’s new cookbook reveals the winning formula

By Laura Neilson

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Citizen Cimino

By Bruce Handy

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Welcome to the Louniverse The late Velvet Underground front man was not only a master songwriter, he also had a great mountain pose

By Will Hodgkinson

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Books

Affairs of the Heart

By Joanne Kaufman

The Making Of

A “Modern-Day Casablanca” How Miami Vice brought Hollywood-size ambition to the small screen—and sold a lot of Ray-Bans

By Josh Karp

The Real Dealer

The Secret Source While the Mitchell Algus Gallery has launched the careers of many current art-world sensations, Algus himself struggles to pay the rent

By Bianca Bosker

A Mission from God How an epic friendship born out of quaaludes, comedy, and a shared love of R&B paved the way for The Blues Brothers

By Daniel de Visé

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Deep Dish Emily Sundberg’s addictive Substack has made her one of the most influential voices in media—and she’s just getting started

By Brennan Kilbane

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Sarah Raffetto A fourth-generation Raffetto, of New York’s famed downtown pasta empire, talks honoring tradition—and departing from it

By Jensen Davis

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The View from Here Let me tell you about a technology that’s censor-proof, beyond the reach of A.I., and optimized for “deeper reading.” It’s called ink on paper

By John R. MacArthur

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The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk rules the roost. Chris Licht gets the boot. Can Prince Harry reclaim his throne? Plus: the oddest news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

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Grace Gummer The actress, a member of a great acting family, is pivoting from theater to television

By Clara Molot

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When Life Gives You Lemons … Produced by Pauline Chalamet and directed by Rachel Walden, the short film Lemon Tree is inspired by a true story from Walden’s grandfather’s childhood

By Clara Molot

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Modern Times

If Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing, What Does That Mean About Husbands? A viral Vogue article has our newly married editor in a tailspin

By Elena Clavarino

Smoke and Mirrors

Quit Doing That! Smoking cessation has never looked better, thanks to these new products and therapies

By Hannah Baxter

devil’s advocate

The Fixer for the Fallen Juda Engelmayer has carved out a lucrative niche defending the indefensible, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Harvey Weinstein. But there’s one client he wouldn’t represent—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

By Megan Agnew

Are Artists Brexiting London? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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