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A Good Sport

The Last Renaissance Man Ely Callaway went from running the Burlington textile company to founding ultra-successful wine and golf businesses—all while hiding a lifelong secret

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A Literary Life

The Curious Case of Thomas Pynchon With the release of Shadow Ticket, his first novel in 12 years, and the Vineland-inspired One Battle After Another in theaters, only one thing is for sure: the author won’t be in evidence


A Literary Companion

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

Film

Superman’s Homecoming Will a divided America embrace the return of a kind superhero long known for championing peace and standing with immigrants?

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Air Mail Diary

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

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

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Ticket to Ride

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

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Elements of Style

“The Met Gala for Teenagers” As le Bal des Débutantes returns to Paris, its longtime correspondent reflects on a quarter-century of photographing its brightest young stars

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Artistic License

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

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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

Credit-Card Wars

The Battle of the Plastics Credit-card companies are battling for affluent young customers with increasingly lavish, one-of-a-kind experiences. How long can it last?


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

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

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Artistic License

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

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An Enduring Mystery

The Shooting of Pretty Boy Melvin Was Sean “Diddy” Combs’s father murdered by the Gambino crime family?

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump goes all Smokey Bear, George Santos rears his ugly head (again), and the My Pillow founder loses his legal cushion. C’mon, put your faith in AIR MAIL’s electoral college and vote already!

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Wheels of Injustice

The Apostate Trump’s dead-eyed hatchet man in the Justice Department, Emil Bove III, has attacked the very office that taught him the law—and betrayed the ideals he once espoused

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Air Mail Diary

A Museum with Private(s) Access And other strange news about these curious days …

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The View from Here Is Donald Trump doing a “Reverse-Nixon”? (It’s even worse than it sounds)


Close-up

Quintessa Swindell The 27-year-old actor stars in Ridley Scott’s new thriller, Prime Target, while simultaneously making their directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival

Television

Political Clout After a nine-year hiatus, the prescient Danish drama Borgen and its lead character, Birgitte Nyborg, have a lot to say

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