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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

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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

Gone Girl

Inside the Search for Nancy Guthrie Her kidnapping riveted the nation—as did the botched hunt for Guthrie’s abductor. Yet even as hopes dim, a resourceful task force soldiers on

By Howard Blum

Air Mail Diary

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

By George Kalogerakis

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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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’s 10 Best Books of 2025 The story of the man who created Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; a bio of William F. Buckley Jr.; a revealing look inside Facebook; a slice of New York history that laid the groundwork for Zohran Mamdani; and more holiday nonfiction reading for every taste!

By Jim Kelly

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

By George Kalogerakis

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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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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

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

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

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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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The Whole $59 Million Yards Dress by Dior and music by Maroon 5—yes, the viral “wedding of the century” was between a car dealer’s daughter and her 29-year-old groom facing serious jail time

By Will Pavia

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The Longest Day In an exclusive excerpt from an upcoming history of The New York Times: how 9/11 tested the paper’s newsroom—and fueled a wildly successful transition online

By Adam Nagourney

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Copenhagen’s New Rival With stellar restaurants, irresistible shopping, and charming hotels, Bornholm is becoming Denmark’s most appealing vacation spot

By Mary Holland

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Down the Tubes With Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports driving up the cost of a key ingredient in American toilet paper, experts say a shortage may well be on the horizon

By Will Pavia

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From the Outside

By Kelundra Smith

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Air Mail Diary

Jeff Koons on the Moon And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

Modern Times

The Way We Wordle How to win at the Internet’s latest obsession—now a part of The New York Times

By Jake Helm and Laura Hackett

Modern Times

Who’s Afraid of Bushcore? Glossing over the bungling of Katrina and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, younger generations are recasting George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather

By Carolina de Armas and Paulina Prosnitz

Where Oligarchs Have Found Safe Harbors And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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