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Inside Story

When Marilyn Went British In a 1956 trip to England, Marilyn Monroe sowed the seeds of divorce with Arthur Miller, battled with Laurence Olivier on set, and snagged an audience with the Queen

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Ghostwriters with Benefits Victoria Beckham’s former ghostwriter on the perilous mistake Prince Harry’s ghostwriter has made: liking his subject too much

Book Reviews

The Princess Bride


The Windsor Knot

Harry and Kate Go to a Coronation One smiles and dazzles, and the other grimaces and bolts. Who’s the new star of the Firm?

The Windsor Knot

Harry and Kate Go to a Coronation One smiles and dazzles, and the other grimaces and bolts. Who’s the new star of the Firm?

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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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The Drama Continues …

Failure to Launch Having returned to Santa Barbara, and with Prince Harry’s memoir and Meghan’s podcast underway, what’s next for the unroyal couple?

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Brits And Their Cars

Corporate Collision Land Rover, the 75-year-old British car company favored by the Queen—and, further down the food chain, one of AIR MAIL’s co-editors—is getting a rebrand. Now it sounds like a K-pop boy band

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But First …

The View from Here Mugs, trays, tins, tea cozies—it’s a golden moment for collectors of coronation tat. And, yes, you need some

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index A rare Melania sighting, Rupert Murdoch is plighting, and Donald Trump is inciting. (Again!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world


The Other Other Woman

My Best Fiend’s Wedding Wallis Simpson was prepared to do anything to become Queen of England—even if it meant backstabbing her best friend

But First …

The View from Here Dandyish Cecil Beaton was an unlikely choice for royal photographer. But his portraits of Elizabeth gave a nation in crisis the monarch it needed

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But First …

The View from Here Social-justice activists say impact—not intent—is all that matters. They’re wrong

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Noble Pursuits

The Making of a Marchioness The late Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava rejected her glamorous youth for a colorful life spent helping others

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Take Five

Henry Louis Gates Jr. The historian and literary critic on what he’s seeing, reading, watching, and listening to—plus the gadget he can’t live without

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Air Mail Diary

Trump Admits He Is Depressing And other strange news about these curious days …

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Comeback King Two new biographies of King Charles mark a return to good old-fashioned royal journalism

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Music

Lord of the Spins Fred Again, the world’s most popular D.J., is hip, hot, and very posh

Books

Earl’s-Eye View


Social Studies, Part One

Cult of Personality How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?

Books

Murder, They Wrote This month’s best mystery books contain a healthy dose of humor

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