“Their surname represents not simply a brand of stout but also a certain brand of person.”

Unlike almost every other modern imposter, Nick Rockefeller died with his secret intact. airmail.news/sh/Nlhjp4/bs

“Somehow things happened, odd things, when Muriel was around.”

Funerals are giving some social climbers FOMO.

“So I’ve got no idea why you’re here, Bey, but welcome to the neighborhood.”

How Alex Acosta gave Jeffrey Epstein “a deal of a lifetime.”

A good dose of age-related prejudice can keep you young.

Remembering Nona Summers.

Samin Nosrat’s go-to drink on a flight: “Just water. It’s so easy to get dehydrated on a flight!”

“‘Vice’ began as a joke that got out of hand, and then became a kind of psychic prison for those who’d once been in on it.”

“Why not? Nothing else has worked.”

“There’s clearly a lot of frustration with dating apps.”

Let’s all holiday in Canada instead!

“Shakespeare was the recipient of Marlowe’s gifts of reckless courage and genius but he did not want to be Marlowe.”

"I enjoy the research, in part because I know how much my readers have come to value all the intricate historical details that I try to include in my books."

From Eric Hanson’s sketchbook …

“The world is changing. I’m trying to lean into the excitement. It’s time to shut up, stop complaining and dance.”

“I’ve lived enough life, and I want to just treat my mind as a garden through which I can stroll.”

“The better you dress, the worse you can behave.”

From Barry Blitt’s sketchbook …

“I’m intentional about every book I stock—a tight edit of must-haves, rather than an overstuffed catalogue.”

A good dose of age-related prejudice can keep you young.

Remembering Nona Summers …

Samin Nosrat’s go-to travel item: “My Rachel Comey sweatshirt is a go-to throw-on for flights. It’s very cozy.”

“Cool is a one-time resource. You can sell it once. Then you’re done.”

“I think most of the people that are dating would pay a very awkward meeting if their goal is to find someone.”

“The Blitz was an absolutely beautiful way to grow up.”

“Somehow things happened, odd things, when Muriel was around.”

Funerals are giving some social climbers FOMO.

Another day and yet another famous name is supposedly moving to the Cotswolds—or at least a part of the country that they think is the Cotswolds.

How Alex Acosta gave Jeffrey Epstein “a deal of a lifetime.” airmail.news/sh/3EhN33/bs

Samin Nosrat’s advice for travelers: “Be adventurous with your fruit!”

The fast and loose cynicism of Vice’s senior executives could only be sustained by breaking lots of things along the way.

“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.”

"Lord Redesdale had hoped they would marry respectable men—'the chinless horrors,' as his daughters called them. To his chagrin, and Pond’s eternal gratitude, they did anything but." My new piece at @airmail.news on Mimi Pond's "Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me": airmail.news/issues/2025-...

“You cannot date through a screen.”

Finally, a proposed deportation we can get behind. airmail.news/sh/ZyhQnk/bs

“Here are the characters I invented, that are saying the words that I invented, and in the place I thought about.”

“The men making this content do have these haircuts, do listen to Clairo, they do rock a small top, big pant, tote bag combo."

“His ideal reader, I suspect, is a good old boy in search of a buddy with a beer and a rowdy story to tell.”

“For a British writer, Northern Ireland during the Troubles makes for an obvious beehive.”

“A lot of people are quite happy being part of this little bubble.”

“Abbe Lowell is dedicated to helping those who are under attack.”

Here’s what each A.I. says about its users.

“The process for him has always been one of experimentation.”

“When I hear people talking about how they’re hoping Trump will die, I try to let them down gently.”

“The one royal I met in person was not impressive to me in the least.”

“I grew up in an era when hiding under your school desk was considered the go-to protocol for surviving an atomic bomb."

“As traditional gender roles dissolve, men look for new scripts to inhabit, and performance offers a way to experiment with them publicly."

“Know that anyone who has made dozens of dangerous forays into Kabul could probably handle a working lunch with Lauren Boebert.”