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A new Sondheim; a feuding Tom Wolfe; the writers of "Casablanca"; saving Harvard-Westlake; and much more!

September 23, 2023 Issue N⁰ 219 You are not currently a paid member and have limited access to AIR MAIL. Subscribe today. Good Morning! It's the weekend, and we have delights from all over You Can Jump in Now Here's Just Some of What We Have in This Issue Court of Last Resort You could compost all day long, but AIR MAIL Co-Editor Alessandra Stanley wonders if good old litigation is the key to finally solving global warming Writing Wrongs The M.F.A. writing program at Bennington College, the alma mater of Bret Easton Ellis and Donna Tartt, was seen as a literary Eden—until it was deemed not diverse enough for the times. Kat Rosenfield goes inside the spat threatening to tear it apart Read 'Em And Tweet Tom Wolfe's daughter compares her father's literary feuds with Norman Mailer and John Updike to today's social-media pile-ons in which authors fight readers Teenage Nightmare J. Clara Chan reports on a terrifying string of student suicides at Harvard-Westlake, the prestigious prep school where Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Denzel Washington sent their kids Brand Damage Stuart Heritage analyzes the spectacular fall of comedian turned conspiracy theorist Russell Brand, who stands accused of rape and sexual assault That '70s Mess Speaking of bad men, Ashton Kutcher's defense of That '70s Show co-star and convicted rapist Danny Masterson should come as no surprise. Here's a time line of all of his brain-dead comments The Unusual Suspects The behind-the-scenes story of the making of Casablanca—and who exactly came up with the movie's most quotable lines Show Stealers If you bought gold jewelry in Britain in the 80s or 90s, it is likely to contain traces of Brink's-Mat gold. An excellent new TV show revisits the famed Brink's-Mat gold heist and the unlikely criminals behind it Office Gossip AIR MAIL's indispensable podcast finds Bruce Bozzi talking to Mindy Kaling about The Office and Legally Blonde 3 Fall Classics Flutter into fall with an autumn-wardrobe update—a waxed jacket, a cashmere sweater, and a retro alarm clock for those chilly mornings Happy Saturday! Dig In! A Night Celebrating Gay Talese On Tuesday, Judy Collins, Tony Danza, David Remnick, and others gathered at a book party hosted by AIR MAIL Co-Editors Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley in celebration of the writer's new memoir TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE PARTY

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