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Capote's lost short story; Menendez-mania, plus: Lou Reed, Withnail, Springsteen's jacket, and more.

September 30, 2023 Issue N⁰ 220 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 From Lansing Three years on from Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's attempted kidnapping at the hands of far-right terrorists, Peter Osnos wonders if the Democratic darling has what it takes to go national From Sicily A newly unearthed story by novelist and provocateur Truman Capote features the Italian coast as a simmering backdrop for a tale of a betrayed maiden and a dream deferred From New Jersey With Bob Menendez—the Democratic Party's answer to George Santos—under indictment for bribery, George Kalogerakis studies the senator's partner in crime (and life): a former hostess he met at an IHOP. Would you like a side of gold bullion with that? From Social Media Flora Gill offers a much-needed female perspective on the Roman Empire trend that's turned social media into a patriarchal Circus Maximus From Paris France's favorite thief, Rédoine Faïd, has taken down countless banks, escaped prison twice, and is a big fan of Heat director Michael Mann's. As Faïd heads to trial, Scott Johnson asks whether he might just break out again From New York At the Comedy Cellar, where everyone from Robin Williams to Dave Chappelle to Shane Gillis has honed their stand-up, owner Noam Dworman says comedy is funnier than it's ever been From London A longtime gay cruising spot on Hampstead Heath turns out to be a breeding ground for another variety of naughty boys: Russian spies From Downtown A new biography of Lou Reed balances the rock 'n' roll animal's reputation as an enfant terrible with details of his more sensitive side—as a poet, lover, and queer icon From Queens Looking for the leather jacket Springsteen wore on the cover of Born to Run, or the sheepskin one Ryan O'Neal wore in Love Story? There's a gritty workshop under an elevated subway line that can help. Don't worry! Daniel Day-Lewis is a customer From Our AIR SUPPLY Shop Live the English country life wherever you are with a robust linen apron, indestructible Wellies, and, naturally, AIR MAIL's signature worsted-flannel work jacket Happy Saturday! Dig In!

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