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Paris mystery cult; Idaho-murder wrinkle; Trump vs. Kushner; Bette Midler; Julian Schnabel; Michael Lewis; and more.

October 7, 2023 Issue N⁰ 221 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 Idaho In the latest installment of his series on the 2022 student murders, Howard Blum uncovers how one of the victims' fathers, unsatisfied with the police department's investigation, took matters into his own hands From Wellington Nancy Jo Sales mucks the stalls in Florida's most prestigious horse town, where wealthy residents with last names such as Gates, Jobs, Springsteen, and Bloomberg have a burr in their saddle in the form of—surprise!—a Yellowstone-style developer From the 20th Arrondissement The incestuous La Famille cult has been hiding in plain sight for more than 200 years. Makana Eyre and John Knych ask: How has it lasted this long? From Hollywood In a rousing interview with the directors of Airplane!, Josh Karp learns how three smart-ass boys from the Midwest re-invented American comedy—and helped O. J. Simpson get away with murder From San Francisco Michael Lewis's new biography of Sam Bankman-Fried is evidence that the crypto kingpin's con was so convoluted that he managed to catch even the Big Short author by surprise From Beijing President Xi Jinping fears that his country is growing soft. But for a younger generation, the answer to China's problems is more complicated than simply growing thicker skin From Botswana If it's a trip to the bush you seek, what better place to stay than the game lodge where Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor wed in what some would call "the Rumble in the Jungle, Round II"? From Rome What's in a name? Well, when it comes to culinary imports to America from Italy, not as much as you'd think, Nina Friend learns after tucking into Roscioli New York, the American offshoot of Rome's favorite salumeria From the Podcast Lab On this week's episode of AIR MAIL's Table for Two, Bette Midler tells what it was like working as a singer in a historic gay bathhouse when she first moved to New York From Our AIR SUPPLY Shop If you want to get physical, you need to look the part first. Gear up with shorts, personalized tennis balls, and—if recovery is more your speed—a plunge tub Happy Saturday! Dig In! A Night Celebrating Adam Nagourney On Tuesday, Gay Talese, Maureen Dowd, Maggie Haberman, and other journalistic swells gathered at a book party hosted by AIR MAIL Co-Editors Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley in celebration of the writer's new book, a history of The New York Times Take a Look Inside the Party

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