10.21.2023

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Graydon Carter here ...

How "Fauda" predicted Gaza; S.B.F. secrets; Great Bobs: De Niro and Dylan; Coachella for the .01 percent; and more.
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FROM MANHATTAN

The revelations from the Sam Bankman-Fried crypto-fraud trial keep coming: Billions spent on celebrity endorsements! Cooked balance sheets! Terrible financial decisions! Our reporter in the courtroom asks: Was it incompetence or a planned deception?

FROM TEL AVIV

When writers of the hit Israeli TV thriller Fauda suggested an episode in which dozens of militants attack a kibbutz, it was seen as far-fetched. Now life is overtaking art to a harrowing degree

FROM AFGHANISTAN

Shrink-wrapped pallets of cash are being flown into the Kabul airport on a regular basis. Where's it coming from? The U.N. and the U.S.A., mainly—and it's going straight into the pockets of the Taliban

FROM HOLLYWOOD

Robert De Niro has a new baby (his seventh) and a new movie (Killers of the Flower Moon, his 10th with Martin Scorsese). But in an interview, what he really wants to talk about is Donald Trump

FROM THE ARCHIVES

All but forgotten now, Marguerite Higgins was one of the few female war correspondents assigned to W.W. II and Korea. In an excerpt from her new biography, Jennet Conant reveals the challenges Higgins faced as a reporter of atrocities—and as a woman in a deeply sexist industry

FROM BROOKLYN

There's only one place to go in New York for old and fine traditional clothing, and that's Crowley Vintage. It serves everyone from Paul Feig to Tyler, the Creator—and can make you look like an extra on The Crown

FROM CALIFORNIA

While most conversations about festivals and concerts revolve around Coachella or Taylor Swift, Burning Man or Beyoncรฉ, Jill Kargman is here to tell us about something under the radar—and radically cooler

FROM PARIS

Going to a public pool in France? Don't even think of wearing your Vilebrequin. An archaic but strictly enforced rule means skimpy swimwear is all that's allowed ร  la piscine

FROM THE AIR MAIL TEST LAB

If your car is acting up, channel your inner grease monkey with a cheap, plug-in scanner that will tell you all of its ills. Plus, take it from our tech-and-gadgets expert: the new iPhone is better than ever!

FROM OUR AIR SUPPLY SHOP

Trick or treat yourself to a selection of Halloween-themed gifts, from the perfect candleholders for your next dinner party to Edith Wharton's Ghosts

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