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Angelina Jolie's unshoppable shop; a Bond-style sub-yacht; Karl Lagerfeld's houses; Spanish-royals scandal; and more.

January 13, 2024 Issue N⁰ 235 You are not currently a paid member and have limited access to AIR MAIL. Subscribe today. Good Morning! Émile Zola's J'Accuse, exposing the Dreyfus affair, was published 126 years ago today. Ten years before that, the National Geographic Society was founded. In Finland and Sweden, today is Saint Knut's Day—it's when Christmas decorations finally come down. This week marked the appointment of France's first openly gay prime minister, as well as the 200th anniversary of the birth of Wilkie Collins, the father of British mystery novels. In other news, we have a new issue of AIR MAIL out. Here's just some of what's in store … Minority Report The Black and Jewish communities have long been involved in fights for equal rights and social justice. How did the Israel-Hamas war pit the groups against each other? Spanish Inquisition Queen Letizia of Spain and her husband, King Felipe VI, had a picture-perfect marriage—until their fairy-tale union was thrown into a tabloid frenzy by an alleged ex, reports Joseph Bullmore Fame and Misfortune Jodie Foster opens up to Nancy Jo Sales about her life after John Hinckley's shooting of Ronald Reagan, done to impress the actress, and details her battle for normalcy in Hollywood Failure to Launch Dana Brown goes undercover in Angelina Jolie's new clothing store, housed in an extravagant building formerly owned by Andy Warhol, and learns that it's so exclusive you can't buy a thing Where the Sun Don't Shine Ron DeSantis was the Republicans' golden boy for the 2024 presidential election. Jeremy W. Peters chronicles how DeSantis's chances were sabotaged by the one person scarier than he is Unholy Matrimony Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's whirlwind romance was anything but secretive. Yet Roger Lewis's excellent new book reveals never-before-heard details on the stormy couple, says James Wolcott Plus! From the Social Strata The 20-year-old German countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck rose to TikTok fame by parading her privileged life for all to see—until supposed Nazi ties burst her bubble From the Archives The designer Karl Lagerfeld owned more than 10 homes during his lifetime, from Paris to Rome, Biarritz to Lake Champlain. Here, a sumptuous look inside From the Deep End An Austrian company is promoting Bond-style luxury submersibles—fitted with lavish dining rooms and helipads—that can dive to the ocean's depths for almost a month at a time From our AIR SUPPLY Shop Tidy up your clutter with a stylish garment bag, an elegant clothing pouch, and a classic—and efficient—red toolbox Happy Saturday! Dig In!

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