The transcribed conversation, below, has also been edited. I hope you enjoy our chat in the audio above, edited down to 15 minutes. Prior to launching Air Mail, Graydon wrote for Time and Life, co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor of The New York Observer, and was the Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair from 1992 to 2018. Turns out, we have a ton in common, given he loves owning restaurants and storytelling and so do I. While I miss the Vanity Fair days when he was running the show, I am now a huge fan of Air Mail and always look forward to my weekly edition.įounded in 2019 by Graydon and Alessandra Stanley, Air Mail is essential reading about politics, art, literature, style, fashion, and beyond.

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with the legendary editor, co-founder of Air Mail, and owner of the iconic Waverly Inn in the West Village for a conversation on the relevance of critics, what it’s like to be the target of Trump’s ire, the state of New York City, and more.

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