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DOES ’MASTERS OF THE AIR’ GET IT RIGHT?

Monday, February 5, 2024

In today’s newsletter, we examine the details in ‘Masters of the Air’, catch Nat Geo's Best of the World travel locations, learn about Alexander the Great’s big problems ... and look at the difference between Carnival and Mardi Gras.

Top: Maj. John C. "Bucky" Egan, a pilot of the 100th Bomb Group, poses with a B-17.Bottom: Actor Callum Turner plays Egan in Masters of the Air. He says that the miniseries' attention to detail—from the insignias on his uniform to his shearling jacket—helped him portray Egan more truthfully.

TOP: PHOTOGRAPH BY 100TH BOMB GROUP FOUNDATION; BOTTOM: PHOTOGRAPH BY APPLE TV+

Two big-time, big-budget TV productions already showed the valor and pain of World War II's warriors—and now a third takes to the skies. But does the new Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks Masters of the Air get it right about the high-altitude fight against Hitler? (Pictured at top, Maj. John C. “Bucky” Egan; below, actor Callum Turner, who portrays the pilot.)

The crucial part to master: Nailing the details, from the bomber jackets to the interior and exterior of the B-17 Flying Fortress. How did they do it?

NAILING THE DETAILS

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Olympic skier, Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated World Cup American ski racer, exercising in her home gym in Vail, Colorado.

VIDEO BY KILIII YÜYAN, CIRIL JAZBEC, AND NICHOLE SOBECKI, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Catch our Best of the World picks! (Above, diving with sharks in Australia, skiing in George, a horseback safari in Kenya.) Vote on your top picks on our Instagram page.

The real-life rise and fall of Griselda Blanco—cocaine ‘godmother’ of the ‘70s

Psychedelics might be legal sooner than you think

What happens during menopause? Science is finally piecing it together.

How atmospheric rivers cause flooding in California

Paging Jodie Foster: What ‘polar night’ is about

Alexander the Great had big problems near the end

Where Valentine’s Day is unloved—and outlawed

WHERE IN THE WORLD?

People having a good time pack the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana during Carnival a few days before Mardi Gras in 2010.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS BICKFORD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

What’s the difference between Carnival and Mardi Gras? That’s the big question longtime New Orleans columnist Will Sutton investigated in this story. (Pictured above, people having a good time during Carnival.) Below are four cities. Pick the one that IS NOT a leader in Mardi Gras and Carnival celebrations.

A. Venice
B. Rio de Janeiro
C. New Orleans
D. Buenos Aires

HERE’S THE ANSWER

Related: Top 10 things to know about Mardi Gras

Today’s soundtrack: Midnights , Taylor Swift

Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Jen Tse, Nancy San Martín, Nishita Naga, and David Beard.

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