Departures is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 lifestyle magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 published by American Express

American Express

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 Publishing.

Magazine subscription is available only to holders of American Express' Platinum and Centurion

Centurion Card

The Centurion Card, known informally as the black card, is a charge card issued by American Express.The card is available in select markets, mainly the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, areas of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and the Middle East...

 (also referred to as "Black"

Centurion Card

The Centurion Card, known informally as the black card, is a charge card issued by American Express.The card is available in select markets, mainly the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, areas of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and the Middle East...

) charge cards, free of charge.

As of 2009, the editor-in-chief is Richard David Story.

Popular Culture

The magazine was referred to in the Season Six episode of HBO's series, The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

, titled "The Blue Comet

The Blue Comet

"The Blue Comet" is the twentieth episode of the sixth season of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos and eighty-fifth episode overall. It is the eighth episode of the second part of the sixth season, which was broadcast in two separate batches and the show's penultimate episode...

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