Culture

RORSCHACH TEST

TikTok King Bach Buquen Is Hot, Viral, and French

October 3, 2024

The dancing social media sensation gives us the skinny on boomers, baguettes, and classical music.

PICABIA

“I Don’t Believe in Meaning”: Getting Existential With the Painter Harold Ancart

October 3, 2024

“I don’t think that painting is by any means an extremely serious activity,” says the artist, who walked us through his new show at Fleiss-Vallois, “7 Paintings and 1 Painting.”

WOMEN

“How Does It Feel to Be So Funny?”: Natasha Rothwell, in Conversation With Quinta Brunson

October 3, 2024

To mark the release of her new series, “How to Die Alone,” the writer and actor talked to the Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” creator about death, comedy, and “fine-ass men.”

SMOKE BREAK

“Bring Back Spanking”: A Five-Minute Cig With Photographer Sam Penn

October 1, 2024

In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we caught up with the New York photographer at the Paris opening of her debut solo show at Balice Hertling.

LESSON

How Sake No Hana Is Spearheading New York’s Rice Wine Revolution

October 1, 2024

To celebrate World Sake Day, Michael Wyant and Jason Hall invited us to their buzzy Lower East Side hot-spot for a taste test.

PFW

Hari Nef, Colman Domingo, and More Take Our Questionnaire at Valentino SS25

September 30, 2024

Alessandro Michele’s debut collection for Valentino was the hottest ticket of Fashion Week. After the show, we subjected some of the VIP guests to our questionnaire.

PFW

“Fuck It, It’s Fashion”: Cardi B Reviews McQueen SS25

September 29, 2024

At the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where Seán McGirr showed his second collection for McQueen, we tracked down the rapper for a post-show review.

PFW

Paris Jackson Talks Moo Deng and Parisian Ghosts at Messika SS25

September 27, 2024

Before walking in the Messika runway show, the model and singer gave us a few minutes of her time to talk diamonds, dogs, and hippos.

PUNK

Xiu Xiu and Vaginal Davis on Berlin, Bible-Thumpers, and Designer Drugs

September 26, 2024

Before dropping their new album, “13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips,” Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo talked shit with Vaginal Davis over tacos.

DIRECTOR

“I Put Tits in My Movie”: Alexi Wasser, in Conversation With Janicza Bravo

September 26, 2024

The first-time director talked to her friend Janicza Bravo about vaping, on-screen nudity, and the many inspirations for her debut feature, “Messy.”

PFW

“Empowerment and Bijou”: A Dispatch From Saint Laurent SS25

September 25, 2024

At the Saint Laurent SS25 show, we tracked down Talia Ryder, Catherine Baba, Justin Theroux and more to talk Upper East Side ladies and “American Psycho” vibes.

SOUND ADVICE

Liam Benzvi on Madonna, Karaoke, and Losing His Virginity to My Bloody Valentine

September 25, 2024

“I fainted from dehydration the first time I saw them play and it’s the closest to heaven I’ve ever felt.”

Maurice Kamara

SHARE LOCATION

“You See a Lot of VIPs Here”: Maurice Kamara Goes SoHo

September 24, 2024

New York fashion guy and street-style Tiktoker @thepeoplegallery_ takes us on a tour of some of his favorite spots.

SPECTACLE

The Stars of Warby Parker’s Editions Campaign Tell Us Their Vision

September 24, 2024

The stars of Warby Parker’s “Editions” campaign—including Natasha Lyonne, Zaya Wade, and Jordan Poole—tell us who they think looks hotter in glasses.

DUN DUN!

“What’s the Crime Rate?”: Mariska Hargitay, by Selena Gomez

September 23, 2024

To help her process 25 years of playing Olivia Benson, the actor who brought her to life gets on a call with one of “Law & Order: SVU”s’ biggest fans.

MFW

60 Seconds with Channing Tatum at Versace SS25

September 20, 2024

At the Versace SS25 show in Milan, we asked the “Magic Mike” hunk to describe the smell of “Eros,” the brand’s newest fragrance. “It’s like a sexy, energetic god,” he said.

i <3 ITALY

Mannequins and Mushroom Chocolates: Taylore’s MFW Diary, Part Two

September 20, 2024

On day three of Milan Fashion Week, our senior editor misses a show, crashes a dinner party, and finally makes her way into a Prada event.

ICON

“I’m Like a Scraggly Little Spider”: Suki Waterhouse, in Conversation with Sharon Van Etten

September 20, 2024

After wrapping up a stint opening for Taylor Swift on the record-breaking Eras Tour, the model and musician talked to Sharon van Etten about motherhood and rock n’ roll.

SEARCH HISTORY

Noah Rinsky Tells Us His @OldJewishMen Tips For Sitting Shiva and Sending Dick Pics

September 20, 2024

The creator of @OldJewishMen has written a book that expands the premise of his Instagram into a bible for aspiring OJMs. In this week’s Search History, we read between the lines.

SMOKE BREAK

“There Are No Rules”: 15 Minutes in Arkansas with the Artist Awol Erizku

September 20, 2024

At the opening of his major retrospective at The Momentary, the artist talked to us about following in the Black radical tradition and what he calls “trap-conceptualism.”