OPENING
Artist Amy Bravo Takes Us Inside Her Cabinet of Curios
September 9, 2024
For the inaugural show at Swivel Gallery, the multi-media artist conceived of an immersive exhibition of sculptural works that reflect her Cuban family’s history.
SMOKE BREAK
“That’s So Cowgirl”: A Nine-Minute Cig With Artist Emma Stern
September 6, 2024
In this week’s Smoke Break, we smoke Marlboros and talk magic with the painter outside her new solo show, “The Rabbit Hole,” now on view at Half Gallery.
ANDY
Ed Lachman Takes Us Inside Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella
September 4, 2024
After a screening of the 1990 concert film performed in Andy Warhol’s memory, the renowned cinematographer talked to Sasha Frere-Jones about capturing an unlikely Velvet Underground reunion.
LESSON
Chef Jon Kung Gives Us A Lesson In Third Culture Cooking
August 29, 2024
The hunky self-taught chef best known for his viral dumplings shows us how to make his trademark five-ingredient Hong Kong-style iced tea.
SMOKE BREAK
“The Movie Doesn’t Promote Eco-Terrorism”: A Seven-Minute Cig With Filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber
August 29, 2024
After a 35mm screening of “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” the director talked to us about snuff, eco-terrorism, and Charli XCX in this week’s installment of Smoke Break.
DIRECTOR
How Director Mikko Mäkelä Flipped the Script on the Modern Sex Work Movie
August 23, 2024
To mark the wide release of his sophomore feature, “Sebastian,” the director discussed working with intimacy coordinators and showing sex work in a dignified light.
GLAM
“Never Let Them See You Sweat”: Ever Anderson on Celine Beauté
August 15, 2024
With the forthcoming launch of Celine Beauté, Hedi Slimane is celebrating the triomphe of femininity.
SMOKE BREAK
“Very Demure, Very Mindful”: A Ten-Minute Cig With Performer Nile Harris
August 13, 2024
After wrapping his weekend show “minor b” at The Shed, artist and performer Nile Harris told us how he maintains his artistic integrity while dancing with the devil.
SOUND ADVICE
Malice K Made the Soundtrack to Your Mental Breakdown
August 12, 2024
“I was going for a vibe of a roller coaster of emotional distress,” says the skater-turned-punk rocker, who curated a playlist for us ahead of his debut album’s release.
CAMPAIGN
Loro Piana Celebrates Its Centennial With a Trip to the Scottish Countryside
July 22, 2024
The maison’s Fall-Winter campaign finds a coterie of models in a castle in Scotland, where they were photographed by the iconic Mario Sorrenti.
LIT
Writer Simon Wu on Political Art, Rave Culture, and “Asian American-Core”
July 2, 2024
Before the release of his new book “Dancing On My Own,” the critic and curator joins us to talk about avoiding clichés, the realities of identity and branding, and the tension between commercial success and cultural integrity.
SEARCH HISTORY
Fashion Podcaster Alyssa Vingan Tells Us Which Trends She Just Can’t Part With
June 25, 2024
The Nylon editor-in-chief turned fashion and beauty podcaster gets nostalgic about a number of defunct fashion trends, from skinny jeans to City bags to jelly shoes.
daddy
A$AP Rocky Is Bottega Veneta’s Dad of the Year
June 25, 2024
“This player persona is very pushed,” says the rapper, who stars in Bottega Veneta’s new Portraits of Fatherhood campaign, shot by Carrie Mae Weems.
SOUND ADVICE
British Singer Liana Flores Makes a Playlist For Her Fairytale World
June 13, 2024
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the singer-songwriter prepares us for the release of her debut album “Flower of the soul” with a whimsical playlist of folky jazz.
SOUND ADVICE
Shannon & the Clams Made a Playlist You’ll Want to Send to Your Lover
May 21, 2024
For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Oakland-based garage punk band sent us into astral depths to celebrate their new album, “The Moon is in the Wrong Place.”
LESSON
The Chefs at Bōm Give Us a Lesson in Fine Dining Korean-Style
May 20, 2024
Brian Kim, the award-winning brains behind Oiji Mi and now Bōm, shares the secret to drying, fermenting, and cooking wagyu, Korean-style.
SOUND ADVICE
Tom Krell of How to Dress Well Is Pop Music’s Resident Philosopher
May 14, 2024
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the multimedia artist rang in the release of his new album by curating us a playlist of his faves: Mariah Carey, 1010benja, and Nirvana.
OPENING
Artist Nikita Gale Is Watching You From the Nosebleeds
May 9, 2024
The LA-based artist’s new exhibition at Petzel Gallery imagines a stadium’s nosebleed seats as “not just a position and a space, but a theoretical, philosophical position.”
MET
“British, Y’know?”: Little Simz Went Classic Burberry For Her First Met Gala
May 7, 2024
Before attending her very first Met Gala, the British rapper called us from her hotel room to tease her look, a custom design by Burberry creative director Daniel Lee.
SOUND ADVICE
George Clanton Hopes They’re Playing Seal in Heaven
April 29, 2024
For this week’s Sound Advice, vaporwave king George Clanton paid respects to British musician Seal and shared the backstory behind his many monikers.