Watching the Game of Thrones season eight premiere (entitled “Winterfell”), we were struck by the majesty of the soaring dragons, the fierceness of Daenerys Targaryen’s white fur coat, and the haunting qualities of the chilling human arm sculpture (yes, a sculpture made from human arms). But more than any of that, one thought kept entering […]
It was Coachella 2019’s worst-kept secret, but you’ll have to forgive Ariana Grande — she’s only been waiting 25 years to let this cat out of the bag. “I’ve been rehearsing my entire motherfucking life for this moment. Coachella, NSYNC!” she announced, reuniting four out of five members of her favorite boy band during her […]
Down a nondescript dirt road in the Yoff Virage village in Dakar, beyond a steel-and-wood gate and perched atop an ocher cliff overlooking Yoff Bay, is Black Rock Senegal. It’s the new home, studio space, and artist-in-residency program imagined and brought to life by New York–based painter Kehinde Wiley. On a balmy day in February, Wiley is […]
This week, a musician who would’ve never guessed what her sex life would be like at 50: straight, in a relationship, Upper West Side. DAY ONE 7:30 a.m. I wake up to my alarm. Most weekdays it goes off at 6:15 so this feels like a respite. I have four kids — two are still […]
Coachella has been going on for a while — long enough to host to Cameron Diaz in a tube top, Vanessa Hudgens in a flower crown, and Hilary Duff in low-rise denim cutoffs. After last year’s Beyoncé takeover, it felt like that might be it … how can you top Beyoncé? You can’t, obviously, but […]
So far, there are six women running for president of the United States in 2020, and many of the most prominent politicians of the moment are the women of the new congressional class. We are, for the first time in American history, talking about a slew of political leaders who are mothers of young children, […]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, are expecting their first baby any day now. Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the next royal, including Saturday Night Live. In SNL’s mind, Prince Harry would make a Kylie Jenner–esque video for his baby — recording a message for his child explaining the circumstances […]
Painting your own nails can either be a soothing experience or a demoralizing mess, depending on how ambidextrous you are and how steady your hands are. Sarah Gibson Tuttle of Los Angeles–based salon Olive and June has invented The Poppy to ensure at-home manicures fall under the former description. It’s a squishy holder that can be placed […]
In late January, Empire actor Jussie Smollett was beaten by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, and put his head in a noose — an attack that was first investigated as a violent hate crime, but quickly grew to be much more complicated. In less than a month, Chicago police dropped […]
Every day, we put out into the world a version of how we want to be seen — and, of course, we’re always misunderstood. Each week in our “Judgments” photo project, we’re asking strangers on the streets of New York City to size each other up. Allaa (above) GUESSES“She’s 24 and a business major, a […]