Lifestyle

London Fashion Week Cheat Sheet: Fall/Winter 2026
London Fashion Week (LFW) kicks off today for the Fall/Winter 2026 season, with a larger schedule and a steady sense of momentum, as organizer the British Fashion Council (BFC)...
Can the UK Win Back Luxury Tourists?
Looking back at 2016 for the UK’s luxury sector is not as nostalgic as the viral social media trend might suggest. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Brexit;...
“We’re Not Cigars and Whisky”: How Aussie Label P. Johnson Is Redefining Tailoring
These brands take inspiration from the forms of classic menswear — suits and ties, knitwear, shirts and jeans — without the stiffness and affectation associated with it. “[We have]...
Can Swarovski Make “Pop Luxury” Work at Scale?
Collaborations like the Opera Ball are evaluated against three criteria: cultural association, relative scale, and return on investment. “If someone is much smaller than us, they don’t bring value....
Brandon Maxwell Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection
Brandon Maxwell opted out of a runway show this season. On the runway, “you have to do the most,” he said, “and I want to make a black pant,...
Why Emily Adams Bode Is Taking Her All-American Brand to Japan
Bode, the all-American label, has landed in Japan. Founder Emily Adams Bode Aujla, whose brand is known for its wholesome, grandpa chic aesthetic and repurposing of vintage textiles, is...

World

Does “Wuthering Heights” Herald the Revival of the Film Romance?
“Wuthering Heights” extrapolates, too, of course. The many truncations and excisions have been detailed copiously, including by my colleague Justin Chang. What Fennell chiefly adds is something that could...
When Sexual Exploitation Is Fundamental to Police Corruption
None of this will be shocking to anyone who’s lived in an American city crippled by disinvestment and self-dealing—or even to anyone who’s watched a David Simon show on...
Why Some People Thrive on Four Hours of Sleep
Sleep is orchestrated by two systems. The first is the so-called biological clock, which runs the body on a roughly twenty-four-hour cycle of sleeping and wakefulness. We all have...
Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher
Land has always been a controversial figure, but not for the same reasons he is now. In the nineties, at Warwick, he led the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, or...
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever
His work depended on access. He filmed in hospital rooms where patients and families faced incommensurable agonies with the aid of the medical staff (“Near Death”); he filmed in...