Lifestyle

The Trend Cycle’s Gone Dotty: Can My Personal Style Survive Polka Dot Fatigue?
It happened to me: Something I love was eaten up by the trend cycle, and spat out onto the algorithm. We’ve gone dotty for polka dots—on every cool girl...
Happy Birthday, Martha Stewart: 26 Vintage Photos of the Lifestyle Icon
Before her name became a byword for “good taste,” Martha Stewart was born Martha Kostyra, the oldest daughter of six children in a well-to-do Polish Catholic family. Raised in...
The Best Dressed Stars of the Week Went Slinky and Sleek
Remember when Aretha Franklin (iconically) said “great gowns, beautiful gowns?” That was certainly the mood on the red carpets these past few days. The best dressed stars of the...
Anya Taylor-Joy Triples Up on Summer Scarves
This summer, it’s all about the scarf. Scratch that: scarves. More scarves, the better! Just ask Anya Taylor-Joy.According to the most stylish celebrities, the breakout trend of the season...
16 Wedding Dress Styles to Know When Shopping For Your Big Day
Whether you’re recently engaged and starting to try on wedding gowns or are a member of the wedding party joining for a bridal salon appointment, understanding the various types...
They Paved Paradise? A Closer Look at Trump’s New White House Rose Garden
So, under what direction are today’s White House gardeners operating? A space that’s party-proof, Mar-a-Lago-inspired, and—according to Trump himself—less treacherous for high-heeled women.“Well, what’s happening is… that’s supposed to...

World

Three Plays on the Pancake
Pancake Soufflé at Pitt’sIt’s arguable that this dish, the flagship dessert at chef Jeremy Salamon’s proudly kitschy Red Hook restaurant, isn’t actually a pancake: no pan, no cake. But...
Sterling K. Brown’s Upstanding Archetype
There’s a certain face that only Sterling K. Brown can make. It is yoked to no particular emotional state, and emerges just as often when the actor is conveying...
The Banal Provocation of Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans
Two American blondes have recently hawked denim. Beyoncé, an ambassador for Levi’s, dressed in outlaw drag, arrives at a semi-deserted laundromat. She slinks out of her 501s, revealing her...
At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine
In June, 2023, a Russian Iskander ballistic missile blew apart Ria Lounge, a popular pizza restaurant (and one of the few that remained open) in Kramatorsk, a city in...
Watching the “King of the Hill” Revival from Texas
I came to “King of the Hill” late, during the COVID pandemic. The animated hit co-created by Mike Judge ran for thirteen seasons starting in the late nineties. I’d...
The Musician Bringing the Bagpipes Into the Avant-Garde
One night this past spring, the audience members at a bagpipe concert in Red Hook, Brooklyn, could be organized into two neat categories: people who knew little to nothing...