First quarantine brought the baking fever, then the puzzle mania, and now there’s a bike shortage, as people find ways to fight off cabin fever and maybe even pull off a socially distanced commute. A throwback to childhoods spent riding around until sundown, with the roads (and air!) now clear, the normally packed city streets are … Continue reading What to Wear to Ride Your Bike in Style Continue Reading
Zola, Janicza Bravo’s take on an extraordinary 2015 Twitter thread, can’t come soon enough. But times being what they are, the movie—which earned strong reviews out of Sundance earlier this year—has been held indefinitely by A24. Though it’s unclear when the movie will be released, A24 offered fans a glimpse at the upcoming drama on Thursday, releasing … Continue reading After This Slick Trailer, Zola Can’t Come Soon Enough Continue Reading
Jeffrey Epstein’s 40th birthday party was not what Christopher Mason expected. The British journalist arrived at Epstein’s townhouse that evening, in what would have been January 1993, not as a guest, but as a sort of paid entertainment. As a hobby, Mason wrote and performed satirical songs—musical roasts that he custom-created for his subjects. Maxwell, who seemed … Continue reading Haunting 40th Birthday Present to Jeffrey Epstein Continue Reading
Stephen Miller was into mobster movies. Growing up, the walls of his bedroom were decorated with framed posters of Casino and Goodfellas—two of his favorite films. The characters in the Martin Scorsese films are largely amoral, but they live by a code. In Goodfellas, Robert De Niro’s character summed it up, “Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.” Miller … Continue reading “HE ALWAYS HAD AN AXE TO GRIND”: HOW STEPHEN MILLER MOLDED THE GOP TO HIS ANTI-IMMIGRATION AGENDA Continue Reading
COURTESY OF PHILLIP CARUSO/HULU. Zoë Kravitz has addressed Hulu’s decision to cancel High Fidelity after one season, writing a bittersweet message to fans of the show. “i wanna give a shout out to my #highfidelity family,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing behind-the-scenes photos of cast members like Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Jake Lacy. “thank you for all the love and heart you … Continue reading Why Did Hulu Cancel High Fidelity? Continue Reading
An American Pickle, the new Seth Rogen comedy streaming on HBO Max, kicks off with a funny idea. Long ago and far away, in the Eastern European shtetl of Schlupsk, the humble but hardworking gravedigger Herschel Greenbaum (Rogen) falls in love. He sets his eye on a local redhead, Sarah (Succession’s Sarah Snook), and what do you know, … Continue reading Seth Rogen’s An American Pickle Should’ve Been More Sour Continue Reading
Architect Stephanie Goto has a portfolio that spans from New York’s Aldea to work with the Calder Foundation—and her personal taste is just as eclectic. Style File Uniform: A mix of The Row, Sacai, Comme des Garçons, and Melitta Baumeister. See Campaign: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/stephanie-goto-art-world-beloved-architect-shares-her-favorite-thingsContact Information:VANITY FAIRTags:, Wire, United States, English Continue Reading
It was fairly early on in the coronavirus crisis when Geena Davis and Wendy Guerrero realized their Bentonville Film Festival could not go on as planned. The annual event in Bentonville, Arkansas, normally scheduled for late April or early May, was put on hold, along with virtually everything else in the world. But unlike Cannes and SXSW and Comic-Con, … Continue reading Geena Davis Explains How to Have a Film Festival These Days Continue Reading
Taylor Swift just confirmed one of the biggest Easter eggs hidden in her new album folklore. When the pop star’s surprise album was first released last month, fans speculated that the song “Betty” was named after Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds‘ third child born last year. The track features three characters—Betty, Inez, and James—the latter two being the names of the couple’s three and … Continue reading Taylor Swift Confirms One Major Folklore Fan Theory Continue Reading
COURTESY OF STX FILMS. It’s a given, in any adaptation of Frances Hogdon Burnett’s literary classic The Secret Garden, that we’ll watch a young English girl named Mary Lennox grow from a sickly, unloved yet spoiled terror, to a young woman of empathy and virtue. The idea is that the girl will flourish under actual care—not … Continue reading Review: A New Take on The Secret Garden Has a Few Tantalizing Sparks of Life Continue Reading