We all have our own theories about why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry decided to name their baby Archie, and — perhaps more importantly — how the young Prince George seemingly knew they were going to do so. In my opinion, the appellation choice was likely due to some combination of psychic abilities and demonic intervention. […]
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. Donyale Nicola (above) GUESSES“She does something creative. It’s her […]
Some depressing (but unsurprising) news for optimists: We are delusional. Things generally take longer, cost more, and have a higher chance of going awry than we think they will, and there’s not much we can do about it. We should probably know better than to cling to our unrealistic expectations, but somehow we never learn. […]
One week ago today, I learned that DJ Paris (Hilton) would shortly bless us with what really sounded like it couldn’t be anything other than a butt song. I mean the title is “Best Friend’s Ass,” for heck’s sake: What else could this single be about, if not one specific ass — presumably Kim Kardashian […]
Beauty zealots aren’t above using hyperbole when they rave about products, but for Charlotte Cho, K-beauty really did change her life. She was in her late 20s, feeling “pretty lost,” she says, when a position in PR opened in Samsung’s international office in Korea. She nabbed it, figuring she’d stay for a year. She stayed […]
If you stumbled upon one of Jack Davison’s photographs without knowing his work, it would be hard to pinpoint what decade it was from. Many of his images are black-and-white, and the level of contrast and graphic use of light makes them feel like cinematic treasures from decades past. The subject matter is often surreal or […]
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the two most well-known democratic socialists in Congress, joined forces to introduce a major piece of legislation on Thursday. The Loan Shark Prevention Act would cap credit-card interest rates at 15 percent, reducing those rates back to their 1980 levels. The Federal Reserve would have the ability to […]
As someone who still devours print magazines (and not just because I’m employed by one), I keep a mental list of the few remaining newsstands in New York, like Casa Magazines in the West Village and Iconic Magazines on Mulberry Street. Now the list extends all the way to Gowanus, Brooklyn, where Import News has […]
On Friday, just one day after being sentenced to four to 12 years in prison, “Soho Grifter” Anna Delvey told the New York Times that she won’t be apologizing for conning hotels, banks, and a private-jet company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Or, as she put it more succinctly: “The thing is, I’m […]
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