At Louis Vuitton’s men’s spring summer 2022 collection last June, Virgil Abloh made waves in the footwear world by unveiling his interpretation of Nike’s iconic Air Force 1s. He designed 47 pairs in total, styling the calf leather designs with the French fashion house’s monogram and the written grap
Congrats are in order for Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who announced on Friday, January 21, that they had welcomed a new baby via surrogate. They posted a joint statement to Instagram to share the news, saying, “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We resp
The sense of restraint is thick in Passing, Rebecca Hall’s luminous directorial debut, set in 1920s Harlem. The palette is stripped to black and white; a quietude hangs in the air, with slips of jazz filling the gaps between hushed conversations. For Irene Redfield, a mother of two played with crack
In the tech world, Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaiure venture capitalist and investor, is what some like to call a “bomb thrower”—someone who loves to say provocative, incendiary things, no matter the target. In 2017, for example, he said Facebook created “dopamine-driven feedback loops,” even t
In November, New York City mayor Eric Adams found himself in what one might call a pissing contest with Miami mayor Francis Suarez, over who would accept more of his salary in cryptocurrency. “In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor,
Quick question for the group: Despite constantly claiming liberals are easily “triggered” “snowflakes,” are Republicans actually the most ridiculously sensitive people on earth? So much so that they can’t stand the idea of factually accurate conversations about race in this country that might paint
Alcatraz was looming in the background and the Golden Gate Bridge lit up in the distance, and those in possession of San Francisco’s great fortunes—some new, some old—streamed into Fort Mason, the military base once used as the West Coast Union battery during the Civil War.
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court informed Donald Trump that his attempts to block the January 6 committee from obtaining documents related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and illegally reinstall himself in the White House were futile. And thanks to the speed at which the House panel
The last few years have been ones of reckoning, and two of the topics under review were, first, how we treated our pop stars at the turn of the century and, second, how we understand women’s rage. To simplify and generalize, the collective conclusions were, respectively, not well and we don’t really
Boston’s flagship music festival, Boston Calling, is making its return in 2022. After two years of cancelled events in 2020 and 2021, the festival has announced its lineup for 2022’s memorial day weekend with Metallica, Foo Fighters, and The Strokes — who will be playing their first show in Boston s
Lunar New Year is on February 1, which welcomes in the Year of the Tiger. While 2020’s Year of the Rat and 2021’s Year of the Ox were generally, um, hard years for everyone, we’re hopeful about the Year of the Tiger, which is about risks and adventure. Read on to find out what else is in store for t
Shenseea has already made her mark on the Jamaican dance hall scene, and now the 25-year-old artist is ready to be heard all over the world with her new single, “Lick,” featuring none other than Megan Thee Stallion.
Produced by Murda Beatz, the bouncy track features a snippet from Pupa Nas T and De
Men’s Fashion Week Paris is in full swing and Dior presented its Fall 2022 collection with an exciting collaboration. For the first time ever, the fashion house is partnering with Birkenstock as an homage to Christian Dior’s passion for gardening and the luxury brand’s 75th anniversary.
It was only a few months after my father passed in 2020 that a close friend of mine initiated our friendship breakup via text. “I’m trying to align myself with people who share my beliefs about wellness and positivity,” she wrote me after canceling plans. A few weeks before, she’d informed me that s
Myra Magdalen films every single one of her TikTok videos against a wall of old keyboards in her bathroom.
“I was thrifting with my mom, maybe even a year ago now, and I saw a big cardboard box filled with just dusty keyboards. And my first thought was like, I need to put all of these up on a wall,
The Fugees reunion tour has officially been cancelled.
After postponing a majority of the dates three days before the tour was set to kick off in November 2021, the legendary hip-hop trio have now scrapped the endeavor altogether, citing the on-going pandemic which has made “touring conditions diff
Channel your inner ’90s teen angst with this cool-girl denim trend that’s already taking off and bound to be everywhere come spring. Baggy jeans, which have slowly become a street style (or fit pic) favorite, are a comfy clothing option to help ease you out of your regular rotation of sweatpants.
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When model and artist Ivy Getty got married in November, it did not go unnoticed. The ceremony was widely covered, and a not-so-friendly internet parsed the optics of having as her officiant Nancy Pelosi, the good fortune of her sweater-wearing rescue dog, and her bridal gown, which, designed from a