Last June, W. Kamau Bell was wrapping up We Need to Talk About Cosby—a four-part Showtime docuseries that examines Bill Cosby’s career through the context of his sexual assault allegations and conviction—when the unthinkable happened. In spite of the approximately 60 women who had accused him of off
When he was inaugurated just over a year ago, President Joe Biden called on Americans and their leaders to “set aside the politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation.” Together, he promised, “we can overcome this deadly virus.” Doing so was never going to be easy. But, for reasons in and o
At the center of Lena Dunham’s new film—her first since her breakout semi-autobiographical oddball romp Tiny Furniture—is a strange yet assertive 26-year-old virgin, Sarah Jo (played with heart by actress/model Kristine Froseth), whose family operates as a mostly benign cult. Sharp Stick, which prem
As Joe Biden begins his second year in office, there are a few persistent criticisms about how his first 12 months went down. Yes, the 46th president got his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package passed, saw 200 million Americans get vaccinated in his first 100 days, and delivered the biggest single
Rebooting a beloved television franchise is always a tricky task. The best reboots, like Peacock’s Saved by the Bell, use their beloved IP to explore uncharted territory, while keeping the same vibe, and even a few of the same characters, as the original show. The worst struggle to justify their exi
On Wednesday morning, people who care about other people’s rights got a jolt of better-than-terrible news when multiple outlets reported that Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term. While Breyer has been a mostly reliable moderate liberal during his
Grimes’ AI visions reach a new apotheosis in the video for “Shinigami Eyes,” her new single from a forthcoming EP Fairies Cum First, a prelude to her highly sixth anticipated album, Book I. For the die-hard Grimes fan, the visuals are a logical evolution from the artist’s most paradigm-shifting earl
The last two years forced a lot of people into unplanned career pivots — and for Becca Harvey, it put her on the path to being one of indie folk’s most promising newcomers. Harvey had been writing music privately for years, but after departing a bakery job in her hometown of Atlanta, GA, she turned
My Brilliant Friend is one of the best book-to-screen adaptations I’ve ever seen. It does justice to Elena Ferrante’s gorgeous, violent, emotionally dense story about Elena and Lila, two girls growing up in post-war Naples, by elevating the story with New Wave-style shots of Italian landscapes and q
Welcome to NYLON’s Sneaker Stories. A new series with sneaker industry experts, influencers, and hardcore sneakerheads on the memories behind their favorite pairs of kicks.
Dixie D’Amelio may be snagging fashion and beauty deals while juggling her music career and a massive TikTok following, but th
There’s so much to love and hate about the original Gossip Girl. Love: Blair’s headbands; hate: Nate’s single expression. Love: Rufus’ friendship with Sonic Youth; hate: Serena’s entire personality being that she’s always craving a burger. But universally hated was the character of Vanessa, played b
Chunky boots have been on our style radar for quite some time but most recently, we’ve seen the resurgence of the early-aughts Moon Boot making its way into the winter wardrobes of some of our favorite celebrities this year, from Dua Lipa to Normani.
The chunky silhouette was first designed in 1969
This afternoon the Drug Abuse Resistance Education organization — widely known as D.A.R.E — accused HBO’s Euphoria of glamorizing drug use.
Following Sunday’s episode, a representative from D.A.R.E reached out to TMZ to express their concerns. In a statement provided to the media outlet they said,
As Princess Diana in her new movie Spencer, Stewart bares a convincing resemblance to the late royal, with her famous feathered and cropped cut. In her real life, Stewart has also been making waves with her own beauty choices. In September 2021 before the Venice Film Festival, she dyed her hair a un
After a steady stream of celebrity beauty line announcements (most recently MGK and Harry Styles), Hailey Bieber keeps reminding us that she’s also about to dip her toes in the skincare pool. After rumors started circulating last year that Bieber was launching a beauty line under her middle name, Rh
If you aren’t already familiar, Matt Cutshall is the actor, influencer, and social media star behind Emo’s Not Dead, a popular YouTube video series of sorts — in which Cutshall plays an emo-loving fan who can’t seem to move on from the genre’s golden years — that has evolved into a brand. There’s an
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas – Avid Reader Press, February 1
In this darkly funny debut novel about impossibly charismatic academia elites, a popular English professor’s husband is under investigation at a liberal arts college for having inappropriate relationships with former students. (A tale as o
There’s no shortage of movies depicting World War II, but Munich on the Edge of War, a gripping drama about the 1938 Munich agreement, adds something new to the genre: a political look at the lead up to the fighting, and a deconstruction of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement.
Princess Charlene of Monaco has shared her first social media post of the year. Fans have been waiting anxiously for news from the princess, who returned to Monaco in November after spending much of 2021 grounded in South Africa.
On January 25th, her 44th birthday, the princess re-shared a tribute