Culture

RORSCHACH TEST

“We Need Some New Juice”: Abbi Jacobson on Marriage, Traffic, and Democrats

November 25, 2024

In this week’s Rorschach Test, the writer and actor sounds off on skinny jeans, women’s sports, and “In da clerb, we all fam,” the viral TikTok trend from “Broad City.”

DIRECTOR

Filmmaker Matthew Rankin Is Making Cinema Without Borders

November 25, 2024

The director joined us to talk about his film “Universal Language,” the multilingual caper set in an imagined Winnipeg which will represent Canada at the 2025 Oscars.

ALL GROWN UP

“My Inner Child Is Healed”: How Farrah Abraham Survived the Reality TV Machine

November 22, 2024

15 years after she first appeared on “16 and Pregnant,” the reality TV star joined us to talk about faith, porn, hyperpop, and why her daughter deserves a Cybertruck.

SCENE STEALER

Meet Yura Borisov, Anora’s Unlikely Heartthrob

November 21, 2024

As “Anora” gears up for an awards season push, the film’s secret weapon talked to us about working with director Sean Baker and finding the soul in his character, Igor.

EPIC

“Instagram Killed the Blog”: Patrick O’Dell on Documenting 2000s New York

November 21, 2024

The documentarian of early 2000s debauchery has turned “Epicly Later’d” into a book, so he joined us to talk about the Thrasher era, embracing happy accidents, and leaving a digital footprint.

JOKER

Nikki Glaser and Cara Delevingne Let It Rip

November 21, 2024

Shortly after it was announced that she’d be hosting the Golden Globes this January, the comedian got on the phone with her friend, another loose-lipped Swiftie, to dive deep into death, depression, and bodily fluids.

OFF MENU

Salt Lake City Ice Queen Meredith Marks Feeds Us Spoonfuls of Caviar

November 21, 2024

In this month’s installment of OFF MENU, the RHOSLC star told us how she came to reconcile with Lisa Barlow—and why she won’t be gifting Whitney any of her caviar.

DRIP

Michèle Lamy and Mel Ottenberg Strike a Match in the 7th Arrondissement

November 19, 2024

Last week, our editor-in-chief dropped by the Paris home of fashion icons Michèle Lamy and Rick Owens to talk scents, sculpture, and the perfect drip.

SMOKE BREAK

“That’s an Exclusive, Baby”: Backstage at the Cabaret With Countess Luann de Lesseps

November 19, 2024

In this week’s Smoke Break, the former Housewife dishes on her budding friendship with Tilda Swinton and an unsavory recent encounter with Bethenny Frankel.

RORSCHACH TEST

“They’re All the Same”: JWoww on Juice Heads, Final Girls, and Sunday Dinners

November 19, 2024

15 years after “Jersey Shore” premiered, JWoww is back with her directorial debut, the horror film “Devon.” To celebrate, we subjected her to this week’s Rorschach Test.

BOOK CLUB

Keke Palmer Tells RuPaul How She’s Surviving the Fame Game

November 19, 2024

To mark the release of her memoir, “Master Of Me,” the 31-year-old multi-hyphenate joined RuPaul to talk about finding purpose in work, therapy, and motherhood.

COLLEGE BOUND

“It’s All Part of the Blueprint”: 10 Minutes With Basketball Prodigy Kiyan Anthony

November 18, 2024

In Red Hook on Friday night, the 17-year-old star shooting guard told us why he made the decision to play for Syracuse University, his father Carmelo’s alma mater.

POP

“You’re Super Loquacious”: Finneas, in Conversation With Louis Partridge

November 18, 2024

After dropping his sophomore album, the songwriter, super-producer, and brother of Billie joined actor Louis Partridge to talk pop girls, popularity, and “Paddington.”

TOUR DIARY

Yung Gravy and Carter Vail on Slim Jims, OnlyFans, and Pre-Show Jerk Offs

November 15, 2024

Before the last show of the “Grits & Gravy” tour, the rapper called in with his opening act to tell us about the naughty exploits that have kept them busy on the road.

DANCE

“It’s an Infinite Dance”: Inside Choreographer Ralph Lemon’s MoMA PS1 Retrospective

November 14, 2024

Ahead of a major MoMA PS1 retrospective of his life and career opening today, the 72-year-old choreographer joined us to talk about his eternal quest for freedom.

WOMEN

Lili Anolik Takes Us Inside the Literary Rivalry Between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz

November 14, 2024

The author of a new book exploring the parallel lives of writers Joan Didion and Eve Babitz joined us to talk about the two literary icons and their visions of Los Angeles.

GAY

Cole Escola and Richard Perez Work Through Childhood Trauma in Wedding Gowns

November 14, 2024

The “Oh, Mary!” star joined their best friend and fellow comedian Richard Perez to talk marriage, stage fright, iced coffee, and what it’s like to live out your childhood dreams.

HEARTTHROB

Isaac Powell and Zachary Quinto on Frogs, Teslas, and the Ryan Murphy Brotherhood

November 13, 2024

Five years after first seeing Isaac Cole Powell in “West Side Story,” Zachary Quinto called up the 29-year-old actor to find out more about his meteoric rise in Hollywood.

TOUR DIARY

“You’re Creating a Pocket of Love”: On the Road With Nilüfer Yanya and Lutalo Jones

November 13, 2024

In this week’s Tour Diary, the British singer-songwriter talks to her opener, the indie rocker Lutalo Jones, about playing live music while the world burns.

KNOCKOUT

Mike Tyson Tells Rosie Perez How a Shamanic Revelation Inspired Him to Fight Jake Paul

November 12, 2024

While training for his big Netflix bout against Jake Paul, the heavyweight champion called up his friend Rosie Perez to talk death, knockouts, psychedelics, and sex addiction.