SOUND ADVICE
Club Princess VTSS Tells Us How She Pregames for the Rave
November 11, 2024
Before her day-one set at Desert Air Festival this weekend, the Polish producer made us a sexy playlist and told us how she really feels about non-DJs getting on the aux.
GREEN ROOM
“In My Past Life, I Was a Nudist”: One Night in New York With Rapper BigXthaPlug
November 11, 2024
At the New York stop on his North American tour, we joined the 26-year-old rapper backstage to talk preemies, moshpits, and smoking blunts to ease pre-show nerves.
IN CONVERSATION
Jeff VanderMeer Tells Victor LaValle Why He Returned to Area X
November 8, 2024
The two writers got together to discuss their horror-fiction roots and why VanderMeer decided to return to the setting of his beloved “Southern Reach” trilogy ten years later.
TOUR DIARY
“A Happy, Smelly Vibe”: One Night in Seoul With Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster
November 8, 2024
In this week’s Tour Diary, we caught up with members of the bands Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster after their joint sold-out shows in Seoul and Taipei.
IN CONVERSATION
Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner on Siblings, Letterboxd, and the State of Indie Film
November 8, 2024
To mark the release of her new film “His Three Daughters,” the “WandaVision” star called her friend Callum Turner to geek out on their favorite movies, from “Safe” to “Fat Girl.”
OPENING
“The Camera Is the Fetish”: Devan Díaz on Curating Bad Girls at OCD Chinatown
November 7, 2024
After the opening of “Bad Girls” at OCD Chinatown, curator Devan Díaz called our fashion director Dara to talk about the trans nude and feminine expression.
ONWARDS
“Hope Is Our Greatest Weapon”: New Yorkers React to the Presidential Election
November 6, 2024
At election watch parties in Brooklyn and Manhattan, we asked New Yorkers to share their immediate reactions to Donald Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris.
MARTYRDOM
“Art Makes the Unbearable Bearable”: Romana Londi, in Conversation With Ottessa Moshfegh
November 5, 2024
To mark the opening of her exhibition at Rhinoceros Gallery, the Italian painter talked to novelist Ottessa Moshfegh about pain, pleasure, and depictions of martyrdom.
Bon Appétit
Hugh Corcoran of The Yellow Bittern Wants to Bring Back the Long and Boozy Lunch
November 5, 2024
“Get drunk in the middle of the afternoon if you can afford to,” advises the Belfast-born cook, whose new, cash-only restaurant is attracting Brits in pursuit of a boozy and anti-fascist lunch.
closing argument
“Wisconsin Gives Me Gut-Level Heartburn”: Milan Singh, in Conversation With Josh Barro
November 4, 2024
In the final installment of Substack’s Election Dialogues, journalist Josh Barro joins Yale’s Milan Singh to talk swing state forecasts and Trump’s down-ballot acolytes.
UFO
Snooki Tells Jack Wagner About the Time She Was Abducted By Aliens
November 1, 2024
The “Jersey Shore” star and mother of three, who’s had quite a few brushes with the paranormal herself, interviewed the host of her favorite podcast, “Otherworld.”
MOVIE STAR
“Film Is Forever, Baby”: Juno Temple, in Conversation With Miles Teller
November 1, 2024
Before her first proper press junket for “Venom: The Last Dance,” the “Ted Lasso” star called up her friend Miles Teller for some veteran advice.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
“Gun to Your Head, Who’s Going to Win?”: Dan Pfeiffer, in Conversation With Sarah Longwell
November 1, 2024
The former Barack Obama senior advisor and “Pod Save America” co-host joined political strategist Sarah Longwell to assess the state of the presidential race.
TOSS UP
Got Election Anxiety? Nate Silver Can’t Save You.
October 31, 2024
As election day approaches, the founder of FiveThirtyEight talked to us about Americans’ fraught relationship to polling and Silicon Valley’s embrace of the 45th president.
DATE NIGHT
“Shook, Gagged”: Jeremy O. Harris Takes the Girls of Katseye to See Sunset Boulevard
October 30, 2024
After seeing “Sunset Boulevard” and meeting Nicole Scherzinger backstage, the pop supergroup told us their dream roles and all-time favorite Broadway divas.
ICONS
Francesco Clemente and Ed Ruscha on Rejection, Religion, and Getting Too High
October 30, 2024
“It puts me in a good mood to be talking to you,” the visionary artist (and 1988 Interview cover star) told his old friend Ed Ruscha. “We have known each other for a long time now.”
PARTY
“I Wanna See Everybody Turning Up”: Inside the CFDAs With GloRilla and Coach
October 30, 2024
After the CFDA awards, the Grammy-nominated rapper brought us inside the afters to talk lace fronts, pet peeves, and dealing with lames.
SOUND ADVICE
“I Love Unserious Music”: Atlanta Rapper Kuntfetish Tells Us What’s on Repeat
October 29, 2024
In this week’s Sound Advice, the Atlanta-based underground rapper takes us on a feel-good journey from Gaga to Detroit rap to Deftones.
IN CONVERSATION
Marianne Williamson and Matt Taibbi on Censorship, Authority, and the 2024 Election
October 29, 2024
For Substack’s “Election Dialogues,” Marianne Williamson talked to author and journalist Matt Taibbi about resisting the hive mentality.
RORSCHACH TEST
“Who Doesn’t Like a Clean Ass?”: Janelle James on Bidets, Diddy, and Teacher’s Pets
October 29, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, we asked the Emmy-nominated star of “Abbott Elementary” to sound off on Trump, Diddy, and the City of Brotherly Love.