Charlie Hunnam and Ryan Murphy on Finding the Man Inside the Monster

SMOKE BREAK

How Photographer Christopher Sherman Turns His Subjects Into Superstars

by Jack Vhay

CRUISING

Photographer Arthur Tress Takes Jordan Tannahill For a Walk Around the Ramble

by Jordan Tannahill

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

What Does It Take to Open a New York Restaurant? Let Flynn McGarry Explain.

by Flynn McGarry

COMEBACK

After a Six-Year Hiatus, Jay Som Is Ready to Run Indie-Rock Again

by Grant Sharples

KNOCKOUT

Benny Safdie and John Oliver Grapple With The Smashing Machine

by John Oliver

NYFF

Director Jafar Panahi on Making Movies in the Age of Authoritarianism

by Jeremy O. Harris

NYFF

Filmmaker Bi Gan Joins Jeremy O. Harris in the Criterion Closet

October 9, 2025

In town for the New York Film Festival premiere of his new feature, “Resurrection,” the director joined Jeremy O. Harris to talk astrology, algorithms, and the dreamlike logic that fuels his cinema.

IN CONVERSATION

Inside Herculine, the Demonic Trans Horror Novel You’ve Been Waiting For

October 9, 2025

To mark the publication of her debut novel, the author Grace Byron joined Substack princess Rayne Fisher-Quann to talk faith, jealousy, suffering, and demons.

NYFF

Filmmaker Radu Jude Takes Us Inside His Algorithm

October 8, 2025

After the NYFF premieres of his two new films, “Kontinental ’25” and “Dracula,” the Romanian filmmaker joined us to talk A.I. slop, the descent of the West, and the peasants and pornstars that populate his algorithm. 

DIARY

“It’s a Humiliation Ritual”: Taylore’s PFW Diary, Day Seven

October 7, 2025

“The theme is labor, motherhood,” our senior editor writes of Miu Miu SS26. “This all fits neatly with my new fashion week thesis: it’s exhausting to be a woman.”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SGA

MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops an Icy Canada Goose Collaboration

October 7, 2025

The reigning NBA MVP got in touch with his Toronto roots for his latest collaboration with Canada Goose.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Uma Thurman Reviews Michael Rider’s “Breathlessly Beautiful” Celine Show

October 7, 2025

Which looks was Uma Thurman thirsting over at Celine SS26? “I wouldn’t tell you what I would steal from the show,” said the “Kill Bill” icon, “because then everyone else would steal it too.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Real Women, But Make it Chanel: Mel Ottenberg on Matthieu Blazy’s Epic Debut

October 7, 2025

For his Chanel debut on Monday night, Matthieu Blazy transformed the Grand Palais into a solar system. After the show, we looked to the stars for their instant reactions.

SOUND ADVICE

“Blonde, Asymmetrical, Bob”: Macy Rodman Made a Playlist For Confused Femme Fatales

October 7, 2025

When the New York nightlife icon made us a playlist for this week’s Sound Advice, we asked her which songs she wishes she’d written. “All of them,” she quipped. “Imagine the royalties.”

IN CONVERSATION

Natasha Stagg and Tish Weinstock on Goths, Girlhood, and Grand Rapids

October 7, 2025

To mark the launch of her new novel, “Grand Rapids,” author Natasha Stagg fielded some deep questions from her internet friend and fellow writer Tish Weinstock.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

“She’s a Very Rich Woman”: Mel and Dara on Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga Debut

October 6, 2025

At Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga debut, the former Valentino designer put forth a new vision for the storied house. As our editor-in-chief described it: “She’s rich, she’s middle-aged, and she loves to shop.”

XXX

Matt Lambert Brings Wolfgang Tillmans Inside His Naughty Underworld

October 6, 2025

“I’m a captain and a conduit,” says the photographer, whose sixth book comes out this month. “I’m just creating a play space for all these energies to come together.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Swan Bags, Princess Shoes, and Mango Juice: Sephira Street Reviews Chloé SS26

October 6, 2025

What did Chloé SS26 bring to mind for New York model and It Girl Sephira Street? “Summer on a beach in Calabria,” she told us in our post-show questionnaire.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Ollie Muhl Takes Us Inside the Lacoste SS26 Locker Room

October 6, 2025

“The show reminded me of a locker room,” the influencer and tennis enthusiast said of Lacoste SS26. “But not as sweaty as I would have liked.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Kim Russell Takes Us Inside Valentino SS26

October 6, 2025

This weekend, we called up Kimberly Russell, aka The Kimbino, to get her instant reaction to Alessandro Michele’s vision for Valentino SS26.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Liv Tyler and Mel Ottenberg Review Loewe’s New Look

October 3, 2025

On a crisp morning in Paris, we tracked down the “Stealing Beauty” icon to debrief about Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s triumphant Loewe debut.

NYFF

How Filmmakers Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki Got the Furries Freaking Out

October 3, 2025

After premiering their animated feature “Bouchra” at NYFF last week, the filmmaker duo joined us for a smoke break to talk meta layers and martinis.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Iris Law on Ice Cream, Isabel Marant, and Holding Hands in Bed

October 3, 2025

At Thursday night’s Isabel Marant SS26 show, we tracked down the model and It Girl and asked her to take our Fashion Week questionnaire.

DIARY

Business Women and Birkin Cookies: Taylore’s PFW Diary, Day Four

October 3, 2025

“Making a good fashion show is like making a film,” writes our senior editor. “You need the right set, the right cast, the right music, the right makeup and costumes.”

ANNIVERSARY

50 Years Later, the Cast of Rocky Horror Is Still Doing the Time Warp

October 3, 2025

As “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” celebrates its golden jubilee, we asked several of the original castmembers—including Nell Campbell, Barry Bostwick, and Patricia Quinn—to reflect on the film’s enduring and outsize legacy.

IN CONVERSATION

When Mary Boone and Julian Schnabel Ran New York

October 3, 2025

Last month, to mark the opening of an all-star group show show at Lévy Gorvy Dayan, Mary Boone and Julian Schnabel recounted their halcyon days atop the 1980s New York City art world.

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