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Robert Downey Jr. Has Always Wanted to Entertain

March 11, 2024

This week, we’re celebrating Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar triumph by republishing the Best Supporting Actor winner’s 1989 cover story.

SEARCH HISTORY

Paloma Diamond, AKA Julian Sewell, Buys Her Wigs From Temu

March 6, 2024

In this week’s Search History, TikTok’s king of awards show parodies makes his predictions for the 96th Academy Awards.

DIRECTOR

Director Abel Ferrara Doesn’t Want to Take Part in Your Q&A

March 5, 2024

After the Berlin premiere of his new film “Turn in the Wound,” the Bronx-born director made it clear: “This whole Q&A thing is stupid,” he said. “It’s just idiotic.”

DIRECTOR

“Fuck That Hairdresser”: Julio Torres, in Conversation with Alexa Demie

March 1, 2024

The writer and actor joined the “Euphoria” star to talk about the family lore and frenetic bosses that inspired his directorial debut, “Problemista.”

Angelo Badalamenti for Balenciaga Music

Sound Advice

Twin Peaks Composer Angelo Badalamenti Drops a Posthumous Playlist for Balenciaga

February 29, 2024

For this week’s SOUND ADVICE series, Danielle Badalamenti answers a few questions about her late-father’s career.

ON SECOND THOUGHT

John Malkovich on Being John Malkovich: “I Don’t Consider Myself”

February 23, 2024

Twenty five years after he first appeared on the cover of this magazine, the 70-year-old actor looks back on that time with the self-assuredness of someone who has it all figured out—almost.

Paul Morrissey

SUPERSTAR

Brontez Purnell on Paul Morrissey, the OG Edgelord

February 22, 2024

The writer explores how the filmmaker and Warhol collaborator’s legacy lives on in mumblecore, viral fame, and reality TV.

CHEMISTRY

Celeste O’Connor Tells Sydney Sweeney Their Madame Web Origin Story

February 20, 2024

“Guys, I didn’t tell you, but I’m also an actor. I just booked a Marvel movie.”

Candy Darling

Superstar

Who Is Candy Darling? Behind the Mystique of the Ultimate Warhol Superstar

February 19, 2024

Biographer Cynthia Carr, who has written the definitive record of the Warhol muse, talks to Mel Ottenberg about the vulnerable, gritty, and deeply soulful individual behind the fabulous facade.

Reunion

Leo Woodall and Tom Hollander Have a White Lotus Reunion

February 15, 2024

To mark his first lead role in the Netflix romance “One Day,” the 27-year-old actor reconnects with his former scene partner to chat about the pressures of being at the top of the call sheet.

ICON

“I Need Places to Tell a Story”: Wim Wenders, in Conversation with Michael Almereyda

February 14, 2024

“It’s through the Polaroids that I slowly understood what places meant to me in the process of filmmaking,” says the legendary director, who is exhibiting his Cibachrome prints of the American West for the very first time.

ACTOR

“They’ll Still Call You a Bitch:” Maya Erskine Meets Zoë Kravitz

February 6, 2024

The actress, writer, and star of the new “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” the brand new reboot of the 2005 spy-romance classic, connects with a “PEN15” fanatic to discuss mean comments, intimacy milestones, and exposing yourself.

SUPERSTAR

Joe Dallesandro Tells Bruce LaBruce About Life as a Warhol Superstar

February 5, 2024

The actor and sex symbol takes the director and film buff behind the scenes of his lean and mean acting career, from the Factory to Europe and beyond.

A Bunch of Sundance Stars on Schmoozing, Bidding Wars, and Hangovers

January 31, 2024

“I hate them so much.”

DIRECTOR

Molly Manning Walker Wants to Talk About Sex

January 30, 2024

“One of the main things for us was that we didn’t want to lock men out of the conversation.”

ASK ME ANYTHING

Song Kang-ho Fields Burning Questions From Tilda Swinton and Park Chan-Wook

January 26, 2024

“My brother, when are we starting our Korean lessons?”

IN CONVERSATION

Pat Hartley and Lynne Tillman Reflect on James Baldwin’s Centennial

January 25, 2024

“You could see that he was actually absorbing the feelings of these people.”

SUNDANCE

Theda Hammel on Gay Guy Purgatory and the Perils of Tap-To-Pay

January 22, 2024

“A lot of aliens, a lot of blood and guts.”

ICON

John Epperson and Chloë Sevigny Channel the Toxic Femininity of Lypsinka

January 22, 2024

“How does Lypsinka be alone with herself?”

Celine Song

DIRECTOR

Celine Song Tells Sharon Van Etten About the Power of Stupidity

January 17, 2024

“It’s a special thing to be able to cry with your colleagues.”