The Black Pages: A September Issue Portfolio Guest Edited by DonChristian
Think of it as a magazine within a magazine.
we went there (sort of)
Bidding from Bed with Sotheby’s
Choice Works, an online auction for Planned Parenthood, featured work by Judy Chicago, Jasper Johns, and more artists while paying homage to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
film
Antonio Campos Tells Rian Johnson About Making The Devil All the Time
The filmmaking pals discuss small towns, killer clowns, and edit-room meltdowns.
Toni Braxton and Missy Elliott on the Power of the Tongue
The legendary artists discuss Verzuz, growing up in the church, and speaking their dreams into exsistence.
art
Lawrence Weiner and Kim Gordon on the Ins and Outs of Making Stuff
A conversation about art and abnegation, for the people in the back.
viewgirl
Matilda De Angelis on Her First Onscreen Kiss—with Nicole Kidman
The newcomer discusses how she went from a remote Italian village to acting opposite her childhood hero in HBO's "The Undoing."
film
The “Antebellum” Directors on Ancestry and Purpose
Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz discuss their polarizing film, which stars Janelle Monáe.
ask a sane person
Rebecca Traister Finds Hope In the Mixed-Up-ness of Humanity
The author and 'New York' writer on righteous rage, stubborn denialism, and the joys of a perfect pie crust.
A Life In
Miranda July’s 15-Year Collection of Gifts from a Neighborhood Handyman Named Juan
"He is the only person I see every single day, and on many of those days he has something to give me."
INTO
These Boots Were Made for More Than Walking
Stomp and slosh around in these Bottega Veneta boots knowing you can worry (slightly) less about your carbon footprint.
apple of our eye
A. G. Cook Dissolves Into the Light
The PC Music super-producer is having a whirlwind year—and he's only getting started.
makeup
Byredo Beauty and the Glow of a Single Pixel
Makeup inspired by everything from a stranger’s hand to the cloudiness of salt water at night.
Q&A
Miranda July Wants to Dream the Same Dream As You
The pioneering filmmaker on her new work "Kajillionaire," and making art that has the fabric of a dream.
ingenue
“It’s Going to Be Mad”: Anya Taylor-Joy Gets Back to Work
The actor connects with her friend George MacKay to discuss her new Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit" and the perils of keeping busy.
TIFF
Another Dispatch from TIFF: Nomadland Has Big Oscar Energy
Chloé Zhao's latest arrives with a prewritten destiny attached, while Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, and Ellen Burstyn deliver a trio of astonishing performances.
thirstory
Model Devon Aoki Takes Us to Toontown
She’s a muse for the ages, and this archival gem has us singing her praises to the tune of “boop-boop-e-doop.”
ask a sane person
Justin Vivian Bond on the Inevitability of Assholes
"The ignorance of people never shocks me and I never underestimate it."
literature
Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie on Cancel Culture and The Hitch
Two titans of the written word reflect on the friends they’ve lost and the literary movement to which they belonged. In a superficial way, really. Quite reluctantly.
tributes
In His Final Interview, Toots Hibbert Reconnects With Ziggy Marley
Before the passing of the reggae legend, he caught up with Ziggy Marley to discuss his new album, spirituality, and the children.
Show & Tell
The Vibrant and Introspective Quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins
How the late master quilter challenged the traditional notions of what a textile could be.
luxury
LOEWE’s Garden of Earthly Delights
Jonathan Anderson has released a line of home fragrances and candles that bring the great outdoors in.
Rorschach Test
Sasheer Zamata Sounds Off on Fuckboys, ‘Shrooms, and Bidets
The comedian of Hulu's "Woke" gives her unfiltered opinion on an array of topics, chosen at semi-random.
Nostalgia
A Tour of Vanishing Williamsburg in David Goodwillie’s New Novel “Kings County”
It’s been unexpectedly heartbreaking to read the latest novel from David Goodwillie, Kings County, a down-and-dirty ode to New York City, during this current summer of […]
ON SECOND THOUGHT
Lenny Kravitz Revisits (and Revises) His Interview Feature from 1993
Ahead of the release of his memoir "Let Love Rule," the boundary-breaking rock legend returns to a conversation with then-rommate Rick Rubin.
tiff
Dispatch from TIFF: Bruce LaBruce, Errol Morris, and a Wallop of Star Power
As the Toronto International Film Festival goes mostly virtual this year, three films still pack a punch.
exit poll
Exit Poll: Charlie Kaufman’s Twisted, Deeply Human “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
You don’t have to understand Kaufman’s new film to love it.
MARKET
“I’m a Sexy Cinderella”: Paris Hilton Reviews Gloves
To mark the release of her YouTube documentary "This Is Paris," the socialite and DJ spent an afternoon appraising a handful of designer gloves.
IN CONVERSATION
Charlie Kaufman and Iain Reid on the Terrifying Art of Adaptation
The writers discuss the challenge of bringing "I’m Thinking of Ending Things" to the screen.
ask me anything
Gloria Steinem Takes Questions From 25 Formidable Friends and Fans
The world, as it has been and as it could be, according to the pioneering feminist.
nice to meet you
Nice to Meet You: Rapper TiaCorine Loves Tattoos, Tarantino, and Tyler, the Creator
Get to know the North Carolina-born musician who counts A$AP Rocky, SZA, and Rico Nasty as fans.
viewguy
Kendrick Sampson on His Relentless Pursuit of Liberation
The "Insecure" star has become a leader in the fight against racial injustice.