Will Poulter Has Three Movies Out This Month. Kit Connor Wants to Know How He Does It.

DUDES

Joe Apollonio on Recurring Dreams, Bisexual Fantasies, and His Very First Erection

by Jack Henry Robbins

VISION

Jack Haven and Kembra Pfahler on Trans Rights, Telepathy, and Life After Death

by Kembra Pfahler

BACKSTAGE

Adam Guettel Tells Jesse Eisenberg How He Wrote the Season’s Most Ambitious Musical

by Jesse Eisenberg

MASTER

“Humans Can Be Very Depressing”: David Cronenberg, by Jim Jarmusch

by Jim Jarmusch

MOTHER

Ms Tina Knowles Tells Ellen Pompeo How She Built an Empire of Women

by Ellen Pompeo

BAD ROMANCE

Madeline Brewer Tells Us What It’s Like to Be Penn Badgley’s Final Girl

by Cazzie David

SOUND ADVICE

“She Knows Who She Is”: Chase Icon Tells Us Which Blondes Have the Most Fun

April 24, 2025

“This is the playlist I’ve had blasting while I wander the shops in Vegas, collecting pieces for my NYC release party this Saturday,” says the singer and SoCal barbie.

BACKSTAGE

Andrew Burnap Takes Jeremy O. Harris Inside Broadway’s Record-Breaking Othello

April 23, 2025

A few weeks into the new Broadway production of “Othello,” the 34-year-old actor got together with Jeremy O. Harris to talk self-care, Shakespeare, and show business.

BACKSTAGE

“Aren’t These Plays For Everyone?”: Behind the Scenes of BAM’s Macbeth in Stride

April 22, 2025

After opening night of “Macbeth in Stride” at BAM, director Whitney White and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly joined us to talk about bringing Shakespeare to Brooklyn.

DESIRE

Michelle Zauner Is Japanese Breakfast—But at What Cost?

April 21, 2025

With a moody new album and motherhood on her mind, the indie rocker and author calls up designer Sandy Liang to talk perfectionism, self-preservation, and the eternal struggle of wanting it all.

RORSCHARCH TEST

Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker on Drones, Rabbit Holes, and Broligarchy

April 21, 2025

To mark the show’s seventh season, the “Black Mirror” doomsayer shares his instant reactions to some horrors of the modern world.

DIARY

Dillards, Dioramas, and Gay Cowboys: A Weekend at the Dallas Art Fair

April 18, 2025

“The husband of a prominent art world figure declares Dallas the most classist city in America,” writes Emily Sandstrom. “He’s Scottish, so I take this insight seriously.”

PANEL

“The iPhone Has Taken Over”: Arthur Elgort on the Fashion and Photography That Staked His Legacy

April 18, 2025

Ahead of AIPAD’s 2025 panel, the acclaimed photographer joined journalist Vanessa Friedman and Interview’s own Dara to talk about fashion photography, then and now.

GREEN ROOM

“A Vybz Kartel Concert Is a Party”: Backstage at Barclays With the King of Dancehall

April 18, 2025

“God was in the building, man,” the Jamaican Dancehall icon told us after his comeback shows in Brooklyn. “The lord was around us, and the vibe was amazing.”

DIRECTORS

“You’re Either a Storyteller or a Liar”: Charles Burnett, in Conversation With Barry Jenkins

April 17, 2025

To mark the release of two new 4K restorations of his films, the director joined Barry Jenkins for a wide-ranging conversation about his significant contributions to 20th Century cinema.

PERFORMANCE

How David Lynch and Agatha Christie Inspired Katie Kitamura’s Latest Literary Thriller

April 17, 2025

Just before the release of her fifth novel, “Audition,” the author joined us to explain how she conceived of the book’s thorny experiments with structure and unreality.

XXX

Jordan Firstman’s Grindr Hookup Takes a Long, Hard Look at His Debut Album

April 16, 2025

After dropping his debut album, “Secrets,” the comedian and provocateur asked an anonymous hookup to review the songs (and the sex).

COMICS

“Do You See Him as an Incel?”: One Biographer’s Journey Down the Robert Crumb Rabbit Hole

April 16, 2025

Dan Nadel, the author of a comprehensive new biography of Robert Crumb, joined Al Freeman to discuss the groundbreaking, sex-crazed cartoonist’s complicated life and legacy.

SEARCH HISTORY

Vivian Tu of @YourRichBFF Gives Us the Skinny on Trump’s Tariffs

April 16, 2025

Days after the President announced tariffs on 90 different countries, we hit up the internet’s resident finance expert to find out if we’re on the brink of a global trade war.

TABLE READ

“That’s the GOAT”: Chase Sui Wonders on Making Theater and Meeting Martin Scorsese

April 16, 2025

After a table read of her new play, “Vermont, India,” the rising star joined us for a quick chat about live theater and working with the star-studded cast of “The Studio.”

COVER

Natalie Portman Tells Jenna Ortega How to Survive Hollywood

April 15, 2025

For our Spring cover story, the Oscar-winning actor connects with her future co-star and fellow former child actor to compare notes on privacy, perception, and the pressure to always play the part.

DIRECTOR

Ryan Coogler Tells LeBron James Why Sinners Is His Most Personal Movie Yet

April 14, 2025

From a strip mall somewhere in Northern California, the “Black Panther” director opens up to the NBA legend about fatherhood, legacy, and horror—both real and imagined.

STUDIO VISIT

Julie Curtiss and Anna Weyant on Morbid Fascinations and Lynchian Fantasies

April 14, 2025

To mark Curtiss’ new show at Gagosian’s Paris outpost, the painters got together to talk about the themes that animate their work, from motherhood to morbid fantasies.

DROP

“My List of Enemies Grows Longer”: How Real Lies Doom-Scrolled Their Way to a New Album

April 14, 2025

“Our music inhabits more of a liminal place,” says Kev Kharas of the UK duo Real Lies. “It’s electronic music about what happens when you listen to electronic music often.”

Lacoste

GRAND OPENING

At Lacoste, the Collars Stay Popping

April 11, 2025

At the Lacoste 5th Avenue flagship fete, we asked guests including Joan Smalls, Dara, and Levi McConaughey how they like to wear their polos.

Brandon Sklenar

HIM

“I’m Really Good at Using My Body”: Brandon Sklenar, by Sydney Sweeney

April 11, 2025

Following breakout roles in “1923” and “It Ends With Us,” Hollywood’s newest heartthrob calls his future co-star to discuss head wounds, bulking up, and “Drop”—his new movie about the date from hell.

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