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.
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.
OPENING
“Acid at the Country Club”: Painter Witt Fetter Examines Image Overload at Derosia
November 5, 2024
While surveying her latest batch of meme paintings, now on view at Derosia, the artist talked to us about country club culture and the “Brat-ification” of Kamala Harris.
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.
in conversation
Matt Reeves Tells Andy Serkis How He Turned The Penguin Into a Leading Man
November 4, 2024
The filmmaker was joined by the English actor to talk mythic pop, famous gangsters, and “The Penguin,” the new Batman spin-off on HBO.
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.
IN CONVERSATION
Kilo Kish and Savanah Leaf on Making Art About the American Dream
October 31, 2024
The musician and artist Kilo Kish talked to the filmmaker Savanah Leaf about embracing criticism and the day-to-day endurance of being an artist.
FIRST LADY
“At Least Her Dress Is Pretty”: Brontez Purnell Reviews Melania Trump’s New Memoir
October 30, 2024
The experience of reading Melania Trump’s new memoir, Brontez Purnell writes, was one of “lobotomized boredom punctuated with turbulence and terror.”
IN CONVERSATION
Himesh Patel and Dan Levy on Big-Budget Movies and On-Set Catering
October 30, 2024
The British actor got together with his Emmy-winning pal Dan Levy to talk about the bleak state of affairs in Hollywood and his role in the new HBO series “The Franchise.”
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.
ON SECOND THOUGHT
Isabella Rossellini Revisits and Revises Her Past Interview Covers
October 28, 2024
To mark the release of her new movie “Conclave,” the legendary model and actor takes us back to the time of “Blue Velvet,” Norman Mailer, and dinner with Marty and Bob.