Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner on Siblings, Letterboxd, and the State of Indie Film

GREEN ROOM

“In My Past Life, I Was a Nudist”: One Night in New York With Rapper BigXthaPlug

by Emma Stout

ONWARDS

“Hope Is Our Greatest Weapon”: New Yorkers React to the Presidential Election

by Mekala Rajagopal and Emma Stout

OPENING

“The Camera Is the Fetish”: Devan Díaz on Curating Bad Girls at OCD Chinatown

by Dara

Bon Appétit

Hugh Corcoran of The Yellow Bittern Wants to Bring Back the Long and Boozy Lunch

by Esmé Hogeveen

MARTYRDOM

“Art Makes the Unbearable Bearable”: Romana Londi, in Conversation With Ottessa Moshfegh

by Ottessa Moshfegh

BADDIE

Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg on The Penguin, Prosthetic Envy, and the Perfect Karaoke Song

by Andy Samberg

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.

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