Culture

SMOKE BREAK

How Mackenzie Thomas’s Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

April 8, 2026

For this week’s Smoke Break, we lit up with the internet personality to talk performance art, viral tweets, baby bangs, and leaving it all out on the dance floor.

PERSONA

PinkPantheress Tells Clairo Why It’s All an Act

April 8, 2026

The formerly anonymous musician is a full-blown pop star now, but the person underneath still rides the Tube, and has no interest in Nobu. As she tells her friend Clairo for our Spring 2026 issue, the separation is the point.

AUTHOR

Patrick Radden Keefe on London Falling and the Architecture of a Lie

April 7, 2026

In his new book London Falling, the author excavates the troubled life of Zac Brettler, the teenager who plummeted to his death after spending years fabricating an identity.

SEEK HELP

“Find a New Apartment”: Julio Torres Has Some Advice for Our Readers

April 2, 2026

In the latest installment of Seek Help, the comedian shares some pointers on coming out, flirting in Spanish, and coexisting with ghosts.

TALK

“He’s Insane, This Guy!”: Adam Friedland Meets Maury Povich

April 1, 2026

The former Cum Town host has reinvented himself as a Dick Cavett-style interviewer, equal parts curious and chaotic. When we asked him who he’d like to speak to for this story, his only direction was it had to be a talk show legend. So we introduced him to Maury.

BUZZ

A Boozy Chat With Troye Sivan

March 31, 2026

Drinks writer Hannah Crosbie met up with the Australian pop star in Paris to talk about Gen Z drinking habits, Melbourne wine culture, and
“The Pitt.”

RESTAURANTS

Ruthie Rogers and Noah Baumbach on the Art of Getting the Best Out of People

March 30, 2026

On a trip to New York promoting her 14th book, The River Café owner met up with one of her most devoted customers where they talked about the common threads between the restaurant and filmmaking, finding parallels at every turn.

SHOCK VALUE

Black Teeth, Butt-Prints, and Bouffants: Revisiting Kembra Pfahler’s Electrifying Art

March 27, 2026

The artist’s new eponymous Rizzoli book is a celebration of four decades of transgression.

ON VIEW

How the Julia Stoschek Foundation Resurrected Los Angeles’ Forgotten Theater

March 26, 2026

For the Julia Stoschek Foundation’s U.S. debut of “What a Wonderful World” at the Variety Arts Theatre, we posed a single burning question to participating artists.

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SOUND ADVICE

Mckayla Twiggs Is the Rich One in the Relationship

March 26, 2026

In this week’s Sound Advice, L.A.-based singer-songwriter made us a playlist and tackled our questionnaire, divulging secrets, style icons, and what it would actually take to turn her into a gold-digger.

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MOVIE

Sofia Coppola on Marc Jacobs, X-Girl, and Finding Your Film in the Edit

March 25, 2026

The legendary filmmaker takes us inside her first feature-length documentary, “Marc by Sofia.”

SOUND CHECK

Introducing Sienna Spiro, the Sad Girl Singer Bringing the Sixties Back

March 25, 2026

Before closing out her North American tour, we joined the 20-year-old backstage to talk British pessimism and dropout lore.

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DRAMA

Meet Whitney Leavitt, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star Who Took Over Broadway

March 25, 2026

The queen of MomTok is taking Roxie Hart viral with the highest grossing run of “Chicago” in the show’s 29 year history.

SPORTS

Crocodiles, Influencers, and Tennis Pros: Club Lacoste Takes the Miami Open

March 24, 2026

Featuring Venus Williams, Daniil Medvedev, Grigor Dimitrov, and Arthur Fils. Oh, yes!

SOUND

Grace Ives Tells Hunter Schafer Why She Loves Being Called Girlfriend

March 23, 2026

The duo talk odd jobs, track orders, and Ives’ latest album.

POP

Naomi Scott Tells Jessie Ware Why She’s Ready to Take the Stage

March 20, 2026

Ahead of the release of her debut record, the actor called up her friend and fellow musician to talk fans, F.I.G., and Sylvia Plath.

GASP

These Creators Are Getting Rich Off Reaction Content While the Rest of Us Watch

March 19, 2026

We asked six of the biggest reaction Youtubers how watching stuff became a full-time job.

ARCHIVAL

A Young Cillian Murphy Tells Colin Farrell About His Rise to Fame

March 19, 2026

As the Academy Award-winning actor reprises his role as everyone’s favorite anti-hero for “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” we revisit his 2006 interview.

WHIFF

Mikayla Nogueira on Scent, Scandal, and Her Mystery Man

March 18, 2026

We met up with the controversial beauty influencer at the launch party for her new fragrance, “Only Sunshine.”

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SEARCH HISTORY

How Does One Aura Farm Their Way To Internet Fame? Ask Diya Joukani

March 17, 2026

In this week’s edition of Search History, we DM’d “the cool girl in India,” Diya Joukani, to talk Fakemink, hard launches, and tractors.