Mekala Rajagopal

BROTHERS

The Clipse Reunion Is Hip-Hop’s Hard Reset

July 10, 2025

On their first album in 16 years, Pusha T and Malice are showcasing to the world what rap music can still sound like. But their comeback is about more than just the music.

NEWS

“Diddy Brings the Freaks Out”: Scenes from Outside the Verdict

July 2, 2025

Ten minutes from the Interview office, all hell broke loose as the Diddy verdict came down. Naturally, we had to see it for ourselves.

MEN'S WEEK

On the Grounds at Rick Owens SS26 With Destroy Lonely and 2hollis

June 30, 2025

After the wet spectacle that was the Rick Owens Mens SS26 show, Francesc Planes captured Destroy Lonely, 2Hollis, and more.

THEATRICS

“I’m Such a Bitch for Words”: Maya Martinez on Car Crashes and Poetry Tours

June 25, 2025

Before the release of “Theatrics,” her first book, the writer and performer met us on the Coney Island ferris wheel to talk about meeting her heroes and being foolish online.

STANDOFF

On the Front Lines at the ICE Protests in Los Angeles

June 10, 2025

Photographer Jamie Lee Taete takes us to the front lines of Monday’s mass demonstration against a wave of ICE arrests in Los Angeles.

SOUND ADVICE

Artist Lizzi Bougatsos Made Us a Playlist Inspired by Valentino and Vinyls

May 23, 2025

“With this set, I was musing on a woman’s mind through the instrumentation of frantic guitar, pleading, and loss,” says the experimental musician and underground legend.

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Cowboys and Cumshots: Behind the Scenes of the 7th Annual Pornhub Awards

May 13, 2025

Photographer Andrew Espinal gives us an exclusive look into the raunchy rodeo that was the 7th Pornhub Awards, hosted by Jordan Firstman.

GREEN ROOM

The First Rule of Touring With Dave Blunts? No Shitting On the Bus.

May 9, 2025

“There’s a bunch of fangirls that be freaking out to meet me,” says the rapper, who’s ditched the oxygen tank on his latest tour. “It’s pretty crazy, visibly shaking and shit.”

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.

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.”

PFW

“Sickly Victorian Child, in a Glam Way”: Dara Reviews McQueen FW25

March 11, 2025

“It’s nice to get wild again,” said our fashion director of the frizzy hair and diaphanous gowns featured at Seán McGirr’s third women’s collection for McQueen.

PFW

“The Redcoats Are Coming”: Dara’s Dispatch From Dior FW25

March 4, 2025

“It’s all very warrior girl, but in a military 1800s type way,” our fashion director Dara said of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s nostalgic tour through the annals of fashion history.

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“The Only Way Out Is to Get Fucked”: Behind the Scenes of the Brand-New Brazzers Book

February 26, 2025

After spending a year trailing the biggest stars in the porn industry, photographer Rosie Marks and writer Esra Padgett told us what they learned aboard the Bang Bus.

SOUND ADVICE

Lexee Smith Made Us a Playlist For Getting Loose

February 10, 2025

“I would have loved to be the feminine visual embodiment of a Jimi Hendrix guitar solo.”

SOUNDCHECK

“I Want to Have People Hypnotized”: Five Minutes Backstage With 070 Shake

February 4, 2025

“I can’t fucking move a muscle,” the singer told us before her sold-out show at Kings Theater in Brooklyn. “I am the worst dancer ever, so it wouldn’t be fair to the audience if I started dancing.”

DO YOUR PART

Stylist Lana Jay Lackey Is Calling on Fashion Brands to Support Los Angeles

January 16, 2025

“We’re trying to help people regain a sense of identity through clothes,” says Lana Jay Lackey, an L.A. stylist who mobilized her industry connections to help those affected by the wildfires.

OFF MENU

“I’m Just Freeballing Life”: A Burger Date With Rapper Cortisa Star

January 15, 2025

The rapper, who blew up on TikTok for raunchy bars about furry conventions and opium trade, joined us to talk drones, satanism, and the pleasures of being young and turnt.

VOICE NOTES

“Buy Your Dream, Then Resell It”: Inside Telfar’s NYC Store Opening

November 25, 2024

We got the scoop from Telfar Clemens, Cleotrapa, Teezo Touchdown and more.

ONWARDS

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

November 6, 2024

At election watch parties in Brooklyn and Manhattan, we asked New Yorkers to share their immediate reactions to Donald Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris.

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.