SECOND ACT
“Just Fucking Do What You Want”: Leo Fitzpatrick on His Inaugural Gallery Show
December 8, 2020
The spirit of downtown New York is alive and well in the artist’s scrappy new gallery on St. Mark’s.
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The Provocative, Uninhibited, and Naked Bodies of Spyros Rennt
October 28, 2020
We’re here, we’re queer. Maybe someone is fucking on the bed.
Show & Tell
The Vibrant and Introspective Quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins
September 16, 2020
How the late master quilter challenged the traditional notions of what a textile could be.
How Joseph Cassara’s new book expands on the world of Paris is Burning
February 28, 2018
The debut novelist brings back to life New York’s vogueing ball scene, and all the glitz, glamour, and grit that came with it.
Performance artist Moor Mother isn’t afraid of confrontation
December 19, 2017
The Philly-based poet, artist, musician, and Afrofuturist is getting louder by the minute.
Callum Turner
October 6, 2015
When first speaking with Callum Turner in person, it’s hard not to be hypnotized.
Lupita Nyong’o
November 5, 2013
Watching Lupita Nyong’o’s performance in Steve McQueen’s wrenching, new historical drama 12 Years a Slave, it’s hard to imagine that any actor could wish for a more auspicious—or harrowing—debut.
Ansel Elgort
February 13, 2013
Ansel Elgort can’t wait to grow up.
Amanda Blank
July 14, 2009
Amanda Blank is contending for the title of breakout female pop rapper of 2009. Only her message isn’t about the mean streets. It’s all about love.
Crocodiles
July 7, 2009
Crocodiles may sound like a pair of goth badasses ready to pick fights on California beaches, but they are really just a couple of guys trying to make as much noise as possible.
The Splat Pack
November 21, 2008
Freddy? Jason? Leatherface? All are dated monsters or passé slashers. A fresh crop of zombies, demon seeds, demented doctors, and satanic cheerleaders is on the loose—which also means a new batch of nubile innocents ready to scream, bleed, lose limbs, get eaten alive, and, well, die. But it’s only a movie. Here are some creeps and casualties who could turn out to be tomorrow’s marquee stars.