Culture

RORSCHACH TEST

Paula Pell on Divorce, Hanky Codes, and Growing Up With Lorne Michaels

March 14, 2024

In this week’s Rorschach Test, the “Girls5Eva” star sounds off on Kate Middleton’s whereabouts and tells us why the 2024 election is already giving her diarrhea.

HUSTLE

How Fashion Exec Isabella Burley Conquered the World of Rare Bookdealing

March 14, 2024

As she brings her rare book dealership, Climax Books, to New York, the Acne CMO talked to us about her obsession with ephemera, old paperbacks, and Kathy Acker.

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OPENING

A Psychic Sugar Daddy Told Devon DeJardin To Start Painting

March 13, 2024

“It’s been this kind of cosmic roller coaster,” says the artist, who told us about his serendipitous journey to painting at the opening of his solo show at Albertz Benda.

NOSTALGIA

Tony Notarberardino and Susanne Bartsch on the Glamorous Lore of the Chelsea Hotel

March 13, 2024

To mark the first exhibition of his Chelsea Hotel portraits, the photographer got together with his former neighbor and nightlife legend to reminisce on the hotel’s legacy.

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SOUND ADVICE

Hitmaker Tayla Parx Makes Us a Playlist for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2024

For this week’s Sound Advice, the songwriting maven curated a playlist for the girls, featuring Hemlocke Springs, Bree Runway, and Doja Cat.

ICON

“If You’re Cool, Aren’t You Sexy?”: Kim Gordon, in Conversation With Chloe Sevigny

March 8, 2024

Before the release of her brand-new solo record, the alt-rock icon met up with Chloe Sevigny to talk fashion, womanhood, dystopian futures, and the “dirty” 90s.

ICON

Armistead Maupin Still Remembers Doing Poppers With Rock Hudson

March 6, 2024

“The moment I had my hand in his, the lights went out,” says Maupin, reminiscing on his dalliance with the heartthrob Rock Hudson. “We got together on various occasions.”

SEARCH HISTORY

Paloma Diamond, AKA Julian Sewell, Buys Her Wigs From Temu

March 6, 2024

In this week’s Search History, TikTok’s king of awards show parodies makes his predictions for the 96th Academy Awards.

DIRECTOR

Director Abel Ferrara Doesn’t Want to Take Part in Your Q&A

March 5, 2024

After the Berlin premiere of his new film “Turn in the Wound,” the Bronx-born director made it clear: “This whole Q&A thing is stupid,” he said. “It’s just idiotic.”

RORSCHACH TEST

Kristen Kish, the New Face of Top Chef, on Graza, Gay Bars, and Getting Married

March 1, 2024

Before she enters the pressure-cooker environment as the new host of the legendary show’s 21st season, the chef and TV personality sounds off on a bunch of topics chosen at semi-random.

MUSE

Molly Ringwald and Gus Van Sant Are Still Searching for the Real Capote

February 28, 2024

The actor and her “Feud: Capote vs the Swans” director got together to probe the inner psychology of Truman Capote and the efficacy of method acting.

ARCHIVES

A Young Jodie Foster Visits Andy Warhol at The Factory

February 27, 2024

In her June 1980 Interview cover story, the “True Detective: Night Country” star talked burgeoning stardom and college acceptances while dodging questions about her romantic life with humor and poise.

LESSON

Neng Jr.’s Silver Iocovozzi Shows Us How to Make the Perfect Steak Frites

February 23, 2024

The chef at the intimate Filipinx eatery making waves in Asheville, North Carolina, puts his unique spin on an all-time classic.

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taste

Tom Sandoval Tastes Some Grocery Store Cakes

February 21, 2024

“I want it warm and moist.”

“A Mother to Us All”: Cecilia Gentili, Remembered by Her Friends and Family

February 20, 2024

At the funeral of the actor and activist Cecilia Gentili, Justin J Wee photographed the friends and family who knew her as mother.

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Superstar

Who Is Candy Darling? Behind the Mystique of the Ultimate Warhol Superstar

February 19, 2024

Biographer Cynthia Carr, who has written the definitive record of the Warhol muse, talks to Mel Ottenberg about the vulnerable, gritty, and deeply soulful individual behind the fabulous facade.

SEARCH HISTORY

Feeld CEO Ana Kirova on Skincare, Saltburn, and Sexual Awakenings

February 19, 2024

“I feel like any kink which involves a fetish tends to make people without fetishes feel uncomfortable,” says Kirova, who joined us for a special Valentine’s Day edition of Search History.

GOSSIP

Kathy Griffin and Trixie Mattel on Stand-Up, Scientology, and Self-Help Books

February 16, 2024

“Mel Gibson has a church in his backyard. What kind of bullshit is that?

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Environmental Activist Isra Hirsi Shows Us Around Minneapolis

February 16, 2024

The Barnard student, environmental activist, and daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar shows us the spots that made her.

RORSCHACH TEST

Esther Povitsky Isn’t Moved by Jacob Elordi’s Bathwater

February 16, 2024

Ahead of her big screen debut in “Drugstore June,” the comedian takes the Rorschach Test.