Bushwick Rococo

Salman Toor lets himself go.

Sophie Allison – “Inside, I'm Still So Blue”

Sophie Allison, a.k.a. Soccer Mommy, is a little bit country and a little bit goth.

The Congress Woman From California

Katie Hill’s rise heralded the arrival of a new and modern political generation. And then the pictures leaked.

Judged By Their Covers

How the Assoulines made their name on books to be seen (and occasionally read).

WILL THE MILLENNIAL AESTHETIC EVER END?

The TYRANNY of TERRAZZO

What Comes After TV?

Snapchat is making hypercondensed shows specifically to watch on a smartphone. It’s harder than you’d think.

The National Interest: Jonathan Chait

This Is Fine As the world reaches for face masks, Trump buries his head in the sand.

WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BEING A PLANT

The actually convincing science of light therapy.

Shell Is Looking Forward

The fossil-fuel companies expect to not just survive climate change but profit from it.

Nevertheless, He Persisits

The ego and the altruism of Mike Bloomberg.

THE (J)OY OF FRAN

What you first need to understand is that I learned joie de vivre from The Nanny.

Garbage Language

Why do corporations speak the way they do?

Well, Here We Are

Two weeks until Iowa, the race has narrowed. One of these people could beat Trump, right?

Meghan Markle's Bigger Dreams

She isn’t letting the royal family get in her way.

You'll Want Frites With That

The Chez Ma Tante team’s classic-brasserie-style Le Crocodile feels familiar, but that’s the point.

Intelligencer – 11 Months From Today

A second term for Trump seems more possible than ever. But what would it look like?

45s and Heartbreak

A new High Fidelity broadens the vision of the original in more ways than one.

This Is Not a Love Story

When she started writing My Dark Vanessa at 16, Kate Elizabeth Russell saw her story about a student’s affair with a teacher as a romance. She sees it differently now.

What's in the Box?

Donald Judd wanted his work totally empty. Which allowed the world to make anything out of it.

THE IMMODERATE SUSAN COLLINS

After a long career voting across the aisle, why did the Maine senator gamble her legacy on Trump?

NBA 90210

The children of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade play on the same L.A. prep-school basketball team— along with the child of another NBA player, the seven-foot-tall son of a Chinese pro, and two other future first-round picks. It’s a very strange kind of teenage fame.

Josh Thomas Isn't Afraid of America

After Please Like Me, the Aussie comic now has his own (uncomfortably, hilariously honest) teen sitcom.

Ex–Bad Boy Pastoral

Dan Colen is still painting. But instead of raising hell, he’s raising pigs and sheep.

Diner Deluxe

Deliciousness is in the details at Sam Yoo’s casual but accomplished Golden Diner.

Janelle Monáe Has Got It Like That

The singer, actor, and leader of a vanguard of “mutants and droids” actually looks like she’s having fun.

Who Thought Sucking on a Battery Was a Good Idea?

Millions of Americans, some of them teens who would never have picked up a cigarette, are now vaping. Last year’s panic might be the least of our worries.

Design Hunting – Circular Economy

Russell Piccione’s eclectic brownstone in Murray Hill is full of the orphaned and particular.

Lis Left Standing

Win or lose, Pete Buttigieg’s senior adviser Lis Smith has turned an unknown mayor into a serious contender.

Redemption Songs

With Rare, Selena Gomez celebrates her newfound peace and independence.

Everybody's Gotta Live

Mac Miller’s posthumous album consolidates his musical identities into a unified whole.