CATEGORIES

SUPERNOVA

A searingly modern take on Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger at the height of her powers, comes to the New York stage.

Mr. Happy

Kieran Culkin as electric an actor as he is a constitutionally ambivalent one-anchors the dark comic indie A Real Pain, and is leading Glengarry Glen Ross to Broadway. It's a lot to process.

Full Flower

Erdem Moralioglu plants a new seed with his bloom-adorned bag.

Mixed Company - An artist alliance between chef Daniel Humm and painter Francesco Clemente blossoms in a new bar

Three years ago, Francesco Clemente was in his Manhattan studio speaking with a friend, a devoted vegetarian, by phone. “She was asking me if we should go have a meal at Daniel’s restaurant,” recalls Clemente, meaning the much-acclaimed and then newly plantbased Eleven Madison Park, helmed by chef Daniel Humm. “I said to her, ‘I don’t know Daniel.’ And then the bell rang, and Daniel was in the room.”

Eastern Passage - On trips to India and Bangladesh, the novelist Nell Freudenberger struggled with what to wear—and what kind of woman she wanted to be.

I was 22 when I first went to India. In the late ’90s, the hippie trail from Agra to Jaipur to Rishikesh was still full of backpackers. Germans, Israelis, and Australians traversed the country in elephant-printed harem pants and Buddhist prayer beads, indulging in banana-pancake breakfasts and cannabis-laced bhang lassis. My boyfriend—a serious student of the subcontinent, equipped with maps, train tables, and a prestigious fellowship—planned to do India differently. We would dress respectfully, live on a local budget—less than $5 a day—and see places other backpackers missed. When we bought cannabis, it was from a farmer in a Himalayan village where they grew the world-famous Malana cream. We were two recent Harvard graduates in India, and we were all about doing our homework.

Trust Your Gut - New at-home biome tests offer insight into the microorganisms that rule much more than just our stomachs.

According to a publication called Nutrition in Clinical Practice, these days, internet searches for "gut microbiome" and "gut microbiota" generate millions of results. Amazon teems with microbiome books, including microbiome books for kids- Meena and the Microbiome (forthcoming in 2025) and dogs- Healthy Gut, Healthy Dog. Gut health is taking over TikTok. Scan your refrigerator for the word "probiotic". Brands are shilling directly to your bacteria!

The First Wild Garden - A new book celebrates the historic English garden that launched a modern movement.

Without naming the most grotesque examples of tree mutilation in England, it is clear that much beauty is lost in our gardens by the stupid and ignorant practice of cutting trees into unnatural shapes,” wrote the Victorian-era gardener William Robinson in Gravetye Manor: Or Twenty Years’ Work round an Old Manor House (1911). Robinson’s fighting words were laid out in the preface to his book, an account of the decades he spent creating his garden at the Elizabethan house of Gravetye Manor in Sussex, England, and recently reproduced in facsimile by Rizzoli alongside stunning contemporary photographs.

Clean Sweep- Two seasons into her tenure at Carven, Louise Trotter is reimagining the label with pieces at once mindful, freeand beautiful.

Two seasons into her tenure at Carven, Louise Trotter is reimagining the label with pieces at once mindful, freeand beautiful. In February of last year, Trotter took up the role of creative director at the 79-year-old maison, reawakening it from a five-year slumber, and a chauffeur—customary for an artistic director at the helm of a Parisian fashion house—simply doesn’t fly with her bluff Sunderland upbringing.

Testament of Youth

In a new production of Romeo and Juliet, Jack Antonoff, Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor, and Sam Gold transform a classic into a timely, urgent work.

GLOWING UP FAST

I’m slick as an otter. I’m greased up like a Thanksgiving turkey

TIME'S ARROW

A celebrated Broadway-bound play by Jez Butterworth, The Hills of California, captures the youthful ambitions and dashed dreams of a quartet of English sisters.

The Shape of Things

Annabelle Selldorf has built a soaring career on gentle interventions, subtle forms—a design language of elegance and restraint. Dodie Kazanjian meets the architect of our moment.

SWING SHIFT

With the election of their lifetimes looming on the horizon, eight models— each of them with ties to a battleground state—tell us what’s important to them, what they’re fighting for, where they’re voting, and how they’re finding value and purpose in uneasy times.

Walk This Spray

Scented runways are the latest merger of perfume and fashion

Hidden Gems

With its timeworn cities and sweeping seascapes, the Southern Italian region of Basilicata is rich with splendors.

THE HEIST OF THE Heart

I have come to meet a movie star, but it’s not a movie star who arrives— it’s a mother of four.

Viva Elsa!- The iconic sculptural work of the famed Tiffany designer Elsa Peretti is coming home

In 1972, the designer Elsa Peretti bought a modest cottage she had seen in Spain for a few thousand dollars –all she could afford at the time. Since then, her fortunes grew and grew, and now to celebrate her legacy with Tiffany & Co.– a match made 50 years ago the iconic jewelry and design house has launched three new pieces in her memory: A bone ring, a split cuff ring, and a bone cuff in 18-karat gold set with a teardrop of pavé diamonds.

Heavy Hitters

New novels from some fiction greats.

MAMMA MARGHERITA!

Is there a more endlessly reinventable food than pizza? Tamar Adler tries a few of the country's most beloved, creative, and craved-after new pies.

FULL PICTURE

An entire-body MRI is now available at a price for anyone who wants a comprehensive view of their interior. But what, asks Maya Singer, are we really looking for?

ON YOUR MARK

What makes Sha'Carri Richardson the fastest woman in the world? Untold hours on the track, family love and support, a determination to win and the signature nails help too. Maya Singer meets the Paris-bound Olympic superstar

OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE

There's no proper job description for the first lady. So Dr. Jill Biden has shaped the role to who she is: a listener, a teacher, an immensely talented advocate. This campaign, she's working harder than ever.

On the Up

A growing cadre of women are trading their injectables for a more lasting, and somewhat more retro, procedure: the facelift

Everything Under the Sun

To Kendall Jenner, mental health means many things: rest, reflection, riding, reading—and being open. She talks to Rob Haskell about a decade in modeling. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Jannik Sinner – Forza!

Tennis has a new force: the 22-year-old Italian ski racer turned court champion Jannik Sinner (nickname: The Fox). Abby Aguirre meets him in the midst of an electrifying winning streak.

Free Reign

Boho chic, the liberated and unfettered style statement of the aughts, is back with a floaty, festival-ready vengeance.

No Filler

The sandwich” facial migrates to other parts of the body.

Now and Forever

From corsetry and embroidery to the fineness of tailoring, this season's most beguiling silhouettes offer a palpable sense of history and craft.  Liya Kebede and her children connect the dots between past, present, and future.

DOUBLE ACT

Married artists Sam Moyer and Eddie Martinez have built their lives and careers on parallel tracks. Now, with simultaneous shows at the same museum, they are converging.

A WATERY STAGE

The Paris Games will kick off, in spectacular fashion, with a procession on the Seine. Gaby Wood meets the creative director orchestrating it all.