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Whatever HAPPENED to FUN?

So much of COMEDY TODAY is about making the AUDIENCE CRINGE. CAROL BURNETT still BELIEVES it should make you FEEL GOOD.

A Beautiful MIND

In an AGE of CONFORMITY, SOLANGE is the RARE ARTIST who RELISHES FOLLOWING her own CREATIVE INTUITION

I THINK This WILL FIX Me

WELLNESS is EVERYWHERE. Melissa Broder questions just HOW WELL we NEED TO BE.

DEMNA'S New DAWN

BALENCIAGA's artistic director REINVENTED FASHION for an UPSIDE-DOWN ERA by CHALLENGING us to perceive the notion of LUXURY-and BEAUTY differently. But what he's after NOW is something much more EMOTIONAL.

CRAFTING the FUTURE

SPEAKING BACKSTAGE just after he wrapped his Spring 2024 show in Milan this past September, Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy waxed enthusiastically about craft. His collection was a showcase for the Italian house's tradition of handwork and tailoring, punctuated by pieces like a crochet dress decorated with raffia pom-poms individually knotted to its surface.

What WOMEN Want

BEFORE THERE WAS \"quiet luxury,\" there was Donna Karan.

CAVE Dwelling

Accommodations nestled in natural or man-made GROTTOES provide an UNFORGETTABLE ESCAPE

The Thrill of the Chase

Looking for that rarer-than-rare vintage McQueen or Marc Jacobs? José Criales-Unzueta tracks down the new wave of vintage hunters.

Scent Symphony

The latest mash-up: Cartier x Scriabin. Chloe Schama investigates the ever-expanding fusion of live music and fragrance.

Live at the Apollo

Grammy nominee Omar Apollo is coming into his own.

Quick Change

The promise of color-adaptive beauty products? Your most flattering shade is just a chemical reaction away.

Catch a Fire

You’d be forgiven for not quite knowing where you’ve seen Kingsley Ben-Adir before.

The End of Glitter?

Or are we just at the beginning—of a new era of microplastic-free, perfectly-healthy-to-eat sparkle. Tamar Adler reports on glitz to feel good about.

Family Ties

At the end of her first year as Dior CEO, Delphine Arnault is proving to be a powerful protector of legacy and a leader poised to make waves.

History Lessons

In the new stage adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, Jeremy Strong sees the shadows of current crises.

Mrs. Prada

Almost everyone refers to Miuccia Prada in the most formal of ways, but she herself has never been one to stand on ceremony. Wendell Stevenson meets a designer who has built an empire in her own image: iconic, iconoclastic and enormously influential.

Tangier Dreams

With its fleet of exciting cultural hubs and smart new hotels, the storied North African city has never been more inspiring to visit.

Live to Tell

The powerful, engrossing documentary High & Low: John Galliano sees the designer tell the story of his life.

Sounding the Alarm

As the Sudanese war threatens to spill beyond its borders, can activist Niemat Ahmadi help force an international reckoning?

The Menagerie

A childhood in war-torn Kosovo led Petrit Halilaj to make some of the most exuberant, playful contemporary art around. Dodie Kazanjian meets the optimist as he prepares for a major installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Becoming a Surrogate Impacted Every. Single. One.of My Relationships

It looks great on The Kardashians. But the reality can be...messy.

You Deserve to Take a Dating Sabbatical

And dare we say...you probably should?

Black-Owned Is for Everyone

A friendly and very important-reminder from beauty editor-at-large Julee Wilson.

SOUND OF NOW

Thanks to our three cover stars-Kim Petras, Victoria Monét, and Kali Uchis-the future of music looks like something entirely new. More original, more exciting, more f*ck-yesput-this-on-my-playlistright-now. Which is exactly what each of them has been manifesting all along.

VICTORIA

Monét fans are having a thrilling 2024. Almost perfect, really, thanks to the artist's seven Grammy nominations, including Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, and Best R&B Performance.

the venuture

One summer 2009 night, Julia's manager pulled her aside. A silver-haired gentleman's date was being kind of loud and messy-Julia should intervene, be extra nice to him. She got the okay to take the man up to the roof for a quiet smoke. This guy must be a big deal, she thought.

We Need to Talk About the Fentanyl in Your Party Pills

The potentially deadly substance is virtually impossible to see, smell, or taste and it's creeping into drugs you might have once considered \"safe.\"

I Hooked Up With My Friend's Dad on Vacation in Spain

It was an accident. It was also inevitable.

The Chicest Places to Elope Right Now (Sorry, Mom)

An unforgettable vow-filled vacation with your soulmate vs. a lukewarm catered dinner with people you were forced to invite. Yeah, you get it too.

10 Hairstyles For Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is one of a favorite occasion to dress up and glam up with super cute + simple hairstyles you can wear all year long!