By, William Davies How do you write a manifesto for something that is already established? This might sound like a problem that confronts conservatives, but over the past 20 years or so it has become more of a riddle for progressives. One response is provided by the movement known as “new atheism”, which successfully assembled…
Category: Art
How frank should we be with kids about love and loss? A new book offers help.
A much-discussed image from “Love,” by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long. (Putnam) By, Nora Krug As anyone will tell you, love is complicated. But when should we share that reality with children — and how? Matt de la Peña’s best-selling picture book “Love” has pushed these questions to the fore. “Love” celebrates…
READING OVID IN THE AGE OF #METOO
A new novel that reimagines the myth of Daphne and Apollo points toward the Roman poet Ovid as a seer of our current cultural reckoning. By, Katy Waldman In 2015, four Columbia University undergraduates published an op-ed in their student paper petitioning English professors to affix trigger warnings to Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The poem’s “vivid depictions…
Metallica’s James Hetfield to Make Film Debut in Ted Bundy Movie
By, Daniel Kreps James Hetfield will make his big-screen acting debut in the upcoming Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the infamous serial killer. The Metallica singer will portray Officer Bob Hayward, “a no-nonsense Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy…
‘No Fire, No Fury?’ Trump Is on Board With a Jeanine Pirro Book to Rebut Michael Wolff
CreditMike Theiler/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and MAGGIE HABERMAN Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News personality and longtime friend and champion of President Trump, has discussed with him the possibility of a book project to counter the damning portrayal of his presidency in Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury,” according to three…
11 Vogue Editors Share Their Fashion Week Wardrobe Essentials
By, Anny Choi New York Fashion Week is already in full swing, and the streets of New York are crowded with stylish showgoers, street style photographers, and models going from one venue to the next. A snowstorm awaits us in Paris (unusual for the city during this time), and according to the forecast, it seems…
A Recovering Sex and Porn Addict Tells All
By Erica Garza Is sex addiction real? I was never particularly convinced, until one afternoon spent in a dark theater in Si Racha, Thailand, changed my mind. It was the spring of 2014, and the movie onscreen was called “Thanks for Sharing.” It starred Mark Ruffalo, Pink and others as addicts fighting to maintain sobriety…
I Asked a Bunch of Industry People: What’s the Point of Fashion?
I have had a very dramatic question on my mind since Amelia and I set foot in Paristogether last February for the fall 2017 shows. We sat at a cafe drinking cappuccino at tables that were far too small for our laptops but which we managed to use for work anyway. She was working on…
Hedi Slimane to Join Céline, Launch Men’s and Couture
The designer will start February 1 and expand the LVMH-owned label’s offering into menswear, couture and fragrance. PARIS, France — In an announcement that took the fashion industry by surprise, LVMH announced on Sunday that Hedi Slimane is set to join Céline, starting February 1. The designer will take on the title of artistic, creative and image director,…
Highsnobiety Raises $8.5 Million Venture Round
The influential streetwear site will use the new funding to scale its branded content, e-commerce and events businesses. BERLIN, Germany — Influential streetwear and youth culture title Highsnobiety has raised an $8.5 million Series A round led by London-based venture firm Felix Capital. The terms of the deal were undisclosed. Highsnobiety plans to use the new funding…
