Style
The War on Trans Art
In July, the artist Amy Sherald pulled out of a large-scale show at the Smithsonian after learning that she might not be able to include a portrait of Lady...
What’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?
I ran these notions by Arlan Andrews, a retired mechanical engineer and author who is the founder and director of SIGMA, a think tank of sci-fi writers that advises...
The Mystery of the Cat Mystery
Mid-pandemic, I was speaking with a semi-stranger at a playground where our children were playing semi-together. Her son, maybe six or seven years old, could effortlessly hitch himself up...
The Photographer Who Looked Past the Idea of Italy
In postwar Italy, the decisive moment was most often one of contrasts—between the wrinkled faces of the agrarian past and the well-tailored suits of Italy’s economic boom, between nostalgia...
Donald Trump, Architecture Critic
News of Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning architecture, and particularly about preserving and protecting hallowed traditional styles, will have come as a surprise to anyone who recalls that...
Jeff Tweedy on His New Triple Album, “Twilight Override”
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Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue
And when you saw it later, how’d you feel?Well, that’s something, going back to what we were talking about before: I think everybody uses fashion in different ways, and,...
“I Who Have Never Known Men” Is a Warning
When my twelve-year-old self picked up “I Who Have Never Known Men” from a church rummage sale in 1998, I was certain it was a book written for children....