This Medieval Castle on a Lake Near Salzburg Is 2024’s Most Idyllic New Hotel

This Medieval Castle on a Lake Near Salzburg Is 2024’s Most Idyllic New Hotel

Meanwhile, the 98 guest rooms and suites are more subdued, but equally stylish—boasting soft, pastel-hued palettes inspired by the turning of the seasons. My own suite, which offered a view of the west side of the lake, where a handful of tiny wooden cabins dotted the shoreline, appeared to lean toward the fall-to-winter end of … Read more

Very Mad, Very Maudlin, Very Macabre: It’s Showtime for the Goth Revival

Very Mad, Very Maudlin, Very Macabre: It’s Showtime for the Goth Revival

Taking their cues from their favorite band members (Siouxsie Sioux, Patricia Morrison, Andrew Eldritch, and Dave Vanian), women wore elements of a historical costume—big skirts, bodices, and corsets—which they subverted with notes of PVC, latex, and dominatrix leather. Men were equally flamboyant, blurring the boundaries of gender with their crucifixes, nail polish, and ghoulish maquillage, … Read more

Charli XCX Is Trading the Bratmosphere for Blockbusters

Charli XCX Is Trading the Bratmosphere for Blockbusters

Having reshaped the zeitgeist in her slime-green, that-bitch image (and announced she’ll be kickstarting London Fashion Week with an H&M-sponsored rave), Charli XCX is packing her Parliaments and heading to Hollywood, where she’s joining the cast of Gregg Araki’s contribution to the burgeoning May-December canon, I Want Your Sex. Penned by Vogue columnist Karley Sciortino … Read more

Why the UK Show ‘Trigger Point’ Should Be Your Late-Summer Binge

Why the UK Show ‘Trigger Point’ Should Be Your Late-Summer Binge

We need shows like this. I’m all for subtlety, fine writing, immaculate TV vibes—I’m watching Industry like everyone else—but I also need straight-up nonsense. In fact, I require it at the tail end of summer, when fall is at the door and the demands of the serious season loom. So let me recommend UK’s wonderfully … Read more

Birth Order 101: What Can We Learn About Ourselves From Our Sibling Placement?

Birth Order 101: What Can We Learn About Ourselves From Our Sibling Placement?

We’ve all heard it said that the order in which siblings were born can go a long way toward explaining their peronality traits. But where did the the birth-order theory actually come from, and is there any truth to it? With TikToks examining the concept regularly going viral, there couldn’t be a better time to … Read more

Why Sofia, Bulgaria Is the Buzziest City in Europe Right Now

Why Sofia, Bulgaria Is the Buzziest City in Europe Right Now

“Sofia is trapped between getting glossy and still being dodgy and rough, which is what I like about it. It’s a combination between Athens, Istanbul, and Berlin,” Bulgarian-born Berlin-based fashion and lifestyle expert Julian Daynov says, highlighting that the city’s creative crowd has expanded in recent years. The city is indeed a creative hub for … Read more

A Roman Holiday Beckons in the First Trailer for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4, Part 2

A Roman Holiday Beckons in the First Trailer for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4, Part 2

Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix And as for new additions to the cast for part two? On July 18, the streamer revealed that none other than the beloved British actor Rupert Everett would be coming on board as Giorgio Barbieri, the owner of a global interior design firm based in Rome, who has been friends with Sylvie … Read more

Is This the Summer of Ambient TV?

Is This the Summer of Ambient TV?

The 10 episodes ranged from forgettable at best to excruciatingly boring at worst. (An exception must, however, be made for the Ayo Edebiri-directed “Napkins,” centered on Liza Colón-Zayas’s Tina, which is excellent.) While the likes of Bridgerton and Emily in Paris left me in a zen-like state, I found even ambiently watching The Bear extremely … Read more

As a Teenager in Europe, I Went to Nudist Beaches All the Time. 30 Years Later, Would the Experience Be the Same?

As a Teenager in Europe, I Went to Nudist Beaches All the Time. 30 Years Later, Would the Experience Be the Same?

In July 2017, I wrote an article about toplessness for Vogue Italia. The director, actor, and political activist Lina Esco had emerged from the world of show business to question public nudity laws in the United States with 2014’s Free the Nipple. Her film took on a life of its own and, thanks to the … Read more