There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the phrase “solo travel” was most likely to evoke imagery of Julia Roberts cycling wistfully down a grassy path in Ubud, or of Diane Lane dragging her suitcase toward a Tuscan villa. This cinematic (and perhaps a little idealistic) depiction of what it looks like to … Read more
I have also noticed that almost every woman has struggled with disordered eating somewhere along the way in their life, and at a clinical level it is also highly, highly prevalent. And yet I don’t see the issue being seated in the public intellectual sphere with the same kind of serious attention that other mental … Read more
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The presence of intimacy coordinators, Katharine Hardman and Elle McAlpine, was another aid. (McAlpine also worked on Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things.) “We all sat down and had a really in-depth discussion about the relationship, about what the intimacy in that relationship would look like, about how it evolves, how it differs from the intimacy in … Read more
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The videos keep coming: armed fighters taunting men with their hands tied behind their backs, bodies piled in an open grave. The videos are from Sudan, where two generals began a struggle for power last spring that has killed more than 12,000 people, displaced 6.6 million, and turned the nation into a battlefield, one that … Read more
The Sopranos pulled in 12 million weekly viewers at its peak, so like most of America from 1999 to 2007, my family spent many Sunday nights in front of the TV waiting to see who lived and who got clipped. For me, it was also a time to revel in the beauty aesthetic I hadn’t … Read more
Photo: Alex Lockett Given Qualley’s illustrious career working with some of contemporary cinema’s greatest auteurs—Claire Denis, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Quentin Tarantino among them—was stepping into the director’s seat a long-held ambition? “It wasn’t really,” Qualley admits, laughing. “I mean, obviously I’ve spent a lot of time on sets and I’ve had a front-row seat to … Read more
The best silk pillowcase doesn’t get nearly as much credit as it should. Sure, beauty sleep doesn’t always look pretty; at times, you may wake up looking like you’ve been through the ringer—drool running down your face, frizzy hair, and the unmistakable imprint of your pillow on your skin. However, introducing a silk pillowcase can … Read more
Nestled among the town’s chic chalets and après-ski venues, Loro Piana’s first Zermatt pop-up is everything you’d expect from the brand synonymous with quiet luxury—just don’t call it a tent. The space is actually inspired by a Gher, a traditional, oval-shaped mobile dwelling, which dates back to the nomadic people of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, … Read more
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“I hope you like cookies and ice cream,” Sydney Sweeney says as we cozy into a red leather booth at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Burbank, the studio-filled neighborhood just north of Los Angeles. A chain restaurant is an unlikely locale to find one of Hollywood’s brightest stars—but the 26-year-old actor selected this spot for … Read more
In 2000, Princess Mary, then Mary Donaldson, was living in Sydney during the Olympic Games. One evening during the once-in-a-lifetime sporting event, the 28-year-old, Tasmanian-born advertising executive decided to go to a local bar, the Slip Inn, along with her roommate. Little did she know it would be the night that changed her life forever. … Read more
