51 Thoughts I Had While Watching Episode 1 of ‘Owning Manhattan’

51 Thoughts I Had While Watching Episode 1 of ‘Owning Manhattan’

Given how wildly expensive most things in Manhattan are—from a bagel, right on upward—the notion of actually owning property here can seem downright absurd. But selling New York City real estate is broker Ryan Serhant’s whole deal and the subject of a brand-new Netflix series, Owning Manhattan. (Basically, think Selling Sunset, but not in Los … Read more

Street Style Offers a Refresher Course on the Fall 2024 Trends

Street Style Offers a Refresher Course on the Fall 2024 Trends

Outside the recent menswear and couture shows the fall fashion trends you’ll soon be shopping were given test-runs by street stylers with fine-tuned fashion radars. Inclement weather in Paris provided the opportunity to show off autumn styles. Some opted into the Cotswold princess look, others got back to nature via camo- or “damoflage,” and outside … Read more

Laura Marling on Parenthood, Psychoanalysis, and the Powerful Intimacy of Her Upcoming Eighth Album ‘Patterns in Repeat’

Laura Marling on Parenthood, Psychoanalysis, and the Powerful Intimacy of Her Upcoming Eighth Album ‘Patterns in Repeat’

In the very first seconds of Laura Marling’s upcoming album, we hear the rustle of distant footsteps. Then comes Marling’s own voice, chatting to someone in her studio, before a folksy strum of acoustic guitar announces the beginning of the track. There’s the giggle of an infant, followed by Marling’s own laughter, as she launches … Read more

An Exclusive Look Inside the Raucous Opening Night of ‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadway

An Exclusive Look Inside the Raucous Opening Night of ‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadway

Inside the Lyceum, preshow music appropriately alternated between Ethel Merman’s disco album and Liza Minnelli’s 1980s collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys. As the curtain came up, there was little doubt that Escola and company would continue the streak they have been on since opening downtown at the Lucille Lortel this past winter. Escola’s acrobatic … Read more

What, Exactly, Is the Kim Kardashian-Approved Salmon-Sperm Facial, and Should I Be Saving Up for One?

What, Exactly, Is the Kim Kardashian-Approved Salmon-Sperm Facial, and Should I Be Saving Up for One?

It seems that there’s a new cutting-edge-beauty-treatment-that-also-sounds-like-a-medieval-punishment in town: Kim Kardashian recently revealed on an episode of The Kardashians that she’d tried out a salmon sperm facial, a treatment that counts no less a skincare authority than Jennifer Aniston as an adherent. “First of all, I said, ‘Are you serious? How do you get salmon’s … Read more

We’re Buckled In for Emma Corrin’s ‘Deadpool’ Press Tour

We’re Buckled In for Emma Corrin’s ‘Deadpool’ Press Tour

If there’s one thing Emma Corrin is going to do, it’s go all out on a carpet. Tonight in the U.K., the actor is continuing their Deadpool & Wolverine press tour with aplomb. Earlier this week, Corrin hit the U.S. theatrical release in a slinky, shoulder-padded Saint Laurent pantless number with built-in garters, which affixed … Read more

The Trans-It Girls Are Taking Los Angeles (and Soon, New York) by Storm

The Trans-It Girls Are Taking Los Angeles (and Soon, New York) by Storm

A few months ago, as I was leaving the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, I noticed something unusual. When a comedy set is over, I’m used to seeing audiences file out of the venue looking mildly relieved to be free. But the people at Trans-It Girls, a show put on by Hayden Johnson and Nori … Read more

Maybe, Just Maybe, We Don’t Actually Need a Polly Pocket Movie?

Maybe, Just Maybe, We Don’t Actually Need a Polly Pocket Movie?

Like any millennial woman who grew up chewing on plastic Polly Pocket clothes (It’s a thing!), I was excited when I first heard, back in 2021, that the teeny, tiny doll would center a huge Hollywood movie starring Lily Collins and helmed by none other than Girls creator, Lena Dunham. Yet when I read yesterday … Read more

9 Best Hair Mousses for Softer, Sleeker Styles

9 Best Hair Mousses for Softer, Sleeker Styles

Though the best hair mousse has long been a pro-hairstylist essential for expertly shaping, holding, and molding tresses into place, 2024 is seemingly the year that the styler transitions from an IYKYK secret weapon to a staple in the beauty cabinets of the masses. Our Top Picks For Crown Affair, its Texturizing Air Dry Hair … Read more