4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (102+ words) On the first searingly hot day of the summer, Jordan Wolfson stands inside his Los Angeles studio space wedged into a nondescript office park. “There’s a dance between what’s true and what’s not true.” — Jordan Wolfson “The persona isn’t my…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (197+ words) On the eve of New York Fashion Week, CULTURED and Bank of America Rewards united a gaggle of fashion world insiders for an intimate cocktail and panel with Carolina Herrera Creative Director Wes Gordon in celebration of the house’s 45th anniversary....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (616+ words) In the midst of America’s political turmoil, arts institutions are parsing their place in the revolution. Over at Los Angeles’s Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), participation is paramount. Chief Curator and Deputy Director Katy Dammers went into the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (446+ words) Three summers ago, Troye Sivan—the crystal-blue-eyed faun from Down Under—released “Rush” into the atmosphere, and the entire world partied. But before we get into details, we must briefly pause to reckon with “the center of attention.” Slow down…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (724+ words) It’s not every artist who can count an eight-time Grammy winner among their patrons. Even fewer are the ones who can claim to have developed a friendship with said star. But, Lauren Halsey and Usher have reached yet another echelon…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1655+ words) The Disappearers is ultimately a novel of erasure. Characters vanish from their communities and the narrative after the attack, either by choice or by force. Queer life is pushed to the margins by a society shaped under great power imbalances....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (527+ words) Last spring, it was nearly impossible to open TikTok without getting swept away by a flood of Kangol hats, black turtlenecks, and selfies taken at the Odeon. This is to say that Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, a limited series depicting…...