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SMOKE BREAK Inside Stephanie LaCava’s Novel of Dissociation, Death Metal, and Espionage October 20, 2025 In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we joined the author of “I Fear My Pain Interest You” at the New York launch of her new spy novel, “Nymph.” MEMOIR Lukas Gage: When Fame Meets Shame October 15, 2025 “if you looked at my life on paper,” says the 30-year-old actor, “it’s pretty insane that this fuck-up from San Diego is getting married on The Kardashians.” QUESTIONNAIRE Stylist Ch’lita Collins On Swag, Stilettos, and Sartorial Sins October 15, 2025 Who has the worst taste on the internet? “Me and my friends,” says the London-based stylist, memelord, and woman-about-town. SOUND ADVICE Maggie Lindemann Tells Us Which Songs Make Her Cry, Cope, and Crash Out October 15, 2025 In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the 27-year-old singer-songwriter made us a playlist of songs that inspired her new album, “i feel everything,” out this Friday. COOKED Is The Commodore the Best Restaurant in the Known Universe? October 14, 2025 According to our food editor J Lee’s somewhat shaky logic, it just might be. FACE CARD Tokyo Stylez on Beauty Hacks, Bonnet Problems, and BBL Recovery October 14, 2025 In this month’s installment of Face Card, the Miami-based hairstylist and wigmaker to the stars takes us behind the scenes of her glam routine—and Cardi B’s. DIRECTOR “Cinema Is Connected to Dreams”: Lucile Hadžihalilović, in Conversation with Gaspar Noé October 13, 2025 After a forty-year partnership, Lucile Hadžihalilović and Gaspar Noé sit down for the first time to talk about the films that shaped her—and the dreamlike obsession that’s defined their life in cinema. KILLER Charlie Hunnam and Ryan Murphy on Finding the Man Inside the Monster October 10, 2025 In the latest installment of Netflix’s “Monster” series, the British actor descended into the mind of America’s original psycho, Ed Gein. To mark the moment, he reunited with the show’s creator for a debrief on what it takes to find some heart in the darkness. NYFF Director Jafar Panahi on Making Movies in the Age of Authoritarianism October 10, 2025 “I have to make films, and I consider this my natural right,” says the 65-year-old Iranian director, whose latest release, “It Was Just an Accident,” took home the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival this summer. SMOKE BREAK How Photographer Christopher Sherman Turns His Subjects Into Superstars October 10, 2025 In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we headed north to Toronto to join the photographer at the opening of his debut solo exhibition, “Your Shame Bores Me.” COMEBACK After a Six-Year Hiatus, Jay Som Is Ready to Run Indie-Rock Again October 10, 2025 After an extended layoff and a tour with Boygenius, the singer-songwriter joined us to talk about recruiting Hayley Williams and Jim Adkins for “Belong,” her first album in six years. NYFF Filmmaker Bi Gan Joins Jeremy O. Harris in the Criterion Closet October 9, 2025 In town for the New York Film Festival premiere of his new feature, “Resurrection,” the director joined Jeremy O. Harris to talk astrology, algorithms, and the dreamlike logic that fuels his cinema. IN CONVERSATION Inside Herculine, the Demonic Trans Horror Novel You’ve Been Waiting For October 9, 2025 To mark the publication of her debut novel, the author Grace Byron joined Substack princess Rayne Fisher-Quann to talk faith, jealousy, suffering, and demons. CRUISING Photographer Arthur Tress Takes Jordan Tannahill For a Walk Around the Ramble October 9, 2025 In the 1960s, the Brooklyn-born photographer began documenting his visits to New York’s most famous cruising ground. A half-century later, his vibrant, watchful images are finally getting their due. NYFF Filmmaker Radu Jude Takes Us Inside His Algorithm October 8, 2025 After the NYFF premieres of his two new films, “Kontinental ’25” and “Dracula,” the Romanian filmmaker joined us to talk A.I. slop, the descent of the West, and the peasants and pornstars that populate his algorithm. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL What Does It Take to Open a New York Restaurant? Let Flynn McGarry Explain. October 8, 2025 As he prepared to open his brand-new restaurant, Cove, the culinary boy wonder documented a busy and beautiful month of repairs, installations, press previews, and menu tweaks. DIARY “It’s a Humiliation Ritual”: Taylore’s PFW Diary, Day Seven October 7, 2025 “The theme is labor, motherhood,” our senior editor writes of Miu Miu SS26. “This all fits neatly with my new fashion week thesis: it’s exhausting to be a woman.” SGA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops an Icy Canada Goose Collaboration October 7, 2025 The reigning NBA MVP got in touch with his Toronto roots for his latest collaboration with Canada Goose. PARIS FASHION WEEK Uma Thurman Reviews Michael Rider’s “Breathlessly Beautiful” Celine Show October 7, 2025 Which looks was Uma Thurman thirsting over at Celine SS26? “I wouldn’t tell you what I would steal from the show,” said the “Kill Bill” icon, “because then everyone else would steal it too.” PARIS FASHION WEEK Real Women, But Make it Chanel: Mel Ottenberg on Matthieu Blazy’s Epic Debut October 7, 2025 For his Chanel debut on Monday night, Matthieu Blazy transformed the Grand Palais into a solar system. After the show, we looked to the stars for their instant reactions.