New York City

August 1, 2022

Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar

Teaching is a calling for New York’s king of the marketing flier, whose students include the former governor David Paterson. But he won’t take just anyone. […]
July 20, 2022

Tired of Waiting for Their Dream Workplace, These Writers Made Their Own

After years of being put through the wringer of New York City media, five journalists created Hell Gate, the blog-style news site run on their terms. […]
June 25, 2022

Fashion Designer Tracy Reese Returns to Detroit to Recreate Her Brand

Tracy Reese, whose clients include Michelle Obama, returned to her hometown to reimagine her approach to making clothes, from top to bottom. This article is part […]
March 24, 2022

New Jewelry From Old

A jewelers’ cooperative crowdsourced 100 pounds of castoffs and is turning them into upcycled creations. For four straight weeks, packages arrived daily. There were large boxes […]
March 8, 2022

Vintage Watch Dealer Goes Her Own Way

Last year, Zoe Abelson left Hong Kong and the security of a full-time job. Now, based in New York, she searches for the watches of her […]
January 8, 2022

Who Is Annie Hamilton?

Annie Hamilton is not the child of anyone famous. She’s not a profitable influencer, self-made YouTuber, or an overnight TikTok celebrity. Still, Ms. Hamilton has become […]
January 6, 2022

Clifton Mooney's Polaroid Portraits

It was a Hot Vax June quickly becoming a Delta Variant July soon to mutate into whatever August was (who can recall at this point?), and […]
December 3, 2021

Going Deep Into Oyster Country

From coastal Virginia to New York and New Orleans, a writer delves into the history and lore surrounding the shellfish, with a focus on the role […]
November 9, 2021

The Superheroes From House of Slay Are Here to Stay

How five fashion friends got a starring role fighting discrimination and hate in a new comic book series. One evening, just before Halloween, a party was […]
November 9, 2021

The Superheroes From House of Slay Are Here to Stay

How five fashion friends got a starring role fighting discrimination and hate in a new comic book series. One evening, just before Halloween, a party was […]