Alex Vadukul

July 27, 2023

The Life of Frank Kozik, a Creator of Era-Defining Rock Concert Posters and Collectible Toys

Frank Kozik made his name with his playfully gruesome concert posters for Nirvana, Soundgarden and Butthole Surfers. He added to his underground fame with his boundary-pushing […]
June 12, 2023

WW Norton, a Defiant Book Publisher, Throws a 100th Anniversary Party

Rita Dove, Michael Lewis and Richard Powers were among the authors who took part in a crowded, swinging party at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan. As the […]
May 31, 2023

Fashion High School: New York Kids Put On a Glamorous Runway Show

A procession of teenagers with hard-faced stares strutted through an evening rain during a small fashion show in Lower Manhattan, causing a mixture of delight and […]
April 27, 2023

A Joan Didion Party at the New York Public Library

On Tuesday night, a procession of writers, editors and publishing-industry veterans stepped past the lions outside the New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue […]
April 20, 2023

The New Tiffany, Unboxed

For nearly four years, the Tiffany & Company flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street was shrouded in scaffolding while it […]
April 20, 2023

The New Tiffany, Unboxed

For nearly four years, the Tiffany & Company flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street was shrouded in scaffolding while it […]
April 1, 2023

The Last Days of Beckett’s, a Smoky New York Literary Salon

About a year ago, a literary salon sprang to life in a run-down townhouse in the West Village of Manhattan. Dozens of young writers, critics, artists, […]
March 17, 2023

Chloe Flower, a Pianist Who Changes Key from Liberace to Cardi B

Chloe Flower has performed at the Grammys, and went viral during the Golden Globes. Naturally, a Christmas album is on the way. Name: Chloe Flower Age: […]
March 10, 2023

Nan Goldin, Subject of ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,’ Heads to the Oscars

A quintessential New York artist prepares for the ultimate red carpet. In the late 1970s, the photographer Nan Goldin began documenting hedonism and bohemia in New […]
February 24, 2023

Letting Go of Her Ballet Dream

One recent Saturday morning at Steps on Broadway, a rehearsal studio on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ballet dancers pirouetted to recordings of classical piano […]