Content Type: Personal Profile

June 26, 2021

They Came to Slay: L.G.B.T.Q. Trailblazers

L.G.B.T.Q. people unite every June, Pride Month, to celebrate milestones like the Stonewall uprising and the activists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of […]
June 25, 2021

Christian Slater Is a Still-Life Artist

The former teen idol actor talks about his career comeback, being a father again and sketching his wife. John Varriano, an instructor at the Art Students […]
June 23, 2021

The Gospel of Rebecca Minkoff

The designer Rebecca Minkoff takes issue with the widely accepted image of self-care: the turmeric lattes, the face masks in salt baths, the aromatherapy and massage, […]
June 19, 2021

Gerald Stratford Knows How to Garden

His quiet life in England brought fame. He wasn’t asking for it. Gerald Stratford’s big vegetables and ordinary life changed with a tweet. He posted two […]
June 18, 2021

The Stylist Akeem Smith Turns Jamaican Dance Hall Into Art

As a fashion influence, his creative orbit includes Hood by Air, Helmut Lang and his own label, Section 8. Name: Akeem Smith Age: 29 Hometown: the […]
June 14, 2021

‘C Is for Code Switching’ and Other Lessons

The artist Topaz Jones mined his personal education to create an award-winning visual album. The rapper Topaz Jones recently decided to cut the locs he had […]
June 12, 2021

¿Quién es Khaby Lame, la estrella italiana de Tiktok?

Antes de convertirse en el creador de contenido que más crece en TikTok fue obrero en Italia. En marzo de 2020, durante los primeros días de […]
June 11, 2021

‘Betty’ Skates Into Season 2

The young stars of the HBO skate comedy discuss how pandemic-era New York shaped the new season. “Our show grows with us and changes with our […]
June 10, 2021

In Covid’s Early Days, Her Loss Resonated. She Hopes Her Hope Does, Too.

LOS ANGELES — Amanda Kloots is not surprised that she’s famous. You don’t move to New York from Ohio at 18, go to countless thanks-but-no-thanks auditions, […]
June 5, 2021

Symone of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ On Drag, Her Win and Self-Love

For years, Symone — the drag queen persona created by Reggie Gavin — has been collecting folders of memorable looks, with hundreds of references to Black […]