The word “curator” gets bandied about liberally these days, employed and heard at a frequency that foreshadows inevitable meaninglessness. A skill set once reserved for the upper echelon of salaried tastemakers — proto-influencers, if you prefer — today, everyone with an opinion and an Instagram account can lay claim to the...
Read moreAs we sit in the afterglow of the New York Fashion Week whirlwind, there seems no better a song to bring ourselves (slowly, very slowly) back to reality than this smoldering gem from Disclosure. “Moonlight” arrived late last month, one of a handful of singles released by the Lawrence...
Read moreThere are few companions quite like a book, especially when on the road. (Aren’t books, really, the ultimate trip? Between their pages, an escape hatch – the mind’s getaway of the highest order.) A hotel of the literary sort, SIXTY makes sure to guide its guests towards tomes of...
Read moreWhether you’re in the industry or not, New York Fashion Week is an unavoidable force felt across Manhattan. In the weeks leading up to it, Spring Street and Lafayette becomes the Shibuya Crossing for the world’s most beautiful swans–young models shipped in for the season from parts much further...
Read moreFood, film, fashion, music. Whatever your cultural craving, this month most certainly has you covered. Our resident culture writer Scott Heins has selected some notable events to put on your calendar, from modern cinematic takes on Hans Christian Andersen to Pop Art in an airplane hangar. Herewith, your guide to...
Read moreIn John Cheever’s classic short story “The Swimmer,” his protagonist, Neddy, uses his neighbors’ pools to swim his way home. He strings these man-made bodies of water together–a “river” in the wealthy outer suburbs of New York. Along the way, he drinks (heavily), talks (grandly), and swims (rather cavalierly)....
Read moreSeptember, the transition from summer to fall, is also a time when the cultural calendar starts to rev its engines. Though Miami is still a little spare this time of year, there’s a couple things to check out—and they’re not in places you’d expect to find contemporary art. In...
Read moreThe tiny flames from tea lights leap, hotly glinting against rows of glass bottles behind the bar. On banquettes of rust-colored suede, the youthful and elegant of Los Angeles’s Eastside sip on smoky cocktails, nibble on fresh ceviche and crispy tostadas. Its soft pink walls glow, giving the Echo Park’s latest...
Read moreLeave it to the land of endless summer to produce this breezy late-season gem. With September on the horizon, the Los Angles DJ and producer known as Daniel.T. gives us “Call,” a breathy love song with hints of the John Hughes era. For vocals, he tapped Montreal’s Ohara Hale,...
Read moreNo matter the seeming sparseness of a Vicki Sher work, its fullness of purpose and intention is undeniable. Lines move freely across their surface. Colors–in circles, half-moons, misshapen squares–are employed confidently, piled on liberally or utilized with methodical reserve. The choice always seems a correct one, as though Sher has assessed a landscape...
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