Culture

For an expansion of her best-selling book, The Sum of Us, the political commentator traveled around the country looking for examples of people working together to overcome racism.

To celebrate the brand’s newest drop, inspired by craftsmanship, Jaden Smith, Evan Mock, Julio Torres, and more filled the New Museum’s Sky Room.

Plus: Conan’s longtime assistant dishes on how not to work, Ottessa Moshfegh’s visceral fable, and more new books.

Vanity Fair has your first look at the starry cast of Broadway’s most anticipated summer show. 

In his new book, historian Andrew Lownie marshals evidence from German documents to argue that Wallis Simpson and her husband who abdicated the throne were a big threat to Britain during World War II.

The Pulitzer-winning author shares her reading list and reflects on working between languages while writing Translating Myself and Others, her recent essay collection.

V.F.’s editor in chief introduces the July/August cover star, plus a vacation’s worth of stories on scandal and intrigue.

In this wellness diary, the Afro-Latina artist behind the heralded debut documentary Beba, balances her New York premiere with workouts and steak dinner.

The porn trilogy for Nintendos. Atari games from the 1980s. Pristine nostalgia, potentially worth millions, gone in a night. 

With an uncanny lyricism and synth-heavy tracks, the Welsh musician’s sixth album, Pompeii, grazes themes of disaster and renewal, in a soundscape wholly her own.

The can’t-miss novels and nonfiction to pick up this month.

In a new book, Kaitlyn Tiffany, culture reporter at The Atlantic, delves deep into a world that she’s intimately familiar with—boy band fandom—positing that you can’t fully understand the internet as we know it without first understanding Directioners.

Late Friday night, the country star went to the streaming service’s CMA Fest pop-up space to perform an acoustic set in silver cowboy boots.

Ariana DeBose hosts Broadway’s biggest night, where shows like The Music Man, A Strange Loop, and Company are vying for big wins.

Even in the off-season, the half-pipe silver medalist from this year’s Winter Games in Beijing is still keeping up with TikTok and joining the conversation about mental health in sports.

A rare Mercedes sold for $143 million, doubling the last record. Are cars worth that much, or are automobiles just the new asset where billionaires park their funds?

“Johnny is part of a group of superstars that used to command these gigantic salaries. Any excuse Hollywood could use to not pay those figures, they’re gonna take it.”

Courtroom porn and social media have turned innocent bystanders into a mass of mudslingers.

Kanye West, Megan Thee Stallion, Eric Adams, and a who’s who of the art world flocked to creative director Demna Gvasalia’s historic runway show, the first time the public has been allowed on the trading floor since 9/11.