Posts by Morgan Hills
Kate Millett Disappears
Millett said that she created “Terminal Piece” because “it could not be written.” The failure of language again: Is it because language is itself a social system and therefore ultimately untrustworthy? Is the art work, with its autonomy and silence, the only place where individual reality can be safely revealed? Yet it is language that…
Read MoreKate Millett Disappears
Millett said that she created “Terminal Piece” because “it could not be written.” The failure of language again: Is it because language is itself a social system and therefore ultimately untrustworthy? Is the art work, with its autonomy and silence, the only place where individual reality can be safely revealed? Yet it is language that…
Read MoreShuffle Board: Primark and Printemps Name Chief Executives, While Avalo Taps Former Secretary of Agriculture as Advisor
The latest HR moves made by leading textile and apparel companies. Brands Victoria’s Secret Based on preliminary results from Victoria’s Secret & Co.’s annual shareholder meeting on June 11, shareholders have voted in favor of re-electing all of the board of director nominees. Despite a proxy contest from BBRC International Pte Limited—which owns 13 percent…
Read MorePierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “After the Comeback”
The cover of the June 22, 2026, issue captures the joy on the streets of the city in the hours following OG Anunoby’s rocket-fuelled tip-in that capped the New York Knicks’ historic win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the N.B.A. Finals. The French illustrator and animator Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet finished his image…
Read MoreThe Next Phase of Stretch Denim
High-fashion runways have been heralding a skinny jean renaissance in recent seasons, but the trend has not yet trickled into mainstream retail. According to data from Circana, straight legs are the dominant denim shape right now, growing 3 percent in women’s and 4 percent in men’s year-over-year through January 2026. And for women’s styles in…
Read MoreThe Hell-Raising Rocker Who Conquered Country Radio
About a decade ago, an aspiring rock star from Texas named Koe Wetzel had the mixed fortune of writing a song that stuck to him. The verses chronicled one of the most miserable nights of his life, which involved a handle of cheap vodka and an ill-advised food run in his pickup truck; it ended…
Read MoreAndrée Putman Studio Opens in New York City
French interior design master Andrée Putman passed away more than a decade ago — but her design studio and legacy continue to thrive. On Thursday, her daughter Olivia Putman and Andrée Putman Studio chief executive officer Aurélie Laure announced the opening of the firm’s first New York City gallery, marking the culmination of a new era of growth for the studio. Opened in…
Read MoreKent State’s School of Fashion Marks 20 Years of New York City Fashion Program
Kent State’s School of Fashion is marking 20 years in New York City with its New York City Fashion Program. The program immerses about 150 students a year in real-world education alongside working industry professionals for a semester-long, education-away experience. The program is offered in the fall, spring and summer. Students have the option of…
Read MoreIn “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg Replays the Hits
Margaret, following her nutty North Star wherever it leads, would have been right at home in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), in which U.F.O. sightings make enraptured believers of a select few. But that’s hardly the only Spielberg joint that gets revisited. A reference to Roswell harks back to the extraterrestrial shenanigans of…
Read MoreWelcome to What We’re Reading
What was the last good thing you read? I get asked this a lot when people learn that I edit book reviews for a living. It can be surprisingly hard to answer, because what counts as good depends on the particular taste of the inquirer. There’s an element of mystery to the relationship between reader…
Read MoreThis Limited-Edition Salomon Collaboration Is Made for Relaxing Outside
Salomon is following up August’s friends-and-family exclusive collaboration with Tokyo-based designer Uchida “Uchi” Ryunosuke by giving the project a wider public release in a new color and material makeup. After working with Uchi on two community events and the aforementioned exclusive footwear, Salomon is once again tapping the designer for the duo’s first-ever global launch.…
Read MoreIn Her Memoir, Jill Biden Continues to Avoid Reality
The best rationale for First Lady memoirs is that the domestic details they offer can serve as a lever, lifting the reader from the mundane to reach some larger ideal that is, if not political, at least profound. Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” was, in many ways, a disquisition on how she went from disliking politics—“In my…
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