Posts by Morgan Hills
All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2026, Ranked from Best to Worst
12. “Coward” After winning awards and generating controversy at Cannes for “Girl” (2019) and “Close” (2023), two queer coming-of-age dramas that veer between exquisite sensitivity and near-exploitative cruelty, the Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont returned this year with his third and strongest feature, set during the First World War. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne shared the…
Read MoreHockey Fans Can Now Enter to Win Ultra-limited NHL x Nobull Stanley Cup Sneakers Designed by The Shoe Surgeon
It’s almost time for the Stanley Cup Final, and the official training shoe of the NHL, Nobull, is paying homage to the glory of the Stanley Cup trophy through an ultra-limited sneaker run showcasing a design by The Shoe Surgeon — which a small group of lucky fans can win. Shoe Surgeon x NHL x Nobull…
Read MoreEverlane and the Death of the “Good” Millennial Life-Style Brand
In 2017, the clothing brand Everlane opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Nolita. Right down the block from the former location of the bookstore McNally Jackson, it was a beacon of retail at the time, austere, brightly lit, and installed with shelving that brought to mind a gym locker room at an upscale hotel. It…
Read MoreInflation and Confusion Are Up, Consumers Are Down
A kind of cognitive dissonance has settled over retail — and the consumer. Wall Street is way up and hitting new highs, but so are gas prices as the war with Iran lingers. Retail earnings have been strong, but the outlooks aren’t what they could be. And inflation has sales on the rise, but despite…
Read MoreTeyana Taylor Gives Regal Purple a Python Louboutin Edge at the 2026 American Music Awards
Teyana Taylor made the 52nd American Music Awards a family affair on Monday, arriving at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in purple python Christian Louboutin pumps while her daughters Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr. and Rue Rose Shumpert joined her in bright boots. Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., Teyana Taylor and Rue Rose Shumpert…
Read MoreMark Ulriksen’s “Kings of New York”
For the cover of the June 1, 2026, issue, the artist Mark Ulriksen wanted to celebrate the Knicks, one of the city’s beloved basketball teams. “Their latest star, Jalen Brunson, belongs with the other greatest Knicks of all time,” Ulriksen said. “It would be quite the matchup if they could, in some alternate universe, all…
Read MoreLooking Back at Lewis and Clark
History is usually written in the third person, even though it has to be lived in the first, and Fehrman takes advantage of the rich and deep documentation of the Lewis and Clark expedition to try to reconcile the discrepancy. The book adopts the perspectives not only of Lewis and of Clark but also of…
Read MoreBella Hadid Trades Cannes Heels for a $180 Thong Sandal
Bella Hadid shifted gears from Cannes heels to a flatter Saint-Tropez shoe on Sunday, taking a casual stroll with her brother Anwar Hadid in black leather thong sandals. Bella Hadid is seen wearing Massimo Dutti, including her thong sandals, with her brother Anwar Hadid on Sunday in Saint-Tropez, France. GC Images The model and Orebella…
Read MoreCote and the Risks of the Clubstaurant
The restaurateur Simon Kim opened Cote in the Flatiron district, in 2017, with an alluring conceit: a marriage of two of the great beef-worshipping restaurant genres, the Korean-barbecue joint and the American steak house. He borrowed Cote’s format from the former, with grills inset into tabletops and a classic Korean menu of meat, marinades, and…
Read MoreFrédéric Fekkai Accused of Sexual Abuse by Former Jeffrey Epstein Assistant
Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant Sarah Kellen alleged that she was sexually abused by star hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai, during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee. In her deposition, which was given voluntarily, she also claimed that she was abused by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and famed fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who died in…
Read MoreHow Quentin Bisch Became a Fragrance Industry Darling
Quentin Bisch, the Givaudan master perfumer, has such a varied repertoire of greatest hits you’d think he could embody any character in a play, at any time. But rather, the nose behind the bestselling scents from Amouage, Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolina Herrera started his studies backstage — literally — and his university training as…
Read MoreThe Verve and Confrontation of Lisa Yuskavage’s Naked Ladies
The history of art is littered with naked ladies, of course, from Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” to Ingres’s “Grande Odalisque” to Picasso’s “Nude Woman in a Red Armchair,” but Yuskavage’s ladies are, indeed, of a particular kind, and could quite easily be taken for what the artist’s husband, Matvey Levenstein, jokingly called “stroke material for…
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