Posts by Morgan Hills
Oneohtrix Point Never’s Sense of the Uncanny
Broadway Even amid Broadway’s queer renaissance, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” stands out as a transgressive blast. Luke Evans is a gloriously seductive Frank-N-Furter; Josh Rivera an adorable Rocky; Amber Gray a sharp Riff-Raff; Michaela Jaé Rodriguez a sweet Columbia; and Stephanie Hsu a spicy standout as Janet, wriggling with horndog virtuosity through “Touch-a,…
Read MoreThe Best Sneaker Moments From the 2026 NFL Draft Red Carpet
The 2026 NFL Draft is going down on Thursday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the players arrived dressed to the nines. While most of the college football stars suited up for the event and stepped out in shiny dress shoes, others kept it a bit more casual and playful with their footwear opting for sneakers. Colton…
Read More“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business
In bed afterward, recovering from his father’s assault, Michael reads an illustrated Peter Pan book in which a drawing of the villainous Captain Hook is hand-labelled “Joseph”—a blatant foreshadowing of Michael’s refuge in a fantasy version of childhood. Soon, his real childhood is overtaken by his career, when Joseph pulls the group—now called the Jackson…
Read MoreA Literary Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia
“Lázár” moves quickly, scarcely leaving readers time to settle into one moment before whisking them off to the next. How else could it race through the most eventful half century of European history in fewer than three hundred pages? Before long, the First World War is over, and Ilona and Lajos are adults. Ilona marries…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Pierre Hardy on the Sneaker That Could
Countless brands introduce shoes and handbags with the ambition of reaching the holy-grail status of “iconic” — though only time, fickle consumer tastes and the zeitgeist determine that. Pierre Hardy steered clear of the “I” word when discussing the relaunch of his first sneaker, dubbed the 104 when it was introduced in 2006, and now…
Read MoreGwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age
That repeated “nothing” is surely a deliberate echo of the “ ‘Nothing?’ ‘Nothing.’ ” in “King Lear,” when Lear beseeches each of his three daughters to declare the strength of their love for him, and his youngest, Cordelia, replies that she is unable to speak what is not true. The central deadlock of the play—a daughter unwilling…
Read MoreHaus Labs Taps Kai Schreiber to Welcome Back Its Atomic Shake Lip Lacquer in New Campaign
Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs is marking the return of its viral lip product with a new campaign starring 17-year-old model and daughter of Naomi Watts, Kai Schreiber. Out now, the “Lips That Shine Non-Stop” campaign sees Schreiber explore myriad personas, including a modernized Marilyn Monroe, through the makeup brand‘s sought-after Atomic Shake Lip Lacquer —…
Read MoreThe History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded
Like just about every major tenor saxophonist of his generation, Henderson was influenced by Coltrane, but Henderson absorbed that influence and transformed it into a mark of his own originality. He took on essential elements of Coltrane’s sound—the long low-note honks and growls and high-pitched screeches and wails—and he was inspired by Coltrane’s vehemence, how…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Teyana Taylor Is Revlon’s Newest Face
Teyana Taylor has joined the Revlon family. The singer and actress, who in January won a Golden Globe for her performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” is the new face of Revlon’s signature Super Lustrous lipstick range. As part of the partnership, Taylor will star in Revlon’s ongoing “Be Unforgettable” campaign, which…
Read MoreThe Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a five-year-old’s withering “You are not the boss of me” (having caused offense by, say, helping to zip a jacket or tie a shoelace), you’ve seen how young children yearn for power. The draw of books with unreliable storytellers is that they give kids the chance…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Moynat Plants Flag in Italy With First Store in Milan
MILAN — Moynat is leveraging the buzzy design week here to make its retail debut in the Italian market. The storied French luxury bag-maker has opened its first store in Milan’s tony Via Montenapoleone, housed in a palace listed under historical protection. Spanning 2,045 square feet, the space features rooms adorned with stunning Renaissance wooden ceilings and 16th century…
Read MoreAnne Hathaway Swaps Press Tour Pumps for Sky-high Aquazzura Platform Sandals at the Breakthrough Prize
Anne Hathaway swapped her recent run of sleeker press tour pumps for a heavier, higher evening sandal on Saturday, stepping out in Aquazzura’s Aimée Sandal Plateau 130 for the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Saturday night. Anne Hathaway wearing Aquazzura’s strappy black Aimée Plateau platform sandal at 12th Breakthrough…
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