Posts by Morgan Hills
“How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” Is an Ode to Middle-Aged Friendship
In Lisa McGee’s show “Derry Girls,” about a group of teen-agers growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the threat of violence—in the form of car bombings and street riots—was portrayed as so commonplace that it became, effectively, a nuisance. It wasn’t just terrifying; it was annoying, getting in the way of salon appointments…
Read MoreLuxury Design Firm L’Objet Sees Buoyant Sales in 2026, Expands Tableware With New Collection
MILAN — Elad Yifrach continues to grow L’Objet, the brand he founded in Los Angeles in 2005, on a global level and in avenues like hospitality. Yifrach said he sees sales rising more than 20 percent in 2026 versus 2025 when the firm booked nearly $20 million in revenues. This was driven by sales in the…
Read MoreA Las Vegas Steak House Tries Its Luck in New York
When it comes to Las Vegas restaurants, the cultural exchange tends to flow inward, not out. At every level of dining, from cheap chain to ultra-luxe destination, the city has imported big-name brands from elsewhere—a Spago here, a Momofuku Noodle Bar there. There’s an outpost of New Orleans’s Turkey and the Wolf, and a branch…
Read MoreAvavav Fall 2026: Squint Game
At Avavav, guests didn’t watch the show. The show watched them. Once again creative director Beate Skonare Karlsson came up with an unexpected format, this time to tap into a social commentary around the male and female gaze in fashion. She ostensibly invited guests to a presentation, only to stage a show-cum-performance repeated in two…
Read MoreElisabetta Franchi Fall 2026: Hear Me Roar
Whoever she is, and however she dresses, the Elisabetta Franchi woman is in charge. Whether she’s wearing looks with a tailored edge, or with Gothic flair, the fall 2026 collection was the definition of power dressing. Franchi said her woman is broad-minded, confident enough to wear corsets and short skirts, but also comfortable in oversized,…
Read MoreThe BAFTAs, and the Sloppy Pieties of Liberal Entertainment
The BBC spent resources politically castrating its awards-show broadcast that would have been better spent protecting vulnerable guests. Source link
Read MoreFailed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. Download a Transcript. David Remnick sits down with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the creators of a show he loves, “Industry,” which is currently airing its…
Read MoreBlumarine Fall 2026: Diva Moment
The main takeaway of David Koma’s latest collection for Blumarine — and at this point, after a year as creative director, of his vision for the brand — is that his woman can’t go unnoticed. For fall 2026, the designer turned up the drama more than ever, sending down the runway his interpretation of what…
Read More“What Does That Nature Say to You”: Don’t Meet the Parents
Filmmakers like to call themselves storytellers for the same reason that politicians like to call themselves public servants: it’s a show of deference toward a popular ideal. Yet few of them treat stories as their fundamental unit of creation. One who does so is the Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, whose narrative imagination is so fertile…
Read MoreKotex Overhauls Product Line to Address Women’s Period Care Frustrations
Kotex is overhauling its offering. A new assortment, replacing all previous products, is now available online and will enter stores this spring. The reason? Its research found that that 82 percent of women regularly feel frustrated by period products. “This whole transformation for Kotex really started with a very powerful insight and quite frankly, a…
Read MoreThe Timeless Provocations of “Wuthering Heights” (the Novel)
A great fuss surrounds Emerald Fennell’s anachronistic adaptation, but Emily Brontë’s ruthless text will always have the last word. Source link
Read MoreMissoni Fall 2026: Layer It Up
In the large realm of content creators, the algorithm has a tendency to cyclically favor some profiles, like David Carmi, aka “confidenceheist,” who pops up on screens for stopping strangers with his recurring query: “What makes you confident?” If he had taken a quick trip to Milan and encountered the Missoni women who strutted down…
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