Posts by Morgan Hills
How to Kill a Fish
A full week later, when I unwrapped the bonito fillets that Yamasaki had sent me home with, I was amazed to find the skin undiminished, the flesh a rosy pink. I’d grown used to being disappointed by fish from the supermarket, its flavor so often muddy or bitter, with the occasional bracing whiff of ammonia.…
Read MoreThe Cold Comfort of a Helene Schjerfbeck Painting
“Self-Portrait with Black Background” (1915).Art work by Helene Schjerfbeck / Courtesy Finnish National Gallery / Metropolitan Museum of Art; Photograph by Hannu Aaltonen In 1883, Schjerfbeck travelled to Brittany, where her first coup of ingenuity arrived, with paintings like “Clothes Drying” (1883) and “The Door” (1884). By filtering the grammar of naturalism through a fine…
Read MoreWhen Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills
Bernie Sanders was just a skinny, gap-toothed kid from Brooklyn in the autumn of 1953, when Vermont opened an information bureau at 1268 Avenue of the Americas, next door to Radio City Music Hall. The Green Mountains beckoned! Under a shop sign that read “VERMONT,” a wide storefront window exhibited seasonal dioramas that trapped pedestrians…
Read MoreAdrian Tomine’s “Post-Vacation”
For the cover of the January 26, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Adrian Tomine depicted a scene that New Yorkers often encounter in the depths of winter. “I inevitably see some suntanned subway rider, just back from a beachy getaway, and it almost seems like they’re gloating,” Tomine said. “In all fairness, I’ve occasionally been that…
Read MoreHelen, Help Me: On the Phenomenology of Cheeseburgers
A New Yorker food critic answers questions about burger toppings, beef tallow, and the subjectivity of memory. Source link
Read MorePronounce Fall 2026: Stepping Up
Milan is doing wonders for Yushan Li and Jun Zhou, the Chinese duo who have found a new home in the Italian fashion capital. In the span of two years since joining the local fashion scene, the designers have evolved the Pronounce language, gradually fine-tuning the cohesiveness of the East-West dialogue they have always put…
Read MoreRihanna’s Amina Muaddi Love Affair Continues in Crispy White Anok Pumps in New York City
Rihanna’s Amina Muaddi love affair really did continue in New York City on Friday night. The Fenty founder headed out on the day A$AP Rocky’s fourth studio album “Don’t Be Dumb” dropped, wearing white Amina Muaddi Anok pumps with a layered winter look. The Italian-made style featured a high-shine upper, an elongated pointed toe and…
Read MoreStop Worshiping ROAS, Start Building Brands
I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple opinion that ruffles feathers: our industry’s obsession with ROAS is hurting marketing. ROAS looks clean on a dashboard. It makes us feel in control. But it often tells the wrong story and leads teams to chase short wins while the brand withers. Here’s what I mean. For…
Read MoreKiton, Corneliani Bring Cinematic Flair to Presentations
The big screen still has appeal. Kiton and Corneliani staged their presentations in their respective headquarters, creating a movie theater and unveiling a brief film. While each tackled a different subject, the initiative reflected the same goal: To communicate the values of the brand in an artistic yet direct way. “Our collection is dubbed ‘La…
Read MoreUmit Benan Men’s Fall 2026: Cool Corporate Guys Head to the Mountains
It’s 5 p.m. on a winter Friday and the corporate guys slam the laptop shut and zoom out of the city to a mountain getaway for the weekend. That feeling of escapism was high on Umit Benan’s mind for fall, triggered by pictures taken in St. Moritz in the ‘80s of himself as a child…
Read MoreBob Weir’s Feral Radiance
Although Weir was a serious person it was easy to make him laugh. He made you feel when you were with him that he had no other place to be, that things had worked out to bring the two of you together, and that he meant to enjoy this gift from life. He could also…
Read MoreGot Shoes on the Brain? Honor Your Passion With the 45th Edition of ‘Shoes A–Z’ — How to Buy the Bestselling Book Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The secret is out: We’re footwear evangelists around here, constantly praising the latest and/or most iconic releases across shoe categories like celebrity-worn pumps, award-winning sneakers, and everything in between. While we write about shoes…
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