Style
'Recessioncore' Isn’t Real—You Just Don’t Know Couture
Using Van Cleef and Loro Piana to make claims about economic anxiety is like using a Fabergé egg to study what people eat during a famine.
A Look at the Looks: Cannes 2025
A deep dive into the structure, history, and performance behind Cannes’ most deliberate, deranged, and technically fascinating looks
Fashion as a Crisis Indicator
How lipstick sales, hemlines, and neutral colors signal economic instability.
The Life of Real–Life Cupid
What a Philadelphia matchmaker thinks 'Materialists' got wrong about love, and what it surprisingly got right.
Women’s Health, A Mountain Made Into a Molehill
Why recent Internet spotlight on the female hormone cycle matters more than you think.
Labubus Bring Keychains (and Retail Fever) to the Next Level
These collectibles are redefining personal style ... and raising questions about aesthetic consumption.
The Death of Physical Media and Its Brewing Renewal
How a generation raised on streaming seeks comfort in the rituals of media ownership
Shock Couture: What Demna Got Right, and What Everyone Else Gets Wrong
Sex sells. So does shock. But does anyone have anything to say anymore?
Authenticity on the Algorithm
How BookTok is changing how people emotionally interact with books.
Art, Spirited Away
Will we ever ask for art in the style of ChatGPT?
This Is Not a 'MUSIC' Review
A review of Playboi Carti’s many visual personas, simplified
Street Sweeper: April 28, 2025
What Street was up to this past week: Magdalena Bay concert in NYC, goat hiking, and book readings
Get Ready With Me to Be Confused
Once a celebration of music, Coachella 2025 was a glitchy, glitzy feed of fit checks, microtrends, and brand booths.
Is Being Frugal Cool?
The rise of dupes threatens the luxury industry.
The Matcha Moment
The green powder that’s everywhere and may not be for long.
Wellness Burnout: The Stress of Self–Care
The corruption of wellness for unattainable perfection
Yentas, Yarmulkes, And a Whole Lot of “Oy!”
A visit to the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History
Take It to the Streets: What To Do in Philly This Month
This month: Pandas, street food, Lucy Dacus, and learning to forage
Where God Lives: Inside the Machine
A love letter to speed, memory, and the impossible beauty of motorsport in a changing world.
