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  1. culture
    Madonna, Mother of Self-MythologyHow Madge’s ever-evolving persona changed the way we think about pop culture.
    By Brandon Sanchez
  2. fashion
    Marc Jacobs’s 3-Minute Fashion ShowSetting a record is not always an achievement.
    By Matthew Schneier
  3. style
    Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton, Confident But Without Audacity“When you’re chosen, you’ve just got to ride,” Pharrell said.
    By Cathy Horyn
  4. style
    Chanel Cruise Comes to L.A., and the Results Are MixedThe sporty looks didn’t lack for youthfulness. They simply lacked vision.
    By Cathy Horyn
  5. the pulitzer prizes
    New York and Vulture’s Andrea Long Chu Wins Pulitzer Prize for CriticismShe is the magazine’s second winner in five years.
    By Vulture Editors
  6. rip
    Peter Schjeldahl, Art Critic for The New Yorker, Dead at 80Schjeldahl, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019, wrote the towering personal essay “The Art of Dying.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. spring/summer 2023
    At Alexander McQueen, More Body, Less RomanceIn a shift, Sarah Burton shows a sexier collection.
    By Cathy Horyn
  8. pfw spring 2023
    The T-shirt, Beloved by All, Gets a New LookBy Miu Miu, nonetheless. Plus: Louis Vuitton shows a trove of great accessories.
    By Cathy Horyn
  9. pfw spring 2023
    A Comedy of Errors at Paris Fashion WeekThis has been an utterly ridiculous Paris season, in the best and worst sense. And it’s not over yet.
    By Cathy Horyn
  10. pfw spring 2023
    Balenciaga Says, ‘Here’s Mud in Your Eye’Demna toasts the wild and real.
    By Cathy Horyn
  11. pfw spring 2023
    At Loewe, Blurring Reality in a Digital EraJonathan Anderson questions shape and silhouette in a modern way.
    By Cathy Horyn
  12. pfw spring 2023
    At Rick Owens, an Ancient MusePlus more from Paris Fashion Week, including a new energy at Schiaparelli.
    By Cathy Horyn
  13. pfw spring 2023
    The Row: An Antidote to Too-Muchness in ParisPlus, Cher headlines the Balmain festival.
    By Cathy Horyn
  14. pfw spring 2023
    Excess Everywhere at Paris Fashion WeekDior showed nudity with a youthful eye. Saint Laurent hit repeat.
    By Cathy Horyn
  15. mfw spring 2023
    Does a New Designer Mean a New Direction?Not always. A mixed review of the debuts in Milan.
    By Cathy Horyn
  16. mfw spring 2023
    At Gucci, Double the Clothes But Little Direction“Clothes are not enough today,” says Alessandro Michele backstage, as he grappled with the modern conditions for a creative director.
    By Cathy Horyn
  17. mfw spring 2023
    At Prada, Subtle Sex and Modern MinimalismRaf and Miuccia play with “gestures of error” in their cinematic show.
    By Cathy Horyn
  18. mfw spring 2023
    A New Energy at Milan Fashion WeekDiesel gives Gen Z what it wants and Kim Jones of Fendi shows a fresh look.
    By Cathy Horyn
  19. how i get it done
    How Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn Gets It Done During Fashion Week“Get yourself to the show, and get yourself back to the office. No fanfare.”
    By Emilia Petrarca
  20. nyfw spring 2023
    Tom Ford Closes Fashion Week Not With a Bang, But a WhimperAlso: Elegance and fun at Willy Chavarria, and Michael Kors evokes Elsa Peretti.
    By Cathy Horyn
  21. nyfw spring 2023
    Peter Do Matures, Tory Burch AlluresPlus: Adam Lippes elevates cotton, and Gabriela Hearst brings in the choir.
    By Cathy Horyn
  22. nyfw spring 2023
    The Day of the DogsA couple of Fashion Week–goers brought their pups to shows, and they weren’t the only ones performing.
    By Cathy Horyn
  23. nyfw spring 2023
    Marni Rethinks the BodySoaking up New York’s body-loving culture, Marni puts on a great show. Plus: Tommy Hilfiger showed his see-now-buy-now collection in the rain.
    By Cathy Horyn
  24. nyfw spring 2023
    Fendi Brings Out All the SupermodelsThere was a Fendi blowout — including Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista — to celebrate a nostalgic bag.
    By Cathy Horyn
  25. celebrity
    Amandla Stenberg Would Like a Word About ‘Cleavage’“The amount of commentary that I receive on my boobs is so extreme.”
    By Danielle Cohen
  26. couture fall 2022
    Haute Couture, Italian StyleValentino marched 102 models down the Spanish Steps for a joyful show in Rome.
    By Cathy Horyn
  27. paris haute couture 2022
    Fendi Couture Floats on AirThis was Kim Jones’s most effortless and youthful collection since succeeding Karl Lagerfeld.
    By Cathy Horyn
  28. paris haute couture 2022
    Demna Outdoes Himself With Balenciaga Haute CoutureAnd puts Kim K. and Nicole Kidman on the runway for insurance.
    By Cathy Horyn
  29. paris haute couture 2022
    At Chanel, Simplicity SingsPlus: Houses are holding haute-jewelry presentations, separate from the shows, that have become part of Couture Fashion Week.
    By Cathy Horyn
  30. paris haute couture 2022
    Dior Shines With a Strong Womanly ShowIt points to the craving for more female voices.
    By Cathy Horyn
  31. rtw fall 2022
    Liberated From the Fashion Grind, Marc Jacobs Finds a New TensionOn Monday night, Jacobs showed a collection deeply in touch with the digital world.
    By Cathy Horyn
  32. good one podcast
    Covering Comedy Is a Window Into the FutureNew York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman discusses his job on this week’s Good One.
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. obits
    The Courage of bell hooksShe viewed her radical work as one of the purest expressions of love for Black people there is.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  34. obits
    A Black EducationRemembering Greg Tate, critical giant, author, Flyboy, and my teacher.
    By Tirhakah Love
  35. encounter
    What Does Lauren Oyler Like?With the release of her debut novel, the hard-to-please literary critic has to offer up her idea of a good book.
    By Anna Silman
  36. obits
    Stanley Crouch, Influential Jazz Critic and Cultural Commentator, Dead at 74He was an advocate for traditional jazz.
    By Justin Curto
  37. rebecca is a food critic now
    What’s All the Hype About the McDonald’s Travis Scott Meal?Does it come with a toy? Is it worth it? We found out.
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. from the archives
    Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Best Essays for New YorkFrom her 1990 column “Sounds” to her more recent pieces about growing up and “living with intent.”
    By the Cut
  39. sounds
    Shocked Value“… Though Michelle Shocked’s been through fringe movements from New York to Amsterdam, her songs are never preachy …”
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  40. sounds
    The Garden of EdieOn Ghost of a Dog, the New Bohemians sound completely loose and relaxed, as if they were playing a live show.
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  41. sounds
    Hot AirBut Seriously is full of the Big issues — homelessness, racism, and the other causes du jour that Phil Collins makes sound so trite.
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  42. sounds
    Backyard PartyCombining bluegrass, Middle Eastern, zydeco, and folk, Poi Dog Pondering hangs on to every last bit of fun in the sun.
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  43. sounds
    Fragile InnocenceIntense Sinéad O’Connor, who seems to be striving for a vision of the Virgin Mary, can at times become self-referential.
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  44. out with a bang
    Upon Orange Is the New Black’s End, Taryn Manning Says the Show ‘Hurt’ HerHowever, she’s now claiming she was “epically hacked.”
    By Devon Ivie
  45. tv
    Talking With Emily Nussbaum About TV Criticism, Bad Fans, and BuffyA conversation between two New York Magazine TV critics, past and present, about the state of TV.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  46. criticism
    Unpacking the Gina Rodriguez ControversyThe actress broke down in tears on Tuesday when asked about criticism that recent comments she made were anti-black.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  47. first person
    I Make Plays. I Write Criticism. I’m Not My Own Enemy.“The artist–critic war of attrition is boring. It’s a cliché.”
    By Sara Holdren
  48. media
    The Best MeToo Piece We’ve Read In A While Is This Restaurant ReviewPete Wells’ Four Seasons review doesn’t disregard it’s owner’s abusive history.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  49. roundtables
    How Do We Talk About Race and Pop Culture Without Going Insane?A panel of critics discuss Wesley Morris’s New York Times essay and some of the biggest anxieties plaguing criticism today.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién, E. Alex Jung, and Miriam Bale
  50. the more you know
    Why’s Everyone Talking About The New Yorker’s Film Critic and Incredibles 2?A cautionary tale of extreme horniness.
    By Gabriella Paiella
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