Encounters

the industry Feb. 22, 2024

‘Is He Going to Ruin My Day?’How Matthew Belloni became the must-read columnist for Hollywood’s executive class.

By Nicholas Quah

encounter Apr. 12, 2023

Confessions on Jessie Ware’s Dance FloorAfter a career of romantic tearjerkers, she’s got everyone crying (for joy) in the club.

By Justin Curto

encounter Mar. 23, 2021

Remaking R&B in Serpentwithfeet’s ImageHis music, much like the man, requires an audience unconfined by expectation of what is supposed to be.

By Briana Younger

encounters Jan. 6, 2021

Dani Luv’s Next Act? Maybe Mayor.Sammy’s Roumanian’s house musician talks about the restaurant’s closing.

By Kaitlin Menza

encounters Sept. 28, 2020

Playing MASH With Maya and AnnaThe PEN15 stars and creators are forging a future for their 13-year-old selves.

By Kerensa Cadenas

encounters Aug. 12, 2020

A Brief Chat With the Author Who Wants to Modernize Kosher CookingChanie Apfelbaum is the force behind “Busy in Brooklyn” and Millennial Kosher.

By Melissa Malamut

encounters Aug. 10, 2020

Can a 12-Year-Old Convince You to Go Vegan?A delightful conversation with chef Omari McQueen.

By Ella Quittner

encounters July 10, 2020

Cristin Milioti, ForeverIn Palm Springs, she plays a furious depressive stuck in a time loop. It’s the rom-com role she was meant to play.

By Rachel Handler

encounters July 8, 2020

Living Through a Pandemic on an All-McNugget Diet“When restaurants are gone, you notice.”

By Amos Barshad

encounters May 29, 2020

Kelly Rowland Has Been Holding BackShe’ll share the hardest story of her life on her new album.

By Phillip Picardi

encounters May 8, 2020

Victoria Monét Is Ready to Be a Solo StarThe “7 Rings” writer is breaking out on her own.

By Lakin Starling

encounters May 7, 2020

A New Book Tracks the History of Restaurants — Before They All Had to CloseThe Restaurant: A 2,000-Year History of Dining Out was published in April to immediate obsolescence.

By Joshua David Stein

encounters Apr. 2, 2020

Thriving in Chaos, Like a Proper HousewifeLeah McSweeny is the newest Reality-TV franchise member, but for now, she’s avoiding New York.

By Madeleine Aggeler

encounters Mar. 27, 2020

TV’s Freakiest Housewives Have ArrivedThe women behind Three Busy Debras bring their surreal, Stepford-wife comedy act to Adult Swim.

By E. Alex Jung

encounters Feb. 27, 2020

What Happens When a Wunderkind Grows Up?King Krule talks his new album Man Alive!, mostly avoiding the music industry, and how fatherhood changed him.

By Craig Jenkins

encounter Feb. 13, 2020

Jenny Offill Wrote the Perfect Worry NovelIn Weather, the author takes us through the Five Stages of Climactic Grief.

By Hillary Kelly

encounters Dec. 9, 2019

Will Somebody Please Break Charlie Puth’s Heart?The singer-songwriter writes perfect pop songs about love. Only problem? He’s never been in love.

By Hunter Harris

encounters Dec. 6, 2019

The Dark, Deadpan Fairy Tales of Jessica HausnerThe Austrian arthouse director behind Little Joe is a master at observing the currents of unconscious social pressure.

By Nate Jones

encounters Nov. 27, 2019

A Video Game Auteur’s Quest for ConnectionHideo Kojima’s latest title Death Stranding, about restoring a fractured America, is designed to make everyone feel a little less alone.

By Harold Goldberg

encounter Nov. 15, 2019

Tobias Menzies Can Tell a Story Without a WordThe Crown star once dreamed of being a mime. Onscreen, he speaks mostly with his face.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

music June 11, 2019

If You’re Protesting, Janet May Wants to Sing by Your SideThe musician talks about bringing songs to political actions and how losing her father to Alzheimer’s inspired her forthcoming solo album.

By Madison Malone Kircher

culture May 7, 2019

Rom-Com, But Make It MillennialJenn Kaytin Robinson’s Someone Great navigates 2019 heartbreak.

By Allison P. Davis

encounter Apr. 22, 2019

Santino Fontana Is a Man Playing a Woman (Playing a Man Playing a Woman)In Tootsie on Broadway, the actor sweats the details.

By Jackson McHenry

encounters Sept. 19, 2018

Inside the All Souls Convention With 400 Witches, Daemons, and Vampires“I’ve never experienced anything like it in my life.”

By Lila Shapiro

hubba hubba Sept. 14, 2018

Noah Centineo, Shameless HeartthrobMy date with the best thirst architect the internet’s ever seen.

By Allison P. Davis

encounters May 17, 2018

When Some Chefs Chase Trends, Fredrik Berselius Stays the CourseAska’s chef on his new cookbook, his devotion to a single restaurant, and his desire to watch a new generation of chefs make their mark.

By Nikita Richardson

now smell this May 9, 2017