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Carl Swanson

Editor-at-Large, New York Magazine
@carlstwitt

Carl Swanson is editor-at-large at New York.

  1. reasons to love new york
    39 Reasons to Love New York Right NowEvery time it’s been confronted, New York has returned, more impossibly and unpredictably itself than ever, because we wanted it to.
  2. the approval matrix
    Spotify Wrapped, Qatari Beer on TapOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  3. the approval matrix
    Ticketmaster DisasterOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  4. the approval matrix
    Worms, Roaches, and a Bag of CompostOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  5. the approval matrix
    Truss Issues and Midnights ManiaOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  6. the approval matrix
    Epic Stoppard; Mega-Pumpkin; Chocobunny Mass DeathOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  7. the approval matrix
    Streetery Zine, a Royal Scene, Spielberg’s Still King of the ScreenOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  8. the approval matrix
    Funny Girls Rise While The Wing FallsOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  9. the approval matrix
    Wall Street Craters, The Believer Is Saved, Chloë Sevigny’s Smokin’ WeddingOur guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  10. the group portrait
    A Basquiat Family ReunionThe artist’s sisters have put on an exhibition of his work to remind the world where he came from — and have a party.
  11. spring fashion 2017
    What Does Virgil Abloh Know?His haute-streetwear line Off-White has a cultish following, but the clothes aren’t the point.
  12. new york jobs
    How Kenny Rivero Went From Night Doorman to Armory Art Fair ArtistIt was a snooty building near Gramercy Park. Not everybody was nice.
  13. art
    New York’s Most Beloved PuppetsFrom the childhood comforts of Sesame Street to the gleeful pop perversities of Avenue Q, a new show captures the heritage of puppetry in the city.
  14. better days
    25 Ways to Make the Post-Pandemic City More Livable, Prosperous, and JustFree subways, feminist housing, a “Department of Care,” and other proposals by Jeff Zucker, Bjarke Ingels, and other thoughtful New Yorkers.
  15. public art
    Rashid Johnson Welcomes Everyone to His Red Stage on Astor PlaceDo what you want, people!
  16. take a dip
    First Look: The Plus Pool’s Future East River HomeThat zany, self-filtering, floating swimming hole officially has a place to drop anchor.
  17. art world
    Helen Marden’s Bitter, Lucky LightHer joyful-despite-everything pandemic paintings at Gagosian.
  18. the covid memorial project
    Paul Chan Wants Us to Look Up at the Night SkyPart 12 of 15 proposals to help us remember the pandemic’s toll.
  19. new york scenes
    The First 13 DaysRevisiting the early confusion of March 2020.
  20. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to My Brick and Mortar ShopsThe now-shuttered stores that made an impression, from Staten Island to Hudson Yards.
  21. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to My Party SpotRemembering late nights, sweaty dance floors, and karaoke with celebrities.
  22. reasons to love new york
    500 Reasons We’ve Loved New YorkA send-off to the many places, big and small, that closed in 2020.
  23. what i learned
    Making a New Kind of Space for Each Other“I was born Black. We strive every day to have just a glimmer of hope,” my partner tells me.
  24. q&a
    A New Documentary Explores the Secrets and Lies of Roy CohnTrump mentor. Joe McCarthy protégé. AIDS victim. More than three decades after his death, he still haunts American life.
  25. quarantine diary
    Julia Fox Is Rewatching Thirteen and Kalifornia in Quarantine“I love a hillbilly and Brad Pitt fantasy moment. And I love serial-killer movies.”
  26. art
    Salman Toor’s Queer RococoThe artist lives, and paints, between worlds — Lahore, Pakistan and New York.
  27. fall preview 2019
    The Best and Biggest Art Shows to See to This FallFrom JR, Amy Sherald, Pope.L, and more.
  28. profile
    Succession’s Sarah Snook Can’t Believe Her LuckWhen the HBO show returns in August, the narrative spotlight will be more on Shiv.
  29. gallery
    Tom Bianchi’s Meditative Book of Long-Ago TricksNo, that’s not Rami Malek.
  30. art
    Whitney Biennial Artists Share Mood Boards for Their WorksWhat were they thinking about when they made that?
  31. q&a
    Frank Ocean Knows the People Who Told Him He was Crazy Were Well-intentionedAnd no, he doesn’t use dating apps.
  32. marriage: an investigation
    A Throuple on How Marriage Changed Their RelationshipWe discuss, “Are you upset about my going out with that guy? Are we having enough sex?” Rather than, “You didn’t clean the vacuum bag.”
  33. urbanism
    Is Hudson Yards Really the City of Tomorrow?A debate between four starchitects.
  34. urbanism
    How Stephen Ross Became the Most Powerful City-Shaper Since Robert MosesHe’s outmaneuvered, outspent, out-leveraged, and out-sweet-talked his way into the Hudson Yards deal.
  35. art
    Nari Ward’s Salvaged WorldsThe artist reflects on the objects and memories that made him.
  36. seen
    Goodbye (for now!) from SEEN, Vulture’s Pop-Up Art MagazineWow, has it been 47 days already?
  37. q&a
    Karl Lagerfeld: A Final ConversationOur last extensive interview with the man behind Chanel.
  38. my favorite places
    74 of Our Favorite New Yorkers on Their Favorite Places in New YorkFrom a 24-hour Ukrainian restaurant to biking in the Rockaways.
  39. art fairs
    Detroit’s Famous Heidelberg Project Goes to the BeachWhat’s next for Tyree Guyton, and his famous DIY civic art installation.
  40. art
    Advice From 27 Artists, From Marina Abramovich to Mickalene Thomas, on Making ItYou’ve read Jerry Saltz’s story on being an artist. But what do successful artists themselves say?
  41. art
    Andy Warhol’s Drawings of Shoes And Boys Tells Us Everything About HimA glimpse of the artist’s pre-fame work.
  42. q&a
    Judy Chicago Is Setting Off Feminist Fireworks in Miami During Art BaselThe artist is continuing her “Atmospheres” series of fireworks-based installations in Miami.
  43. gala!
    Meet the Dynamic Duos at the Hirshhorn GalaSiblings, lovers, business partners, and more! Meet the creative couples honored by the museum at Lincoln Center.
  44. art
    Welcome to SEENA limited-run expansion of Vulture’s coverage of the art world, all around the world.
  45. art
    This Is the Price List for Paula Cooper Gallery’s First Show in 1968$1,500 for a Carl Andre! Cheap!
  46. studio 54
    The Founder of Studio 54 Is Finally Ready to Tell What Really Went Down ThereIan Schrager on getting over his embarrassment for doing time for stealing from the disco, and having Roy Cohn as his lawyer.
  47. art
    On Occupy’s Anniversary, a Rose Blooms in Zuccotti ParkArtist Isa Genzken’s 26-foot-tall flower is planted where the bongos once tried to put a stop to neoliberalism.
  48. cartoons
    Graydon Carter Has a Real Talent for Drawing NosesSee his cartooning debut, in Esquire.
  49. fall preview 2018
    KiKi Layne Is the Rookie of the YearShe’s the star of Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight follow-up, If Beale Street Could Talk, which isn’t bad for a total newcomer.
  50. fashion
    After Kate Spade’s Death, Will Frances Valentine Find Its Footing?As CEO Elyce Arons grieves the loss of her friend, she’s also left with the question of how to honor her legacy in the business they started together.
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