Lifestyle

The 8 Best New Summer Shoes For Setting Your Dogs Free
When men think about their feet, it’s rarely in neutral terms. Opinions can range from coy avoidance, outright disgust, or, occasionally, something approximating pride, but not quite. These insecurities...
What Exactly Do These Men Have Against Introspection?
In The Apology of Socrates, one of the cornerstones of basically every aspect of Western culture, Plato recounts the speech that Socrates gave in defense of himself at his...
Sorry, Linen. I’m Having a Seersucker Summer
As soon as the weather truly warms up towards the end of spring, Big Linen gets loud. Folks everywhere start touting its breathability, ease of wear, and of course,...
‘Iceman’ Is Drake’s Best Album in 10 Years, If You Don’t Listen Too Closely
The first sign that Drake actually pulled his comeback off? The music videos. Great, distinct, rich visuals, nearly 20 of them, from an artist who is typically extremely hit-or-miss...
Tom Brady in Times Square: Inside Demna’s Audacious NYC Gucci Show
There has never been a luxury fashion show in the heart of Times Square, and there probably never will be one again. “It’s a fucking logistic nightmare,” said Demna...
Kevin Hart Wore the Anti-Hype Patek Philippe
For years now, Kevin Hart has collected watches the same way he approaches comedy: with a brashness that belies his thoughtful approach and appreciation for the craft. The comedian’s...

World

The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello”
Like the recent Broadway play “Little Bear Ridge Road,” “Well, I’ll Let You Go” is a portrait of people living in isolation, their walls up—a situation ripe for an...
From Heel to Calf
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Drake Is Back in Earnest
In 2009, after he had retired from his old career as a teen-age actor, and just as he was launching his new career as a grownup hip-hop star, Drake...
The Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us
As ever, Gray uses personal dramas to illuminate larger political realities. In the coming-of-age film “Armageddon Time,” he drew a direct connection from the racist policies of the Reagan...
“The Audacity” Is a Brutal Silicon Valley Satire with an Agenda
Midway through my watch of the new tech-satire series “The Audacity,” I received an e-mail from Google that I had received many times before. My personal data had been...
The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
Like almost every smoker, I started when I was a child. Children aren’t supposed to smoke; it’s allegedly a part of the adult world, something you get inducted into...