At this point, Vince Staples is just completing side quests. Since cementing his place in the music industry over a decade ago, the 30-year-old has proven himself as a Renaissance man, having conquered the worlds of television, fashion and even comics with a signature nonchalant swag. His newest venture, The […]
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Gena Marvin’s Surreal Queer Art Is Protest
“I still think it’s a bit of an illusion,” Gena Marvin tells me with confidence. They’re talking about Paris, where the Russian-born artist has, at the time of our call, lived for less than a year. But the illusion is deceptive. France should, theoretically, be a haven for someone who’s […]
Coolest Person in the Room: Tara Raani
Popularity is relative, especially in the digital age. You could have hundreds of thousands of followers online but be completely unknown in the streets — massively famous on Instagram, YouTube or Twitter, but lack any kind of real, authentic cool in person. For our series Coolest Person in the Room, […]
Theda Hammel Is Exploring Beauty and Queer Id
There are two noises that stick out in the memories of a certain kind of upwardly mobile, progressive, aspiring queer person living in New York from the summer of 2020. One is the tension between the raging sirens from police cars and the uncanny silence in streets that once wore […]
The Best and Not So Great Looks at the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes have come and gone, but the looks? Those last forever, especially if you’re Hunter Schafer’s stylist Dara Allen. Then the day after is cause for celebration, considering the numerous “best dressed” roundups you’ve landed her on. The night saw wins for critical darlings like Actress in a […]
The Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16 Storm The Met
To celebrate the season 16 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the new cast of queens stormed The Metropolitan Museum of Art in looks inspired by its latest exhibit, “Women Dressing Women.” RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 premieres on Friday at 8 AM ET on MTV, and the new cast includes […]
Tierra Whack Breaks Reality in 'Cypher'
The word “cypher” has two definitions. In hip-hop culture, a cypher is a gathering of rappers who stand in a circle and take turns freestyling. It also defines a hidden code or secret writing — in World War II, for example, spies would often communicate using cyphers. Tierra Whack plays […]
Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman Get Into Character
For the majority of filmmaker Todd Haynes’ career, he’s been preoccupied with who we are, how we become and how those answers are inevitably tied to actresses. But it’s a two-pronged notion of actresses: both the cinematic firmament of Julianne Moore or Cate Blanchett (and their quasi-celluloid ancestors Deborah Kerr […]
Nathan Fielder Stole My Fit for NYC's Hottest Club
PAPER is a fashion institution built around guiding principles, like creativity, originality and serving down boots. Those venerable truths have guided me in its relaunch, so imagine the surprise when Nathan Fielder ripped off my outfit idea on Jimmy Kimmel Live! During a recent appearance on Kimmel’s nightly talk show, […]
The Little Mermaid Is a Baddie Now
Ariel once asked, “Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl/ The girl who has everything?” But while the languishing teen thought that all she lacked was a pair of legs for jumping, dancing and strolling along down a street, I’d argue that what she lacked was some drip, specifically from Brooklyn-based […]