Hits: 67 For Constance Wu — like many regrettable moments in modern day life — it all started with a tweet. Or several tweets, actually. This was in the spring of 2019. “Fresh Off the Boat,” the television show that …
Victoria’s Secret and What’s Sexy Now
Hits: 14 A rebranding and a new documentary have the lingerie company back in the cultural cross hairs. When Victoria’s Secret announced, back in August 2021, that it was rebranding after years of falling sales and falling cultural credibility — …
Ken Auletta Finally Wrote the Harvey Weinstein Story He Wanted to Tell
Hits: 15 The New Yorker writer talks about his new Weinstein biography, and the worst person he ever covered. It’s someone else. Are monsters made or born? That is the existential question Ken Auletta takes on in his new book, …
From Britney Spears to Janet Jackson, the Era of the Celebrity Reappraisal
Hits: 25 Such reappraisals have become common over the past several years. In the midst of #MeToo and a reckoning over racial injustice, people have begun to re-examine the art, music, monuments and characters on whom cultural significance has been …
Katie Hill is Trying to Move Forward
Hits: 238 If Katie Hill were a different person, she might have gone away and found religion. Perhaps she would have tearfully apologized, a dutiful husband by her side, and vowed to do better. Maybe she would have checked herself …
CrossFit and Sexual Harassment: The Inside Story
Hits: 61 When Greg Glassman resigned earlier this month as chief executive of CrossFit, Inc., excoriated for comments about George Floyd’s death on Twitter and in a Zoom meeting, people who have worked there were surprised that his downfall was …
The Story of Best Actress Oscar Winner Olivia Colman’s Gown
Hits: 44“This is hilarious,” Ms. Colman said as she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in “The Favourite.” She and Prada worked together for months to create Ms. Colman’s red carpet Oscar moment. Continue Reading