Issue
No. 253
May 18, 2024
New York
Cannes
Lviv
Khan Yunis
Kolkata
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A RELATIVE
The riches of the late Italian playboy and senator Mario D’Urso were supposed to go to a gay lover—until an American claiming to be D’Urso’s daughter turned up …
DINE
Sale e Pepe
Dining in Knightsbridge can be a fraught proposition, especially during the summer and winter holidays, when the neighborhood…
STRUT
Dries Van Noten
Dries-lovers, the time is now. As designer Dries Van Noten’s retirement approaches after 38 years at the helm of his Antwerp…
READ
Skies of Thunder
During World War II, it was imperative that the Allies ferry supplies to China to keep Chiang Kai-shek’s forces on their side…
SHOP
Porta x Object & Thing
How can Porta make their Brooklyn storefront, showcasing elegant tableware and furnishings…
READ
What Makes Sammy Jr. Run?
Ezra Pound said, “Literature is news that stays news.” In editor Alex Belth’s scintillating collection…
TREAT
London Borough of Jam
London was finally granted a few consecutive days of sunshine, and I celebrated with…
DINE
Sale e Pepe
Dining in Knightsbridge can be a fraught proposition, especially during the summer and winter holidays, when the neighborhood…
STRUT
Dries Van Noten
Dries-lovers, the time is now. As designer Dries Van Noten’s retirement approaches after 38 years at the helm of his Antwerp…
READ
Skies of Thunder
During World War II, it was imperative that the Allies ferry supplies to China to keep Chiang Kai-shek’s forces on their side…
SHOP
Porta x Object & Thing
How can Porta make their Brooklyn storefront, showcasing elegant tableware and furnishings…
READ
What Makes Sammy Jr. Run?
Ezra Pound said, “Literature is news that stays news.” In editor Alex Belth’s scintillating collection…
TREAT
London Borough of Jam
London was finally granted a few consecutive days of sunshine, and I celebrated with…
One-Frame Films Set photographer Alfonso Avincola captured some of the 20th century’s greatest actors, from the divas of Italian neo-realism to the Young Turks of New Hollywood
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Pot Heads and Basket Cases
For the past 45 years, Polly Adams Sutton has been making baskets at her home studio, in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. She collects scraps of bark from western red cedars growing along the estuaries surrounding the Puget Sound, which are then soaked and dried, cut into thin strips, and split by hand into even thinner layers. Finally, they’re woven onto a base made of twill and wire. READ ON
“Over Under Sideways Down”: The Yardbirds performed this song on Ready Steady Go! in 1966. In a rehearsal, 21-year-old Jeff Beck, a friend, moved away from the band a little, over to where I was standing, and extended the guitar break for fun … or like a gift. The skin rose on my arms; goose bumps followed. Never before—or since—have I felt so enraptured by musical sound. It came to an end, and Jeff raised his head, tossed a lock of his black hair out of his eyes, gave me his lady-killer’s smile, and rejoined his bandmates.
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