A new wave of private restaurants, workspaces, wellness centers, and nightclubs has taken New York City by storm. Emily Sundberg gets inside most of them - and helps us understand why so many young New Yorkers are gleefully shelling out membership dues. (GQ)
Los Angeles With Karolyn Pho
In sunny Glendale with the stylist Karolyn Pho. (Drake's)
How David Hockney changed the way we view the sunshine and swimming pools of Los Angeles. (Drake's)
Hotel Stationery Is His Canvas
The viral doodles of artist Michael McGregor. (FT)
A Brief History of Bubble Letters
Trace the niche genre of typography from notebook doodles to graffiti throw-ups, gummy branding to experimental architecture. (Source Type)
An Oral History of Tompkins Square Park
An oral history of one of New York's most famous skate spots, TF. (Jenkem)
Alain Levitt on New Book, New York: 2000-2005
Early-2000s New York was a golden era. (Monster Children)
A Grand Don’t Come For Free Turns 20 (Stereogum)
Celebrated for its frank and evocative lyricism, The Streets’ sophomore album, A Grand Don’t Come For Free, captured a life of misadventure and mundanity. On its 20th anniversary, we asked 9 artists, creatives and collaborators about the record’s initial impact and why it still resonates today. (Crack)
Retrospective: Modern Vampires of the City Ushered in a New Era for Vampire Weekend
With their ornamental whimsy taking a backseat to more sombre musings on death and religious disillusionment, Modern Vampires of the City
ushered in a new era for Vampire Weekend. (Crack)
A profound Spyplane reckoning. (Blackbird Spyplane)
067 Genius Opinions: Sami Reiss (SNAKE)
I've always wanted to "get into furniture" so I reached out to one of the web's freshest and most accessible voices in design to show me (and you) the ropes. (Minor Genius)
