The Wealth and Glam of The Hamptons Looks Almost Quaint
Barbara Kopple’s documentary follows a generation of starlets, moguls, and other tanned partygoers who have no idea what tragedies and class anxieties lie in store. (New Yorker)
Watch The Hamptons here.
Penn State Fraternity Members Are Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Case
More than a dozen current and former students from two fraternities were part of an operation that involved packaging drugs at fraternity houses, the authorities said. (NYT)
A Hackney Story
In the early 2000s, Clapton was the scene of a spate of public shootings, often conducted in broad daylight. The area earned the tabloid sobriquet ‘Murder Mile’. But who was behind the violence? Police officers from Operation Trident and villains from the warring gangs speak for the very first time. (The Fence)
This Ain’t the ‘90s – Skateboarding’s Missing Youth
Dr. Veith Kilberth weighs in on why fewer kids are picking up a board today, and why it matters for the future of the community. (Bubble)
Stories From Elsewhere
Elsewhere: The Story of UK Skateboarding, 1987 – 2002 by Neil Macdonald is out now. (Monster Children)
In the wake of his latest album, Different When It’s Silent, Emma Garland sits down with the elusive artist to discuss grief, the question of retirement, and quitting Massive Attack over a portion of chips. (Dazed)
Ford Focus: James Ellis Ford’s Favourite Albums
As the Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode superproducer releases his remarkable second solo album, James Ellis Ford walks us through the albums that have guided him in sickness and in health. (The Quietus)
“It Was a Damn Unicorn”: The Pioneering, Divisive Power of Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classic. (The Guardian)
Blonde Turns 10 (Stereogum)
“He Never Needs to Drop Again”: The Legacy of Frank Ocean’s Blonde
10 years ago, the Grammy award-winning artist dropped Blonde, and music changed forever. Here, fans reflect on what the album has meant and continues to mean to them. (Dazed)
Presenting the sexiest, trashiest club classics of a genre that isn’t easy to define but is undeniable on the dancefloor. (Pitchfork)
What’s Killing the Video Star?
The music video was once an essential element of an artist’s identity. What happened? (POW)
Paul Moore, Junior Writer at It’s Nice That, and Luma Bashmi speak about famous creative family dynasties, reclaiming the internet, where AI should be heading (it’s not what you think), Moore’s views on Coppola’s Megalopolis, and those comments from Timothée Chalamet. (Port)
Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
“They just want the content as a bunch of words strung together.” (Futurism)
Reflecting on planning, commissioning, editing, and writing film reviews for nearly a decade at a one-of-a-kind arts criticism website. (MUBI)
Sherman’s March: How Fashion Learned to Fear a Newsletter
Hedda Hopper. Elsa Maxwell. Cindy Adams. We’ve always had a love-hate relationship with our most celebrated purveyors of gossip. Lauren Sherman, author of Line Sheet, is the latest inheritor of the mantle. (Vanity Fair)
She’ll Make You Rethink How to Wear a Shirt
Charlotte Collet helps many of the biggest brands in fashion. But there are lessons for us all in her styling. (NYT)
Plain White Tees
From Carmy’s signature Merz b. Schwanen tee to the minimalism of The Row, explore the best white T-shirts on SSENSE and elsewhere. (SSENSE)
Owner Nate Hoe on building one of America’s best outdoor shops, championing under-the-radar brands, and why great retail still beats endless scrolling. (Sprezza)
Why That Small Clothing (Or Record, or Book) Store You Love Also Sells Coffee
In a challenging climate, independent retailers are turning to an item New Yorkers buy every day. (Brooklyn Magazine)
Game, Set… Coffee?
From court to café: the perfect tennis and coffee pairing. (BAGEL)
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IKEA Launches Collectible Design Objects “At a Price That People Can Afford”
Furniture company IKEA has launched the limited-edition Konstrunda collection, an assortment of furniture and homeware objects that reimagine collectible design from the likes of Andu Masebo at an affordable price point. (Deezen)
A viral Polaroid project has New Yorkers shelling out for a single shot. (FT)