An Exclusive Excerpt From a New Book of David Wojnarowicz’s Final Essays
Copyright Estate of David Wojnarowicz. Courtesy of the Estate of David Wojnarowicz, Nightboat Books, and P·P·O·W, New York. 33 years ago, while dying of HIV/AIDS in his East Village apartment, David...
View ArticleComposer Lyra Pramuk Wants to Put You in a Trance
Lyra Pramuk, photographed by Courtesy. Lyra Pramuk has a high spice tolerance. We’re speaking about food here—she likes dishes that make her nose and eyes water. But it’s not just that; the...
View ArticleThisBowl Will Change Your Life, if You Let It.
All photos by J Lee. Welcome to Cooked, a brand-new column where we’ve enlisted J Lee to assess the state of dining in New York City and beyond. A longtime connoisseur of all things food and bev, Lee...
View Article“Nudity Is Just Normal”: Stripping Down With Photographer Marie Tomanova
Maria Tomanova, photographed by Eloise King-Clements. THURSDAY 7:10 PM JUNE 12, 2025 EAST VILLAGE Before she was a venerated photographer, Marie Tomanova was an au pair in North Carolina with a...
View ArticleCharles Melton and Alma Har’el on Trust, Trauma, and Improvisation
It’s not often that you get to watch a hunky actor like Charles Melton run lines and find his character, so when Alma Har’el set out to write and direct a campy new Coach campaign, she decided to give...
View ArticleSZA Gives Chappell Roan the Divine Answer
SZA wears Tank Top Balenciaga. Bra Araks. Shoes Chloé. Star Patches (worn throughout) Starface. All Jewelry (worn throughout) SZA’s Own. SZA has a lot on her mind—heartache, power, alienation, desire,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of Stage Left, a New Theater Festival By and For the...
Stage Left Festival, photographed by Natalie Powers. Notes app brainstorms and subway scrawlings, not to mention years of research and hard work—that’s what it takes for six emerging playwrights to get...
View ArticleDavóne Tines Tells Jeremy O. Harris Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared of the Opera
Davóne Tines, photographed by Lawrence Sumulong. Costume design by Oana Botez. Opera doesn’t usually do mashups, but Davóne Tines isn’t interested in convention. The Virginia-born bass-baritone—who’s...
View Article“It’s a Victory Lap”: Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley Take Us Inside the...
All photos courtesy of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. Bittersweet is the taste of Tennis’ farewell tour. After first meeting in a philosophy class at The University of Colorado Denver 15 years ago,...
View Article“Giving Up Is a Great Source of Happiness”: 30 Minutes With Author Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer, photographed by Rebecca Wilson. For the last 40 or so years, the author Geoff Dyer has become one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature by applying his caustic wit and...
View Article“Fuck the Decorum”: New York Punk Justin Brannan Wants to Be Your Comptroller
Justin Brannan, photographed by Mel Ottenberg. FRIDAY 1:26 PM JUNE 13, 2025 CONEY ISLAND On Tuesday, New Yorkers will go to the polls to cast their votes in a hotly contested mayoral primary pitting...
View ArticleAnselm Berrigan Reflects On His Mother Alice Notley’s Life and Legacy
Alice Notley in Needles, California, courtesy of Anselm Berrigan. Last month, Alice Notley, one of the foremost poets of her generation, died at the age of 79 in a hospital in Paris. According to her...
View ArticleRapper Jackzebra Went Apeshit With This Playlist
Photo courtesy of Drew Cwiek. Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview‘s weekly destination for playlists curated by our friends, enemies, and lovers. In recent weeks, we’ve featured playlists from Mechatok,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of GMHC’S 36th Annual Latex Ball
Photography by Lunetta Green. SATURDAY 9:14 PM JUNE 21, 2025 MIDTOWN On Saturday night at Terminal Five, people of all walks of life came together for GMHC’s Latex Ball, a flashy celebration of life...
View ArticleWant to Own a Piece of David Lynch? It Will Cost You.
All photos courtesy of Julien’s Auctions. The third lowest sale price recorded at the David Lynch auction, which concluded on June 18th, just over five months out from director’s death at age 78, was...
View Article“I’m Such a Bitch for Words”: Maya Martinez on Car Crashes and Poetry Tours
Maya Martinez, photographed by Kellian Delice. Maya Martinez writes for the real yearners. Her poetry and plays respond to the absurd without relying on cynicism or camp, leaving you struck by the...
View ArticleNilüfer Yanya on the Tracks That Shaped Her Genre-Bending Sound
Nilüfer Yanya, photo courtesy of McQueen. Nilüfer Yanya is her own toughest critic. After three exquisite studio albums, each followed by an international tour, the British singer-songwriter knows a...
View ArticleGlenn Belverio on Genderfuck, Street Activism, and the Tyranny of Modern Drag
Production still from Glennda and Camille Do Fashion Avenue (1995). Photo courtesy of Giovanni di Mola. My talk earlier this month with Glenn Belverio, the writer, filmmaker, and drag intellectual...
View ArticleDylan Efron Gets a Grip
Dylan Efron wears Pants Loewe. Shoes Mad Rock. The reality star, producer, and famous-last-name-haver Dylan Efron gets to the crux of his favorite hobby. ——— Why do you climb? Because it’s a workout...
View ArticleRobin Givhan and Vanessa Friedman on the Lasting Impact of Virgil Abloh
Virgil Abloh, photographed by Gregory Harris. How does one write a record of the most prolific designers of our time? That was a question on Robin Givhan’s mind when she began crafting Make It Ours:...
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