Le Voltaire; courtesy Isaac Mizrahi; Claire Cocano
Few creatives have shaped New York’s cultural conversation as fluidly and joyfully as Isaac Mizrahi. Designer, performer, provocateur, storyteller — what hasn’t he done feels like the better question. From redefining American fashion in the late ’80s and ’90s to stepping seamlessly into Broadway, cabaret, film, and television, Mizrahi has always followed curiosity over category. That curiosity has taken the Brooklyn native everywhere: popping up as himself on shows like Gossip Girl and Sex and the City, serving as a judge on Project Runway: All-Stars, lending his perspective as a consulting producer on Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern, and appearing in A24’s Marty Supreme. Keep Reading →
In the second episode of the Game of Thrones spinoff series, fans were shocked by the size of Ser Arlan's "formidable weapon." But was it real or a prosthetic?
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, second-wave feminism, a.k.a. women’s liberation, was gathering steam, but it still didn’t have widespread support. Many Americans wondered why feminists would protest the revered Miss America pageant, as they did in 1968. “Women’s lib” was a punch line for comedians, and TV shows often presented feminist characters in a negative light. Amid all this, some feminist leaders were worried that their movement would have an image problem because of the presence of … lesbians. Keep Reading →
People have been obsessed with the muscular physiques of the men who star on Heated Rivalry and what workouts they did to achieve them (and with good reason!), but now one of their female costars has released her own workout routine that will likely have sapphics swooning. Keep Reading →
The outdoor apparel brand Patagonia is suing drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement, arguing that the move was "to protect the brand we have spent the last 50 years building," according to a press release. The clothing brand claims that the drag queen's name, a play on its own, could be confusing to consumers. Keep Reading →
Zac Efron as Troy Bolton and Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez in "High School Musical." The film is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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At some point, we must all come to terms with our own mortality, and the 20th anniversary of the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical is making me confront just that. On January 20, 2006, I was but a wee middle school student, watching the first movie with my cousin and older sister, trying to learn the moves (from the creative genius Kenny Ortega, who directed and choreographed the HSM films) to “We’re All in This Together." Keep Reading →