She texted first. That alone should have meant something.It doesn’t, but it should. We met the way people meet now.On an app. Low expectations. Minimal investment.The quiet understanding that most of this leads nowhere. But this one didn’t feel like that. The first drink was at Dante.The kind of place that makes a date feel […]
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I said “please” to ChatGPT last night. 2 AM. Sitting on my uneven couch. Asked it to help rewrite a client email. Started with “Can you please help me with something?” Like it has a choice. Like it might say no. Like it’s doing me a favor instead of just executing code. I’ve been thinking […]
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Sarah and I have been seeing each other for three weeks. That’s what we call it. “Seeing each other.” Not dating. Not exclusive. Just… seeing. It’s vague enough to mean everything and nothing. Very convenient. Very modern. Very cowardly. We’ve been out five times. Maybe six if you count the afternoon coffee at Ludlow Coffee […]
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I texted Sarah on Thursday. Three days after the date. Not two. Not four. Three felt right. Or maybe it just felt less wrong. Like ordering the second-cheapest wine on the menu. “Hey. That was fun the other night. Want to do it again?” I stared at it for ten minutes before hitting send. Deleted […]
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My phone knows I’m single before I do. It’s Tuesday. I’m at Gregory’s on Park Ave. The line’s seven people deep. Everyone’s on their phones. I’m on mine too. Emma, 31, liked my photo. I don’t know Emma. The app says we’re 87% compatible. The app doesn’t know I still listen to The Strokes unironically. […]
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New York City is renowned for its vibrant culture and style, and its barbershops are no exception. With countless options available, we’ve narrowed down the top 20 best nyc barbershops based on customer reviews from platforms like Google, Yelp, and Booksy. Each of these establishments boasts at least 1,000 reviews and high ratings, reflecting their […]
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An Amazonian woman draped in exotic materials stands before him trying to change her pose as rapidly as the young artist finishes another drawing. His vibrant eyes move over the model capturing more than the newest fashion in which she is adorned; he is able to put on the page a bold and palpable as […]
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Mauricio and Roger Padilha of MAO PR are the co-authors of the best-selling “The Stephen Sprouse Book” by Rizzoli, 2009. Their affair with Stephen Sprouse started as a teenage love and continued through the decades. The two brothers are the owners of the largest collection outside of Stephen Sprouse’s personal archive. –Interview by Natalie Kates […]
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NY based artist Emilio Pérez creates is taking over Times Square with a unique visual vocabulary of sinuous and spontaneous shapes in his precise drawings. They are infused with his fascination for classical paintings, music and nature. Style Curator, Natalie Kates sits with the artist to learn about his latest project “Dream Season” part of […]
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The artist died at the age of 88 on May 8, 2013, after being on the stage for over 70 years. The spunky, wry and sometimes irreverent actor, performer, playwright, poet, and painter was still performing every week. Only disrupted last April when, after a long battle with the landlords, he agreed to leave his […]
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OUTBOUND – an editorial by photographer Natalie Kucken and stylist Jaclyn Bethany, Hair and Makeup: Caroline Baribeau, Models: Barbara and Marcus at VNY, Pedro at Re:Quest, Martin and Henrietta at NEXT, Emil at DNA, Dana at Trump, Renata at Muse, Alisa at ELITE Direct, Styling Assistants: Alexandra Esposito, Keyana Tahmaseb Pedro wears sweatshirt and top […]
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Brooklyn-based street artist Bast has been an intricate part of the street art scene for the past 10 years, with his wheat-pasted images prominently featured across New York and Europe’s urban landscape. Long before street art became a part of the mainstream, Bast was setting the tone and raising the bar with his iconic collaged […]
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