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Known for disappearing into his roles, Bill Skarsgard captivated audiences by transforming himself into a terrifying clown in It and a ruthless villain in John Wick. But he went even [...]

LENNY KRAVITZ DOES NOT BLEND IN. WE'RE SITTING IN Bemelmans, the iconic piano bar at the Upper East Side's historic Carlyle Hotel. Here, things are done properly. Have been since [...]

Sheryl Crow MUSICIAN, SINGER-SONGWRITER; 62; NASHVILLE _I HAVE BEEN A MUSICIAN since I was old enough to reach the keys on a piano. _THERE WAS A MOMENT where I realized [...]

ANDREW WATT CAN'T SAY WHAT HE'S working on. It's mid-December in London, and the record producer behind hits by Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Post Malone is feeling a little [...]

WELCOME TO the Golfaissance by BEN BOSKOVICH THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF REASONS TO ABANDON golf. The lofty standards and arcane etiquette. The frumpy snob on the first tee box, [...]

_I WISH I wasn't taught so much fear in my childhood. Fear of going outside. Of failure. Being a chocolate guy, you came with a lot of issues. Even walking [...]

A GREAT DINNER PARTY does'nt have anything to do with-appointed linens or shiny silver platters. It starts with good guest list. You want people who have some touchstone in common [...]

Rooms from $525 - K. S. Clockwise from above: The Swan Room and its restored ceiling; the Orchard loft suite; Corner Bar, where everyone looks cool from A.M. to P.M. THE BEST THINGS FROM OUR BEST NEW HOTELS Best Robes PENDRY A robe you want to wear all day. FEATURES YOU CAN ENCOUNTER INSPIRATION IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS at a great hotel. Rooms from approx. $170 - M.V. MOXY LOWER EAST SIDE When it comes to budget N.Y.C. hotels, you're lucky if you get a nice room, let alone a desirable neighborhood. New York's Nine Orchard, our very first Hotel of the Year, is a place that embraces the analog, so inspiration came to me in the form of the excellent wooden speakers in my room (made by Ojas). [Extracted from the article]

MIND MELD WITH FANTASTIC NEGRITO IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE a more fitting title in 2020 than Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (out now), which graces the cover of the [...]

MUSICIAN, 54, Nashville Interview by MADISON VAIN _YOU CAN BE a great singer, have great songs, be a great performer-and it still might not happen. _l GRADUATED SECOND in my [...]

Sheryl Crow, a musician and singer-songwriter, reflects on her career and personal life in an interview. She discusses her struggles with self-doubt and the pressure to be great, as well as her experiences with cancer and relationships. Crow emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and self-compassion in dealing with the challenges of fame and mental health. She also discusses the difficulties faced by women in male-dominated industries and the need for more open discussions about mental health. Crow concludes by expressing her gratitude for her children and the lessons she has learned from her experiences. [Extracted from the article]

True to its Buckhead roots planted nine floors below, St. Julep also offers a bevy of Outkast-themed drinks, such as the Bowtie, the 13th Floor, and the Ms. Jackson - this last one like a Big Gulp for big kids, with Tito's, cherry Heering, hibiscus, and lime. Then there's the cocktail menu, mashing up both regional influences and dreamed up by famed mixologist and beverage director Jim Meehan. The bar chefs - led by Steven Enrique Salazar - click on a spotlight when they serve you a drink, and the drinks deserve such lighting. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU PUT ON A PAIR of "nice pants" to go to a bar, but when that very 2022 confluence of joie de vivre and pandemic ennui begins to stir and you hear about a new piano bar with red booths or a semisecret room with Kubrick-level design details or a place that has the best damn Sazerac in the world, you put one leg in after the other and you order yourself a Lyft. [Extracted from the article]

This article, titled "Steal This Gift Guide!" from Esquire magazine, provides a list of twelve recommended products for gifting. The products range from a portable TV to a beanie, smart goggles, a leather case, a travel trio set, sneakers, a slow drip coffee machine, perfume, sunglasses, glasses, and a special edition bourbon. The article highlights the features and benefits of each product, providing readers with options for various interests and budgets. The contributors to the article are listed at the end, and the accompanying photograph is credited to Janelle Jones. [Extracted from the article]

'MY WORLD IS SINKING, AND I AM THE captain of it all.' This lyric--this hazy, candid, could-be-from-the-'90s lyric--illuminates why 22-year-old Sophie Allison (known as Soccer Mommy) is the new vanguard [...]

Back in 1974, Neil Young recorded what his label was absolutely sure would be an album stacked with hits. Young was certainly in the market for a few-Time Fades Away [...]

JERZY GWIAZDOWSKI: THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PUNNER Jerzy Gwiazdowski is an actor, just not a famous one. He's appeared in Across the Universe, Nurse Jackie, Ray Donovan, Girls, and more, [...]

As the frontwoman of two rabble-rousing rock outfits--the soulful and strange Alabama Shakes as well as the garage-rock-thrashing Thun-derbitch--Brittany Howard has earned her reputation as a grade-A experimentalist. 'To me, [...]

FEATURES 20 LIVES, 20 PERSPECTIVES NUMBERS REVEAL ESSENTIAL truths, but they don't provide much comfort. With 3.9 million confirmed cases and 270,000 deaths* in 187 countries on every continent but Antarctica, the coronavirus pandemic has already altered daily life beyond recognition. THE AUTOCRAT WHISPERER FIONNUALA NÍ AOLÁIN UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON COUNTERTERRORISM & HUMAN RIGHTS Minneapolis 70 TO 90%: Percentage of Americans willing to yield certain freedoms to support public measures to slow the virus One of my big concerns is the potential for the abuse of power by authoritarians that rises in parallel with the pandemic under the guise of responding to a global health crisis. THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR STEPHEN KEMP OWNER, KEMP FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES Southfield, Michigan AFRICAN-AMERICANS MAKE UP: 14 percent of Michigan's population 41 percent of its coronavirus-related deaths FUNERAL DIRECTORS ARE community people. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents an interview with country musician Kelsea Ballerini. Topics include the release of her second album "Unapologetically" which documents events from her life, her three singles from her debut album "The First Time" that went to number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and her relationship with country musician Morgan Evans, whom she will marry in 2017.

The article presents a conversation between actors Iain Armitage and Jim Parsons. Topics include the casting of Armitage as the lead actor in the television (TV) series "Young Sheldon," their mutual interest in theater and musicals, and Armitage's ability to play the guitar after learning to do so for the TV series "Big Little Lies."

The article presents an interview with Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson, members of the pop music group Hanson. Topics include their release of a beer called Mmmhops in 2013, their experience as teenage rock stars when the band first gained popularity in the early 1990's, and the success of their song "MMMBop."

The article discusses the band Haim, comprised of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. Topics include the band's ability to cross music genres, the production and songwriting of music for their second album "Something to Tell You," and their introduction to music and study of musical instruments at young ages while performing as a five-member family band with their parents, Moti and Donna.

The article presents an interview with singer-songwriter Katy Perry. Topics include her support of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, her collaboration with songwriters Max Martin and Sia on her album "Witness," and rumors of singer Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood" being in reference to Perry.

The article lists 10 music artists the publication predicts will dominate the music industry in 2017, including Dua Lipa, Brayton Bowman, and Drake White.

The article presents several lists related to music released in 2016. Topics include a list of the 10 best albums of 2016 according to the publication such as "Lemonade" by Beyonce, the 10 best songs of 2016 according to the publication such as "Formation" by Beyonce, and the 10 best concerts of 2016 according to the publication such as Bruce Springsteen's "The River" tour.

The article discusses emerging women country musicians. Topics include the debut album "Hero" by singer-songwriter Maren Morris, the debut album "Midwest Farmer's Daughter by Margo Price on the Third Man Records record label, and the success of songs such as "Dibs" from the debut album of singer Kelsea Ballerini after being endorsed by musician Taylor Swift.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, RETURN OF THE DREAM CANTEEN, OCT. 14 The California funk rockers have entered a period of hard-charging productivity - and their second album of the year blisters, top to bottom. LARKIN POE, BLOOD HARMONY, NOV. 11 The southern rockers get a hell of a lot muddier on their seventh studio LP - it's gritty, soulful, and almost oppressively riff heavy. [Extracted from the article]

An interview is presented with American country musicians Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, and Sam Hunt, in which they discuss their "Spread the Love" concert tour taking place during the summer of 2016. Topics include Chesney's 2015 tour with musicians Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert, performing for stadiums instead of smaller clubs, and what they have learned from touring.

The article focuses on English rock musician David Bowie who passed away on January 10, 2016. Topics include his private 18-month struggle with cancer, his final public appearance at the premiere of his musical "Lazarus" in New York City on December 7, 2015, and his last album "Blackstar." Several of his other albums, including "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars," "Station to Station," and "Aladdin Sane," are also discussed, along with several of his films, including "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and "Labyrinth."

The article presents concert and sound recording previews, musician profiles, interviews, and other information on forthcoming music events and releases for 2015. These include the albums "The First Time" by Kelsea Ballerini, "Don't You" by Wet, and "Southernality" by A Thousand Horses. Other topics include musician Shania Twain and television broadcasts of concerts.

The article lists singer-songwriter Mariah Carey's 18 number one songs in order from best to worst, according to the publication, which include the 1996 song "Always Be My Baby," the 2005 song "Don't Forget About Us," and the 2000 song "Thank God I Found You."

The article offers a list of the best fiction books of 2014, which includes "Station Eleven," by Emily St. John Mandel, "Redeployment," by Phil Klay, and "Fourth of July Creek," by Smith Henderson.

The article offers a list of the best music albums of 2014, which includes "St. Vincent," by St. Vincent, "Ultraviolence," by Lana del Rey, and "You're Dead!" by Flying Lotus. Information is provided on the most popular songs on the music albums, the album "LP1," by FKA Twigs, and "The Outsiders," by Eric Church.

The first of several membership clubs/boutique hotels planned by Italian hospitality's best-known ambassadors, Casa Cipriani - located on South Street in Lower Manhattan - has had glitzy New Yorkers jockeying for access ever since it opened last year. The pitch was a gamble (there's a dress code, and prices are astronomical), but after two years of sweatpants and remote offices, it turns out that a lot of luxury feels just right. NEW YORK, NEW YORK Welcome to la dolce vita, a place where Loro Piana cashmere lines the walls of your presidential suite, where custom scents fill the air, where fireplaces roar and Bellinis are handed out by waiters in white jackets. [Extracted from the article]

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston is a city with a great many great things. Vibrant and eclectic - the ninety-one-room property takes its name from Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums hero, Japhy Ryder - this is no quiet, traditional southern outpost. The indoor/ outdoor craft-cocktail haven isn't just hopping nightly - it's the talk of the town. [Extracted from the article]

It's impressive but not anodyne - an immediately friendly staff and a nightly sunset toast with complimentary house drinks make sure of it. Soaring fifty-eight stories above Paseo de la Reforma, right where the high-end avenue forms a seam with the Bosque de Chapultepec (a green area twice the size of New York's Central Park), one of the newest Ritz-Carlton properties is a towering visual achievement, revealed every morning as the curtains are pulled back on each suite's floor-to-ceiling windows. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO You just can't beat the view, though the luxurious spa, sprawling art-decoinspired bar and lounge, and stately Mediterranean-influenced restaurant certainly try. [Extracted from the article]

This South Beach boutique carefully mixes reliable streetwear labels like Stone Island with luxury items from big fashion houses like Saint Laurent. The hotel's redesign was headed up by fourtime Oscar-winning production designer Catherine Martin (along with her husband, some guy named Baz Luhrmann). You won't get any of those at Broken Shaker, the understated backyard watering hole at the Freehand, a sceney hotel just spitting distance from South Beach. [Extracted from the article]