PodcastsNew podcast Stiffed investigates the forgotten story of Viva, a progressive magazine for women that featured Anna Wintour on staff
Back in the mid-aughts, right before the internet made Play-Doh spaghetti of the magazine industry, Jennifer Romolini was an editor at Lucky, a Conde Nast property dedicated to all things shopping. It was while researching her column on eBay and Etsy finds that she stumbled across something even better than a secondhand Laura Ashley frock: a back issue of a chic and not a little absurd erotic magazine geared for the thinking woman of the 1970s.
Classical musicInterview‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilotHugo ShirleyHe’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making
Sitting in a smart hotel foyer a stone’s throw from Berlin’s Philharmonie concert hall, there’s little indication of the dramatic week Daniel Harding has had.
Loose canonColin Kaepernick This article is more than 6 years oldLike the prophets of old, Colin Kaepernick uses prayer as protestThis article is more than 6 years oldGiles FraserAmerica has become the object of its own collective worship, with Trump the Herod of its civic religion. But loyalty to God must always beat loyalty to the stateThe civil religion of the United States of America has long been the United States of America, with a thin veneer of Protestant Christianity to camouflage its nauseating liturgies of self-love.
Jay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewAs Smithfield meat market gets ready to close, a superb new meat-led restaurant opens up its doorsOrigin City, 12 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JR (020 4568 6240). Starters £11-£15; mains £21-£42; desserts £8-£10. Wines from £24
Slapping the words “nose to tail” on your website is a gutsy flex for a new restaurant, when it’s located fewer than 250m from Fergus Henderson’s St John. They coined the term almost 30 years ago, and have been diligently working their way from arse to nostril and back again ever since.
Internet wormholeMobile gamesIn his quest to discover why these ads are everywhere, Alex McKinnon ended up downloading too many of them – and investing too much
In a glamorous penthouse apartment, rain drumming against the floor-length windows, a chiselled man wearing nothing but a bath towel slowly undresses a beautiful young woman – only to stop when he notices a distinctive red mark on her chest. She has a birthmark – just like the baby he abandoned one rainy night many years ago.
Utah This article is more than 9 months oldSuing Gwyneth Paltrow ‘absolutely not’ worth it, says Utah manThis article is more than 9 months oldRetired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, faces seven-figure legal bill after unsuccessful lawsuit over ski slope collision
The retired optometrist who unsuccessfully sued Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 ski crash says taking the Oscar-winning actor to court had “absolutely not” been worth it so far, but he also had not ruled out pursuing an appeal.
There's a podcast for thatCreative writingWhether you are plotting, drafting, staring at a blank page, or keen to get tips from the pros … if you want to be an author, there’s a podcast for that
New Yorker FictionIn this monthly podcast, a celebrated writer selects a short story from the New Yorker’s archive to read and discuss with the magazine’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. The pleasure here lies as much in the pairings of authors with material as it does the stories themselves: Margaret Atwood reading Alice Munro, or Andrew Sean Greer reading Dorothy Parker, or Tessa Hadley reading John Updike.
Comets This article is more than 11 months oldExplainerThis article is more than 11 months oldC/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible during the stone age so if you miss it this time you’re unlikely to get another chance
Jump toWhy is this comet special?Why is it green?Can I see the comet without a telescope?Where should I be looking?An exotic comet is causing excitement this week. We take a look at what we know about the unusual celestial object, and how best to catch a glimpse.
A history of Playboy magazine covers – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Playboy covers have always been a mix of celebrity and full-frontal nudity. The announcement that they will no longer feature nudity is a break with a 60-year-old format. These covers trace the evolution of their wide range of photographic, illustrative and design-led fronts.