The flight of N616RH: When Shohei Ohtani’s contract saga jumped the shark (tank)

On Friday morning, Robert Herjavec was tracking to be on time for a 9 a.m. flight out of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., until his 5-year-old twins, Hudson and Haven, announced in the car that they were hungry. Herjavec, a Canadian businessman and star of “Shark Tank” and “Dragons’ Den,” was traveling solo … Read more

Juergen Teller’s Iconic Photography Career Comes to Life in Paris

“If you are curious, then you are alive,” Juergen Teller told W back in 2021. “Life is precious, and you’ve got to do the best you can with it. You can find everything boring, you can find everything negative, or you can jump in the cold water and take a risk.” Nowhere is this credo—which … Read more

Sampling the New York restaurant where Russian NHL stars find a taste of home

NEW YORK — Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was at the rink one day in November and Russian superstar Kirill Kaprizov surprised him with a question. “You ever have Russian food?” Kaprizov asked. “No,” Middleton replied. “You want to go in New York?” Kaprizov said. “Absolutely,” Middleton said. Middleton, 27, is from small-town Alberta and had … Read more

How Timothée Chalamet Became Hollywood’s Best Dressed Man

When you look at early photos of Timothée Chalamet’s red carpet debut, it’s hard to imagine that skinny teen would one day soon be Hollywood’s leading sartorial star. How could you predict such a thing, based on oversized suits, plain grey t-shirts, and even a brief foray into formal shorts? But if there’s anything fashion … Read more

Taylor Swift’s Best Red Carpet Looks From Cowboy Boots to Oscar de la Renta Gowns

While Taylor Swift is not the first artist to cycle through different looks throughout her music career, her current dedication to celebrating these eras will likely be copied by musicians for years to come. Over her 17 years in the music industry, Swift has experimented with many different styles. With every new album came an … Read more

DK Metcalf’s sign language TD celebrations a ‘hot topic’ in Deaf community: ‘He has the swag with it’

It’s not just that DK Metcalf is learning American Sign Language and using it on a national stage — it’s that, even as a discernible novice, he’s doing it with a level of finesse that shows he just gets it. “He has the swag with it. And that’s half the battle sometimes with signing,” said … Read more

All the Must-See Art Shows and Events of 2023 (So Far)

Describing the 2023 arts calendar as “stacked” feels like an understatement. The sheer number of exhibitions, group shows, retrospectives, and openings is overwhelming in both number and scale. But fear not: we’ve put together a list of the highlights of this year in New York City, Los Angeles, and beyond. Consider this your grab-bag guide … Read more

15 Funniest Female Comedians of All Time

Justice for Margaret Cho’s too-good-for-its-time sitcom, All-American Girl! Okay, it was decidedly not perfect, but it was the first prime-time sitcom to feature an Asian American family, and Cho has rarely been handed the credit she deserves for her boundary-pushing perspectives on cultural identity and queerness.  Melissa McCarthy If I think too long about Melissa … Read more

Inside Duran Lantink’s Surreal, Sustainable, and Seriously Fun World of Fashion

“Duran used to say to me, ‘If I see a flat roll of fabric, I freak out because I don’t know what to do with it!’ ” recalls the designer Kym Ellery, sitting in the audience at her friend Duran Lantink’s spring 2024 show, in Paris. Evidence is growing that he has figured it out. It … Read more

Victoria & David Beckham Match With Barack Obama In Power Suits

The “special relationship,” as Winston Churchill once termed it, between the United States and the United Kingdom hit a new peak on Thursday. Victoria and David Beckham brought their youngest children (and best power looks) to greet American political royalty. The pop culture icons mingled with former president Barack Obama in support of his non-profit … Read more