Tag: blue power

• Virgil Abloh: the red-hot renaissance man shaking up fashion

  June 30, 2019

  On an early summer’s evening on the outskirts of Basel – a city almost certainly in Switzerland, but sometimes in France and occasionally Germany – hundreds of well-heeled men and… more ›

• ‘It’s totally unfair’: Chicago, where the rich live 30 years longer than the poor

  June 24, 2019

  Walking down 69th Street in Englewood, Chicago, near where she grew up, Michelle Rashad gestures to a rundown retail shop, across from a long open lot. “At this store, there’s… more ›

• Miss Millennium: Beyoncé

  April 20, 2019

  Beyoncé is ready to receive you now. https://www.gq.com/story/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013 more ›

• Privileged

  April 8, 2019

  When the police break your teammate’s leg, you’d think it would wake you up a little. When they arrest him on a New York street, throw him in jail for… more ›

• The Spirituality of Africa

  February 22, 2019

  One of Jacob Olupona’s earliest memories in Massachusetts is of nearly freezing in his apartment as a graduate student at Boston University during the great snowstorm of 1978. “I had… more ›

• For Black History Month, Remarkable Women and Men We Overlooked Since 1851

  February 4, 2019

  These remarkable black men and women never received obituaries in The New York Times — until now. We’re adding their stories to our project about prominent people whose deaths were… more ›

• How Rihanna Became the Most Stylish Pop Star of Her Generation

  January 21, 2019

  I met Rihanna once. Well, encountered was more like it, though nearly ran smack into her is probably closest to the truth. It was May 2014, my fourth year working… more ›

• Rihanna and LVMH Make a Deal and, Possibly, History

  January 21, 2019

  The pop culture phenomenon and the luxury group are teaming up, and it’s about a lot more than fashion. Is Rihanna the Coco Chanel of the 21st century? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/fashion/rihanna-fashion-brand-lvmh.html more ›

• ‘When I Skate It Just Feels Free’

  January 7, 2019

  Figure Skating in Harlem helps young women of color see themselves on ice. Picture a figure skater. Who comes to mind? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/style/figure-skating-harlem-women-of-color.html more ›

• Sight Unseen

  November 30, 2018

  Sight Unseen It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/sight-unseen-critic-at-large-kathryn-schulz more ›