Category: Content Type: Personal Profile

Julia Fox’s Guide to Being a Freak

The writer and performer shares her tips and explains why it’s never worth pretending to be normal.
Book Review: ‘Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film,’ by Julie Gilbert

In “Giant Love,” the novelist’s great-niece chronicles the Texas saga’s divisive reception and the epic film adaptation that’s now better known than the book.
Kiko Kostadinov: Fashion’s Last Great Weirdo

With a new store in Los Angeles, a Levi’s collaboration and a growing international presence, Kiko Kostadinov is building that rarest thing in fashion: an independent, family-run empire.
Juliette Binoche Is Taking Christian Louboutin to the Theater

“I’ve seen this play three times, and it’s five and a half hours long,” said the actress, who stars in the new movie “The Return.”
Auli’i Cravalho on ‘Moana 2’ and Making Her Broadway Debut

“Moana” made her a breakout star. Now Cravalho, at 24, is back in the sequel, while also making her Broadway debut and embracing edgier parts.
Ms. Rachel, YouTube Star, Is Creating a Holiday Toy Frenzy

Rachel Accurso might be this era’s Mr. Rogers, if he were on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Toy companies and publishers all want a piece of the action.
An Elegy for Crystal Cove A7, Our Family’s Piece of Paradise on St. Thomas

A one-bedroom vacation condo on St. Thomas was heaven for a writer when she was growing up. But what did the place mean after her parents were gone?
Danielle Deadwyler Goes Deep in “The Piano Lesson”

After breaking through with “Till,” the actress delivers another formidable performance. Still, when it comes to Hollywood, she’d rather keep some distance.
Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches Is Making a Statement on Her Own

The singer and songwriter has fronted the Glaswegian band for 13 years. Next month, she’s going solo on “Vicious Creature,” an ambitious and emotional pop odyssey.
TV on the Radio, Brooklyn Rock Veterans, Return to the Stage

The acclaimed band, which emerged during the 2000s indie boom, is performing a series of live shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of its debut album.
Kate Raworth Looked Beyond G.D.P. to Create ‘Doughnut Economics’

With “Doughnut Economics,” Kate Raworth looks instead at planetary well-being.
Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.