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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)

What is #AliyahCore and Who Started It?
Aliyah Bah cultivated her quirky aesthetic — a hodgepodge of Y2K, alternative and harajuku style — and watched it take off online.

What is #AliyahCore and Who Started It?
Aliyah Bah cultivated her quirky aesthetic — a hodgepodge of Y2K, alternative and harajuku style — and watched it take off online.

In the Met Gala Cocktail Party, Everyone’s a Muse to Someone
Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and others discuss their roles as muse to Karl Lagerfeld.

In the Met Gala Cocktail Party, Everyone’s a Muse to Someone
Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and others discuss their roles as muse to Karl Lagerfeld.

What Salt-N-Pepa and Issa Rae See in One Another
The hip-hop duo and the “Insecure” creator on guts, going global and creating art in the public eye.

A Painter and a Textile Artist Whose Legacies Meet in One Place
The town that gave its name to the Navajo weaving style associated with Melissa Cody’s work was also where Howardena Pindell grew up during Jim...

Why Shirin Neshat Knew She Had to Collaborate With Emel Mathlouthi
When the filmmaker Shirin Neshat heard the singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi, she knew she’d found a fellow artist whose work was “truly international.”

Mielle’s Rosemary Hair Oil Is Popular. But Who Is It For?
When bottles of a hair-care product favored by Black women started getting harder to find, all eyes turned to the influencers.

Who Gets to Use a Hair Oil?
When bottles of a hair-care product favored by Black women started getting harder to find, all eyes turned to the influencers.