A Conversation with James Poyser
James Poyser is a star in his own right, yet his deadpan gaze often seems to attract more attention than his music.
A Conversation with Ian Longwell
Ian Longwell holds too many titles for a name badge to cover – Santigold’s drummer, Beck’s personal music technologist, and music director to a growing collection of rising stars, spanning all genres, from punk to pop.
A Conversation with Salvador Breed
Art is no longer merely a visual medium, thanks to people like Salvador Breed, who combines sound and technology to expand the viewer’s perspective in new ways with varying methods.
A Conversation With Devin Allen
Born and raised in West Baltimore, Devin Allen has rapidly emerged as a leading political and human rights photographer. Armed only with his trusty Leica camera, Allen became a key documenter of the cultural landscape surrounding the death of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising.
A Conversation With Black Milk
Detroit, Michigan, also known as the Motor City, once churned out car after car, its economy booming. But just as the auto industry has changed and evolved, so has the city that was once home to Hitsville U.S.A, and so too has one of Detroit’s most prominent artists:
Becoming A Secret Agent At David Adjaye’s SPYSCAPE
Ever wonder what it would take to be James Bond, Jason Bourne or another notorious spy? SPYSCAPE, a recently opened experiential museum in New York, provides the answer by giving attendees the opportunity to enter the world of special agents, covert operations and secret missions.
A Conversation With Hugo McCloud
A native Californian and adopted New Yorker, Hugo McCloud is a self-taught, multimedia artist inspired by urban landscapes and decay. McCloud, who has been featured in solo exhibitions in New York, Italy, and London, works largely in metals, and applies a “physical and instinctual” approach to his work.
Girls Club: A Conversation with Alda Ly and Chiara de Rege of The Wing
According to The Wing’s in-house historian, the first professional women’s club in America was founded after Fanny Fern, a popular American newspaper columnist, was turned away from a speech Charles Dickens gave at the New York Press Club and told she could, “listen through a crack in the door.” Over 100 years later, The Wing carries on the tradition.
Dialogues: Alessandro Sartori of Ermenegildo Zegna
Alessandro Sartori is the Artistic Director of the Italian luxury group Ermenegildo Zegna. Recently, we partnered with Zegna on Zegna Toyz, an exclusive new collection of men’s accessories, entertainment, and home products created in Pelle Tessuta, an innovative woven leather fabric made from thin strips of micro leather.
Kevin Kafesu for M&D Selects
Kevin Kafesu is the online men’s buyer at Norse Projects, the go-to shopping stop in Copenhagen for the best in menswear and lifestyle.
Thanksgiving with Chef Ryan Hardy
On a cool, sunny November morning, we headed down to Charlie Bird, the 60-seat casual Italian restaurant in SoHo known for its extensive wine list and curated hip-hop music, for a Friendsgiving with the restaurant’s chef and co-founder Ryan Hardy, whose other restaurants include Pasquale Jones in Nolita and Legacy Records in Hudson Yards, opening up in January.
A Conversation with Charlie Bird’s Charlie Reyes
New York City—the undisputed birthplace of hip-hop. An amalgamation of musical styles, the genre has evolved from a party in the South Bronx to a worldwide phenomena that has permeated nearly every facet of culture.
Khary for M&D Selects
Khary is a 26-year-old rapper from Providence, Rhode Island who dropped out of Northeastern a couple of years back to move to New York and intern in the music industry.
Making Edible Sculptures with Jose Margulis
What makes a sculptor in Miami decide to collaborate with a pastry chef in the Ukraine to create a piece of art that’s (almost) too beautiful to eat?
Cult Classic: Behind the Scenes of Stranger Things with Makeup Artist Amy L. Forsythe
Equal parts ‘80s nostalgia and sci-fi thriller, the first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things was the runaway hit no one expected.
