Armani Gone

from AP News Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from boardroom to Hollywood, dies at 91 BY COLLEEN BARRY AND DANIELA PETROFF Designer Giorgio Armani, centre, poses with models at the end of his women’s 2019 Spring-Summer collection, unveiled during...

Under And Over

from SLATE The Legalized Gambling Industry Is Collapsing in on Itself You’ll soon be able to bet on elections, the Super Bowl, and the papal conclave, all in one place. BY NITISH PAHWA Photo illustration by Slate. Images via efks/iStock/Getty Images Plus and...

The Uncancellation Era

from The Free Press Suzy Weiss: The Internet Ruined Their Lives. Now, They’re Back. What does life look like after cancellation? James Frey and Lee Tilghman on public shame, letting go, and leaning into being outsiders. By Suzy Weiss GETTING CANCELED “CAN ALSO BE...

The A24 Project

from The New Yorker A24’s Empire of Auteurs The studio is brilliant at selling small, provocative films. Now it wants to sell blockbusters, too. By Alex Barasch ddd In November of 2015, the upstart film studio A24 had a problem. Executives had acquired the...

People Are Awesome

from People Young Dad Was Getting Ready to Leap from Golden Gate Bridge — Then the ‘Miracle’ of a Stranger’s Voice Stopped Him Kevin Berthia unexpectedly helped save Kevin Briggs’ life. Now the pair, “more like brothers” than...