When you’re a designer, you never know when inspiration might strike. Take Johann Ehrhardt of Haderlump, for instance. Little did he realize that when he agreed to help a friend of his move to Leberstraße 65 in the Schöneberg neighborhood of Berlin that his fall 2026 collection would fall into place. Berlin-wise, it’s a pretty … Read more
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly slipped through the cracks. January’s list includes a lip-syncing robot; using brewer’s yeast as scaffolding for lab-grown meat; hunting for … Read more
As a cast member since 2003, Saturday Night Live mainstay Kenan Thompson has logged over two decades at the late-night juggernaut, making him the longest-tenured performer — as well as prone to speculation about his eventual exit. In a new interview with People, the vet said he occasionally contemplates his possible departure: “I definitely do. … Read more
The signature poeticism of Marke was evident before we’d even seen as much as a single stitch of clothing at the label’s fall 2026 show. Marke founder and designer Mario Keine had decorated the runway with piles of antique books, some of which had been left lying open, and roses so faded and aged that … Read more
As someone who loves to be at home, lives to be at home, dreams of getting to (and not ever leaving) home, Andrej Gronau’s Fall 2026 collection touched me, not least because it was a wonderful reminder that home is really where the heart is. Gronau, a London-educated, London-based, Berlin-showing designer who has had his … Read more
Matt Dinerstein/NBC Over the past three decades, NBC’s signature TV franchise is arguably “Law & Order.” Dick Wolf’s sprawling interconnected world of police and legal dramas has spawned multiple spinoff efforts, including “Law & Order: SVU” — widely considered to be one of the best police procedural … Read more
It’s moments after Lou de Betoly showed her terrific fall 2026 collection—another of her odes to the body and what happens to it when you let it interact with lingerie, embellishment, and yarn, all rendered with couture-esque technique—and she’s pondering the question of what inspired her to make it. “I have to say something,” said … Read more
As Mystery Inc. returns to its origins, Matthew Lillard is passing the Shaggy torch to a new generation. The Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) star recently reacted to news that Netflix has given an eight-episode order to a live-action origin series from Berlanti Productions. “My general thought is that I’m really happy … Read more
Waymo has nearly finalized a new $16 billion funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according to the Financial Times. More than three-fourths of that funding will reportedly come from a source close to home — Alphabet, where Waymo is a subsidiary. (The company was incubated as part of Alphabet’s “moonshot … Read more
Pre-fall finds Christopher Esber throwing out a few new ideas. “I felt like now was a good time to be nerdy about creating with pattern and shape, which is less about the fabric and more about construction,” the designer explained during a couture week visit to his Paris showroom. Well-known—and endlessly copied—for his jewel embellishments, … Read more