Why the Success of the Pfizer Vaccine Trial Is Personal for Me

It’s important to note that this a double-blind study, which means one half of the study gets the vaccine and the other gets the placebo, so I won’t know which I got–the actual vaccine or the placebo—until the study gets unblinded.  Also the news that the vaccine is coming doesn’t mean the pandemic is behind … Read more

17 Thanksgiving-Outfit Ideas On Sale Right Now

After spending the bulk of this year at home, tuning in to Zoom events in lieu of in-person gatherings, the opportunities to truly get dressed up have been few and far between. But whether you’re celebrating alone or with loved ones, Thanksgiving gives us the perfect excuse to thoughtfully plan a joyous outfit.  “Thanksgiving will … Read more

Billie Eilish’s “Therefore I Am” Video Is a ’90s Mall Rat’s Dream

Following Billie Eilish’s dizzying success last year—including triple platinum album sales, five Grammy Awards, and recording the latest Bond theme—she might be forgiven for taking a break while under lockdown. Instead, over the past six months, Eilish has been steadily releasing new music, including the more downtempo one-off singles “everything i wanted” and “my future,” … Read more

Here’s What Emily Should Wear in ‘Emily in Paris,’ Season Two

There’s a lot wrong with Emily in Paris. By now, most of us are familiar with the show’s more troubling aspects: the retrograde notion that Emily’s boss simply can’t take her dream job in Paris because she’s pregnant; the rampant fatphobia and allusions to smoking instead of eating; the cartoonish depiction of French people en … Read more

In “Abstract Art: A Global History,” Pepe Karmel Expands the Field

In his preface to Abstract Art: A Global History—arriving this month from Thames & Hudson—Joseph Low (“Pepe”) Karmel, a professor of art history at New York University, writes that the goal of the book is “to demonstrate different ways of looking at abstraction and to encourage readers to respond to a wider range of abstract … Read more

Gabriele Pauliukeviciute on Her Simple Secret to No-Makeup Makeup

In the head-spinning age of multistep skin-care routines and mic-drop makeup launches, The One is a space for minimalists to sound off on a single beauty product that has found a longtime spot in their carefully curated regimens. “None of us really need a lot of things, in fact only a few,” Gabriele Pauliukeviciute tells … Read more