Tag: Beyonce

Jared Kushner, who not-too-long ago was just the publisher of the New York Observer and a real estate guy (and someone I would walk past outside of the 92Y on my way to the train), has recently become one of the most powerful and influential people in the world, as a top advisor to his father-in-law, the empty-headed bag of Cheetos that has somehow inexplicably become the most powerful figure in the world. It seems like lately, between spending...

Where do we start? Morgan Parker asks. We are sitting in June on Court Street on a Saturday night in early February, it’s loud, and we’re drinking. “I’m a 29-year-old, five foot tall, single black woman.” She lives in Bed-Stuy with her beloved miniature poodle, Braeburn. He’s named after a variety of apple—Parker is really into apples. “A lot of my friends here thought my middle name was Apple,” she says. “It isn’t.” Instead,...

If you were on social media last night, it might have seemed like the entire world (i.e. every like-minded person you follow) waited around until 11:30pm to see who would be awarded the biggest prize of the night, Album of the Year. And, surprising a grand total of no one, the Recording Academy got it wrong. But what else is new? Let’s get one thing straight. Adele is fine—there’s no knocking her talent, and...

Both Sydney Bennett and Sampha Sisay have spent the last few years in a similar place. They’ve been a near-constant presence, whether through features, EPs, or group efforts, always sticking around. Bennett, who goes by Syd, spent years as a bench player for various Odd Future projects before stepping up as the frontwoman for neo-soul group The Internet. Sampha, as Sisay goes by, was most commonly recognized from his hook on Drake’s “Too Much,”...