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The Actor Bringing Harlem to Broadway

 Kara Young reflects on the politics of performance. By Morgan Jerkins

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    “I Don’t Like the Feeling of Being Pinned Down”C Pam Zhang’s debut examined an unsung period of Chinese-American history. Her new novel is all about pleasure.
    By Bindu Bansinath
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    Sexyy Red Keeps It Very Real“I don’t care what nobody think about me.”
    By Patrice Peck
  3. it girl
    You Can Find Laufey on the Dance FloorThe Gen-Z jazz musician counts Dior saddlebags, Levi’s 501s, and Santal 33 among her “It”-girl necessities.
    By Hannah Jackson
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    Gisele Fetterman’s Had a Hell of a YearShe steered her husband through a taxing Senate campaign and her family through his health issues. What’s putting out a few more fires?
    By Anna Peele
  5. it girl
    BIA Knows She’s the ShitAnd she is leaning all the way into it.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  6. it girl
    Tayla Parx Knows Your Favorite Artists’ SecretsThe musician who has written for Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey is an “absolute vault” when it comes to guarding secrets.
    By Katja Vujić
  7. it girl
    Arlo Parks Pivots to PoetryThe Grammy-nominated musician is pivoting to poetry with her forthcoming book, The Magic Border.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
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    Outdoor Voices Founder Ty Haney Has Moved On. Mostly.Three years after her dramatic exit as CEO, she still has some things she’d like to say.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
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    Madonna, Mother of Self-MythologyHow Madge’s ever-evolving persona changed the way we think about pop culture.
    By Brandon Sanchez
  10. it girl
    Elyanna’s Ideal Night Is a Girls’ NightMeet the Palestinian Chilean singer trailblazing a new sound on a global scale.
    By Danya Issawi
  11. the new york it girl
    ‘It’ Girls in Conversation: Anaa Saber, Maria Al-sadek, and FriendsWhat’s the “It”-girl thing to do on a Tuesday night?
    By Asia Milia Ware
  12. it girl
    You Can’t Millennial-Shame Bethany Cosentino“I’m 36 years old — what am I gonna do, be an angsty teenager for the rest of my life?”
    By Meaghan Garvey
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    Reneé Rapp Is So Over ItShe paused her Hollywood and Broadway careers to go pop. It’s working way too well.
    By Maggie Lange
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    Michelle Buteau Shrinks for No OneThe comedian’s new show is as refreshingly sincere as the essay collection it’s based on.
    By Morgan Jerkins
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    The Gospel of JohnIn his first solo stand-up special, John Early savages our hackneyed millennial mores.
    By Matthew Schneier