Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too brash, too nightclub-esque — like something you’d see on a neon sign in Itaewon, a nightlife neighborhood in the South Korean capital Seoul once popular with U.S….
After my mom died, I went to the same movie every day for a week, a buddy comedy about two divorce mediators who sneak into weddings to seduce women. The Vince Vaughn-Owen Wilson bromance in Wedding Crashers was a hilarious, heartwarming…
After more than two decades in the sushi business, David Bouhadana is a master of the craft, operating dozens of restaurants. But he holds dear the lessons he learned as an adventurous entrant to the industry, and he urges young people to…
As the late Robbie Robertson told Rolling Stone in February 2023, the Band guitarist and songwriter was finally getting around to completing one of two planned sequels to his 2016 memoir, Testimony. The second book, he said, would chronicle his…
On Saturday night, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) played a suitably grand backdrop as the biggest names in entertainment, fashion, music, and philanthropy intertwined. Set beneath the glow of Chris Burden’s iconic Urban Light…
The Fortnite community is buzzing with excitement following recent leaks suggesting that a Harry Potter collaboration is reportedly in the works. According to reliable data miners, the collaboration is set to take place as part of the upcoming…
Guillermo del Toro has directed a Frankenstein movie, because of course he has. The Mexican auteur’s love of dark fantasy and gothic horror makes him a safe, if obvious, choice to dust off…
Alexandra Roach in 1999 and 2025Alexandra Roach in 1999 and 2025. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Min Sandhu. Archive image: Newsquest
Born in Ammanford, south Wales, in 1987, Alexandra Roach…
This Mapo Tofu Salad made a lasting impression among our staff. So much so that associate editor of cooking, Nina Moskowitz, waxed poetic about it. “Tender cabbage meets pillowy-centered tofu (with a shatteringly crisp exterior), all coated in…
When called back on stage at the Bridgewater Hall for the fourth or fifth time, the US composer John Adams walked only as far as the back of the first violins, raised his hands in thanks and gestured, smiling, that it was bedtime. At 78, Adams is…
