Tina Seifert

Art People: Luke Dohner's reverential rip-offs - Chicago Reader

“Need some straws?” asks artist Luke Dohner. “They’re Sweetheart sanitary drinking straws.” He’s got nearly a whole box of them–12,300, to be exact, in his Ukrainian Village studio. Turns out he only...

The rise and fall of San Francisco’s coolest clothing brand

In the 1980s, Esprit defined fashion and the clothing industry. How, exactly, did it fall...

Steve Albini, Big Black and Shellac Frontman and Nirvana Engineer, Dies at 61

Steve Albini, who recorded Nirvana's 'In Utero' and was the frontman for the influential rock bands Big Black and Shellac, has died. He was 61.

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50 of the Most Legendary Viking Names

Many of them are inspired by Norse mythology and celebrate ancient gods like Odin, Thor, and Freyja.

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Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions

Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers

More Colleges Grapple With Wave of Gaza Protest Encampments

They formed a wall around protesters to help them defy an order to disperse at 4 p.m.

This musician’s stash of post-punk music memories could fill a museum — so he did

Visitors to the hidden spot in Bridgeport “freak out over this stuff,” Martin Atkins says. Sometimes it’s just a Nine Inch Nails flyer or Wax Trax! artifact that reduces them to tears.

America's 806 billionaires are now richer than half the population combined—a lot richer

They have 57 percent more wealth, all told, than 65 million US households.

Secondhand clothing on track to take 10% of global fashion sales

Cost of living crisis and sustainability concerns drive shoppers towards ‘pre-loved’ garments as older buyers join in

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Detroit’s Third-Shift Bars Were a Lifeline. Now They’re a Dying Breed.

Designed to serve late-night factory workers, the city’s early-morning bars may be in steady decline, but the ones that remain are vital.

What we can learn from whale grandmothers

New research suggests certain species of whales undergo menopause to help their offspring and grand offspring.

The 30 Best Vintage Menswear Stores in America

GQ’s guide to the local warehouses, hole-in-the-wall boutiques, and appointment-only showrooms worth criss-crossing the country to visit.

Iris Apfel, renowned New York designer and style icon, dies aged 102

Fashion personality who found fame in her 80s went from a copywriter at Women’s Wear Daily to a design authority whose projects included the White House