The stories behind the creation of some of our most iconic songs are the stuff of legend, from Carly Simon writing "You're So Vain" about Warren Beatty, to Paul McCartney writing "Hey Jude" to comfort John Lennon's son Julian during his parents' divorce. Now we finally have the story behind the creation of Beyoncé's "Formation," which came to be thanks to a chance encounter between Mike WiLL Made-It and Queen Bey herself…

Once you leave the academic world behind, grades don't really matter anymore. At least, this is the case for those of us that aren't running our own businesses…

Let’s face it: Along with summer’s heat, humidity, and other sweat-inducing qualities comes a ton of gross beauty problems. From dry, cracked feet to ingrown hairs and chafing, there’s a lot that can hold you back from living the confident poolside life you’re destined to lead…

We're clearly living in a day and age where discrimination and intolerance are still able to breed, and unfortunately, the idea of white supremacy isn't something that's solely left to the past. The new film Imperium showcases how neo-Nazi groups are still alive in America and clearly dangerous…

"Why did you make a sex tape?" Kourtney Kardashian asks her sister Kim in 2007 during the premiere episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. It's a question that follows most anything, but sex tapes particularly…

The following feature appears in the June/July 2016 issue of NYLON. From risk-taking indies to reimagined blockbusters, we present a guide to the summer movies most likely to be worth your hard-earned money…

The cool beauty trend known as cryotherapy has officially been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. In a statement issued today, the FDA says it does not have "evidence that [whole body cryotherapy] effectively treats diseases or conditions like Alzheimer’s, fibromyalgia, migraines, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, stress, anxiety or chronic pain…

Prepare to take a nostalgic trip back in time with Miu Miu's new resort collection. The latest from Miuccia Prada brings out the inner ‘90s club kid in all of us, with an explosion of color in our favorite raver silhouettes…

Oribe, one of the leading and most respected luxury hair care lines of the past 30 years, has an exciting announcement: they’ve just ventured into beauty. Expanding beyond hair products, Oribe Beauty is a uniquely curated collection of makeup, skin care, body care, and tools…

It's been 20 years since the Spice Girls released their "Wannabe" video and helped bring girl power to the forefront of mainstream culture. Now, Project Everyone is repackaging the band's message to advocate for gender equality…

Social media is saturated with washed-up memes and recycled content. So when we stumbled upon @JessRonaGrooming on Instagram, we knew we'd found something special…

If there's one thing that emerging artists have in common this year, it's their desire to maintain anonymity. New England-based singer, rapper, and producer Nok from the Future is among these creatives, navigating through his world and preserving an aesthetic that is uniquely his own…

We always assume that Jaden Smith is working on something legendary that will disrupt the world as we formerly knew it. His latest accomplishment is landing a guest spot on "Like This" from Rich The Kid's newly released Rich Forever 2 mixtape…

If there's anyone who needs to go all out for the Fourth of July, it's the President of the United States. So true to his title, Barack Obama pulled some strings and got both Janelle Monáe and Kendrick Lamar to perform at the White House yesterday…

Wyatt Cenac may have achieved national recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show, but it's Brooklyn, New York, and particularly the borough's intimate comedy venues, where he feels most at home. In 2012, the same year Cenac left The Daily Show under dramatic circumstances, he began hosting Night Train, a weekly Monday night comedy and music showcase at the Littlefield in Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood…

The days of Lana Del Rey as a divisive cultural phenomenon are long over. The singer has proved the naysayers wrong by producing critically acclaimed work at a prolific rate and has transitioned into the next stage of her career with ease…

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The summer brings us many options in terms of bottoms, whether it’s a cool pair of knee-length culottes or an asymmetrical pleated midi skirt. However, sometimes the weather is just too damn hot to want to wear anything at all…

When did you start tattooing? About a decade ago, but I hadn’t been properly trained and only wanted to tattoo myself. Tattoos are expensive, and I figured I was good enough at drawing and poor enough to try to overcome my fear of needles…

The dust has begun to settle from last month’s cosmic electrical storms and we can begin to pick up the karmic pieces now. But the healing and growth process many of us are mired in is a massive undertaking, and despite the tricky signs stating otherwise, the journey certainly isn’t over yet (is it ever really over?), which will become crystal clear to those who fight to keep their feet firmly planted in the earth through the surreal New Moon in dreamy water sign Cancer on July 4…