NICLAS GILLIS TAKES ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN A POWERFUL DÉBUT FILM

Grounded in heavy research into the lives of women who have been the victims of sexual exploitation, “Hold Me Down” shines a spotlight on overlooked individuals and the legacy of centuries of racial inequality.

CALEB LANDRY JONES IS AWARDS SEASON'S MVP

After a run last year as an awards-season favorite with key supporting roles in Get Out, The Florida Project, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the Texas native looks to continue his streak of stretching himself in a number of new films.

REJJIE SNOW BREAKS THROUGH HIP-HOP'S LIMITS

The Irish rapper discusses his blackness and other questions of identity on a multilayered début album that both expands and explodes the boundaries of the hip-hop genre.

ROMAN AND WILLIAMS MELDS FRENCH AND JAPANESE CULTURE AT NEW RESTAURANT LA MERCERIE

The celebrated design duo brings together the best parts of two famously refined cultures in its first restaurant and stand-alone store in New York’s SoHo.

JAPANESE DESIGNER MAIKO KUROGOUCHI BRINGS MAME TO PARIS FASHION WEEK

After eight years building up her brand mame in Tokyo, the Japanese designer brings her understated creations to Paris Fashion Week for the first time.

BURBERRY'S NEW BELT BAG

The storied British house launches a new line of accessories inspired by their iconic trench coats.

NEW YORK BY THE LAST MAGAZINE: ARTIST BANKS VIOLETTE RETURNS TO THE ART WORLD AFTER HIS EARLY HEAVY METAL-INSPIRED CREATIONS

After bursting onto the New York art scene straight out of Columbia in the mid-2000s with his heavy metal-inspired works, the provocative artist is returning to the city from a stint upstate with newly sophisticated and subdued pieces.

NEW YORK BY THE LAST MAGAZINE: ARTIST VAHAKN ARSLANIAN FINDS SURPRISE IN THE EVERYDAY

Born hard-of-hearing and diagnosed early with autism, the Belgian artist creates work from strange juxtapositions of everyday objects, revealing new facets of their daily existences.

NEW YORK BY THE LAST MAGAZINE: GURLS TALK FOUNDER ADWOA ABOAH WANTS TO GIVE TEENAGE GIRLS A VOICE

The model and advocate also works as the founder of Gurls Talk, a cross-platform organization working to encourage young women to speak out and share their stories, much as she has her own.

NEW YORK BY THE LAST MAGAZINE: ARTIST TSCHABALALA SELF REINTERPRETS THE BLACK URBAN EXPERIENCE

The young Manhattan-raised artist reinterprets the black urban experience in her paintings, sculptures, and installations, working with “avatars” composed of paint and recycled materials to reflect the city’s diverse energy.