Samuel Anderson
Culture Editor
Bio:
Samuel Anderson is the Culture Editor at DuJour. He has written for Vogue.com, Vulture, and New York magazine. One time he almost made Mariah Carey chuckle. Follow him at samanderson.co or on Instagram at @s_m_nderson.
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The Renaissance of Elaine Wynn
Following her recent clean break from her embattled ex-husband, the billion-dollar hotel doyenne is betting on the art world
Every day, thousands press their luck at properties codeveloped by Elaine Wynn, cofounder of the Bellagio, the Mirage and Wynn Las Vegas. But Wynn’s unwavering reign as the Queen Bee of Las Vegas has little to do with luck; since her 2010 break with her husband and business partner Steve ... More
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Talitha Bateman’s Guide to Scotland
The Love, Simon star talks anti-bullying, her big family and shooting the 2019 Braveheart sequel high in the hills of Scotland
As one of eight children, Love, Simon star Talitha Bateman knows a thing or two about sibling dynamics. Though she’s the second youngest of her brood, she uses her powers of persuasion (which may or may not have something to do with her nightmare-making turn in the 2017 horror ... More
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Lewis Tan’s Guide to Dublin, Ireland
The strapping actor, who plays a modern superhero in Deadpool 2, takes us back to the old country
Deadpool 2 is out, and besides a fresh batch of witty quips by the spandex-covered antihero (Ryan Reynolds), fans of the farcical superhero franchise have received a cast of new sidekicks—including Shatterstar played by British-born, L.A.-raised actor Lewis Tan. While Shatterstar may be new to theatergoing audiences, like most Marvel characters, he ... More
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Meet a Father-Son Duo Transforming Nantucket
Real estate developers Stephen and Douglass Karp are helping to make Nantucket into a posh summer playground
While staking out land around Cape Cod has long been a pastime for moneyed New Englanders, Stephen and Douglass Karp have made it their business. New England Development’s father-son duo have owned property on Nantucket for 30 years, but it wasn’t until Stephen hired Douglass to spearhead a new venture, ... More
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Kristin Cavallari’s Guide to Nashville
The Laguna Beach alum-turned-lifestyle expert recently moved to the honky-tonk capital of the south
Like a great white shark or the Goodyear blimp, reality star Kristin Cavallari’s geographic moves are notorious and well documented. As a teen, she moved from the mountains of Denver, Colorado to the shores of Laguna Beach, California, where the producers of a new reality show on MTV called Laguna ... More
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Discover The Secrets of Greta Garbo’s Gold
An enigmatic starlet’s most iconic look will be the forthcoming Academy Museum’s crown jewel
Greta Garbo was the star of the 1931 film Mata Hari, but her headdress, pictured here, played a significant supporting role. The seductive headpiece, designed by Wizard of Oz costumer Adrian Adolph Greenberg, was the defining feature of the film’s titular lead, a Dutch spy who disguised herself as an ... More
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An Inside Look at Designer Alexander McQueen’s Legacy
The new documentary McQueen reveals insight into the avant garde designer through exclusive interviews and more
Alexander McQueen’s death in 2010 inspired an outpouring of tributes to the radical designer whose runway shows, which seemed to stop time with their boundary-pushing themes and deep historical references, have been monumentalized in blockbuster exhibits. (“Savage Beauty” drew a combined 1 million visitors.) Now, his rags-to-riches ascent to ... More
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Inside The Natalie Portman-Narrated Eating Animals
Jonathan Safran Foer continues his crusade against factory farming with a new documentary produced by Natalie Portman
The food landscape has changed significantly since acclaimed author Jonathan Safran Foer published his nonfiction debut Eating Animals 10 years ago. Oat milk happened; Beyoncé went vegan; Reba McEntire played Colonel Sanders in a KFC commercial. And yet, the bleak reality of factory farming presented in the book remains the ... More
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Rupert Friend is a Travelling Man
The Strange Angel star's latest role takes him down a darker path, but it’s just one more adventurous trip for the wanderlust actor
“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law,’” says actor Rupert Friend, quoting the philosophy behind an obscure religion practiced by his character on his forthcoming CBS All Access show Strange Angel. Yet, he could just as well be summing up his own life’s ... More
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Discover Why Hereditary Will Stay With You
Naked Brothers Band alum Alex Wolff opens up about filming the fright-fest Hereditary
In the film Hereditary, the Graham family is on the losing side of the genetic lottery. When Grandma Ellen, not the milk-and-cookies type, passes away, it unleashes an evil, seemingly genetically linked, force upon mom Annie (Toni Collette), dad Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and their two kids, Peter and Charlie. It’s Peter, ... More
