Pick-up artists, improv, Twitter and cave trout: There's nearly no topic that The Point magazine won't take on in its scholarly, sharp and incredibly accessible pages. Founders and PhD candidates at the University of Chicago, Jon Baskin, Etay Zwick and Jonny Thakkar released the first issue of the ... More

Can a fungus be...seductive? Apparently so, according to Chef José Andres, which explains why he and other top restaurateurs are getting creative this truffle season with dedicated tasting menus and special dishes highlighting black and white versions of the decadent ingredient. "Truffles are so sexy and astonishing," says Andres. "A little ... More

There's no question that this has been a very good year for the short story, an oft-ignored (if not outright maligned) form that's long been considered somehow inferior to the novel. On January 3, the New York Times Magazine published a profile of the short story writer George ... More

Hugh Jackman is known for being many things—singer, Broadway star, action movie hero—but coffee purveyor? It's true. Since 2010, Jackman, via his Laughing Man label, has been producing organic and fair-trade coffee, tea and hot chocolate. During a trip to Ethiopia, Jackman came to believe that unique products ... More

It takes 52 steps to create a Vilebrequin swimsuit, a process perfected since the Saint-Tropez swimwear brand launched in 1971. The finished result is a resort-perfect piece, reflecting that relaxed, devil-may-care attitude of a man out of office and by the water. But we respectfully suggest an essential ... More

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to maintain some of the fittest bodies in Hollywood, you’re not alone—and probably a lot like us. It often seems that no matter how much time, energy and money we invest into replicating Madonna’s toned arms or Rihanna’s washboard abs—ours never seem to ... More

Winter's most seductive gowns and elegant evening separates take an unexpectedly light turn. Click through the gallery to discover the new look of the season. More

Winter's most seductive gowns and elegant evening separates take an unexpectedly light turn. Click through the gallery to discover the new look of the season. More

In Big Sur, out November 1, Kate Bosworth takes a turn as Billie, the long-suffering mistress of Josh Lucas’ Neal Cassady and mistreated intended of Jean-Marc Barr’s Jack Kerouac. Billie doesn’t catch many breaks. Bosworth, on the other hand, got exceptionally lucky in love on the film; she married Michael ... More

It’s an uphill battle for a movie about the slow, sad demise of a family to be considered can’t-miss. Somehow filmmaker Felix Van Groeningen’s Broken Circle Breakdown manages, though, with an appealing mix of humor, pathos and, believe it or not, classic country songs. Over the course of the ... More