An Unfiltered Conversation with Fran Lebowitz and Other Things to Read This Week
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
An Unfiltered Conversation with Fran Lebowitz and Other Things to Read This Week
HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
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Professional Raconteur Fran Lebowitz Thinks Art Should Be Useless
Writer Constance Grady speaks with public speaker and author Fran Lebowitz. Lebowitz has always been celebrated for her sharp wit and for sharing her unfiltered point of view on a wide range of topics. In this interview, the American author and orator shares her views on art, writing, and living in New York City.
VOX
More and more women are using apps to track their periods – but not only to monitor their cycles. A growing group of women are using it as a blueprint to schedule their lives, adapting their schedule according to where they are in their cycle. With a modern healthcare system that still often excludes women in trials and often disregards women’s symptoms or issues, many are taking matters into their own hands. While there’s little to no scientific evidence to support the benefits of syncing your schedule to your cycle, it has become an inescapable TikTok and Instagram trend. The Cut’s Lindsay Gellman dives into the trend and speaks to numerous young women about the phenomenon.
THE CUT
Miuccia Prada is probably one of the most beloved designers of our time. And at 75, Mrs. Prada shows no signs of slowing down. She’s been able to continuously bring a new lens to the world of fashion, which can often feel repetitive and superficial. Writer Nick Haramis speaks with the Italian designer about her career and the history of Prada, her philosophy on design and her partnership with Belgian designer Raf Simons.
T MAGAZINE
A great profile on American actor, author, singer, businesswoman, and health spokesperson Suzanne Somers by writer Rhonda Garelick. While she was mostly known for her television roles as Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step, Somers was much more than a TV star. During her lifetime she wrote numerous books and was a champion of health and wellness. Garelick shares a look inside the dynamic life of Somers.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
This year’s edition of Frieze Masters celebrated women. In partnership with French nonprofit AWARE, the London edition of the art fair created a section called “Modern Women”. The section featured 10 booths dedicated to a female artist working between 1880 and 1980, including Emilie Charmy, Vera Molnár, and Faith Ringgold. With the aim to view the history of art through a more egalitarian and feminist lens, the partnership aims to reframe how we look at art now.