Maybe it's the Caribbean in me, but the moment June hits, you'll find me clamoring for the nearest be
| Maybe it’s the Caribbean in me, but the moment June hits, you’ll find me clamoring for the nearest beach, ready to stretch out like a lizard and soak up the melanin lost to a brutal New York winter. This week, in honor of summer, take a dive into our archive and enjoy a roundup of all things sweaty, steamy, and sun-kissed. From the simmering desire of In the Mood for Love, to an ode to the gay adult cinema of decades past, check out some favorite blasts from the recent past. Anastasia Samoylova stark portraits of the climate crisis provide some particularly salient food for thought amid sharply rising temperatures across the US.Also worth revisiting: a tribute to the dreamy interiors of Brazil’s love motels. Don’t forget your SPF!— Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews | |
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| | The Unwavering Beauty of "In the Mood for Love" Twenty years later, Wong Kar-wai’s celebrated film remains a master work of affect, though the eeriness of certain scenes sit more heavily given current events in Hong Kong. Mohamad Khalil Harb |
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| The Dreamy, Steamy Settings of Brazil's Love Motels Like gas stations or a fast-food chain restaurant, love motels are common fixtures of the Brazilian landscape. And like McDonald’s golden arches, the signs on their facades often light up the surrounding block in vivid neon, signaling with little discretion that pleasure awaits just behind locked doors. Claire Voon |
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| | Cosima von Bonin Takes Cute Art Seriously Implicit throughout the artist’s latest show is the tension between the feeling of failure and the struggle to be recognized and taken seriously, rather than erased. Natalie Haddad |
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