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Modelling

The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See

With her new book, the model tries to escape the oppressions of the male gaze. So our writer is keeping some of her secrets.

Andrea Long Chu New York Times Magazine Nov 2021 30min Permalink

Crime

Death in Clubland

When model Kimberly Fattorini died after a night out in Hollywood, everyone assumed she’d accidentally overdosed. But there was more to the story.

K.J. Yossman Elle Nov 2020 Permalink

Buying Myself Back

When does a model own her own image?

Emily Ratajkowski New York Sep 2020 30min Permalink

Arts

The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld’s Favorite Male Model — for Now

Private planes, caviar lunches and Little League.

Irina Aleksander New York Times Magazine Jan 2015 20min Permalink

Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant

The investigation that brought down K2 Productions.

Katie J.M. Baker Jezebel Mar 2013 15min Permalink

Sex

Soft Porn, Hardening Hearts

The dissolution of Brooklyn softcore skin-mag Jacques and the marriage of the couple that created it.

Jonathan Tayler Brooklyn Ink Jan 2012 10min Permalink

World

Disconcerting New Answers In Models Suicide

The investigation of 20-year-old Russian model’s fall from a Manhattan rooftop uncovers a string of mysteries and clues embedded within the insular world of international models and those who scout them.

Peter Pomerantsev Newsweek May 2011 10min Permalink