Paige Powell’s Intimate Images of Warhol, Madonna and Basquiat

Interview Magazine’s former associate publisher Paige Powell moved to New York City in 1980 and quickly became intertwined in the city’s electrifying social scene. As part of a historic group of friends—including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat (who was also her boyfriend at the time)—Powell spent many nights exploring New York’s clubs, restaurant and shops, snapping countless photos along the way. After …

Australian Model Reveals the Ugly Side of Instagram Fame

Australian model Essena O’Neill has built a massive social media following with her seemingly effortless selfies, but after accruing over half a million Instagram followers, the 16-year-old is calling it quits, revealing to her fans the ugly cost of Instagram fame—including calorie-counting, endless exercising and obsessing over body image. She’s recently deleted or re-captioned many of her photos, explaining what’s really going on behind the …

Michelle Obama Addresses Girls’ Education

Last spring, Michelle Obama launched Let Girls Learn, a global initiative to get more girls into the classroom. This week she’s traveling to the Middle East, where she’ll meet with young schoolgirls in Jordan as well as speak to national leaders at a conference in Qatar. Ahead of her visit, FLOTUS wrote an op-ed in The Atlantic detailing the major roadblocks that keep countries from …