JSM CULTURE
Features
Original interviews, profiles, essays, long-form reporting and deeper cultural analysis from JSM CULTURE.
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Harper’s Bazaar and Bulgari Closed NYFW in a Room Built on Cultural Range
Harper’s Bazaar and Bulgari closed New York Fashion Week with an intimate Icons dinner where fashion, art, sport, media and cultural authority shared the same room.
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The Apollo Is Coming Back to Harlem’s African American Day Parade. This Time, It’s Being Honored.
After nearly two decades away, The Apollo returns to Harlem’s African American Day Parade as the inaugural Community Institution Award recipient. Here’s what to know for September 19 and 20.
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ESSENCE Fashion House Made Black Fashion the Main Event at NYFW
At Jean’s in Lower Manhattan, ESSENCE Fashion House brought Daniel Kaluuya, Claressa Shields, Flo Milli and a new generation of Black designers together under the theme ‘A Common Thread.’
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New York Football Returns Sunday: The Jets Open at 1, the Giants Get the Night
The Jets open in Tennessee at 1 p.m., then the Giants host Dallas under the MetLife lights at 8:20. New York gets a full Sunday of Week 1 storylines.
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Bryson Tiller Brings Neo Trapsoul to the Garden, and the Supporting Cast Makes the Night
Bryson Tiller brings the Neo Trapsoul Tour to Madison Square Garden Sunday with Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz, a lineup built for a full R&B night rather than a single-headliner stop.
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Before Erasmus Hall: The Smith Twins’ Football Journey Started Long Before the Transfer
Trevor Smith Jr. and Tristan Smith entered Erasmus Hall with years of youth-football travel, a shared Brooklyn foundation and distinct roles as Class of 2028 prospects.
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One City, Two Teams, 25 Years Later: The Subway Series Means Something Different on September 11
The Yankees and Mets meet in the Bronx on the 25th anniversary of September 11, with a pregame ceremony centered on remembrance before the Subway Series begins.
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Before K-Pop Became an American Stadium Business, BIGBANG Helped Build the Blueprint
BIGBANG returns to the New York market at MetLife Stadium on its 20th anniversary, bringing one of K-pop’s foundational live acts back to a U.S. stadium stage.
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An All-American US Open Semifinal Is Bigger Than the Drought
Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe guarantees an American man in the US Open final, but the matchup also carries a deeper Black American tennis milestone.
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NYFW Friday Starts Later by Design. That Choice Says Something About New York.
The CFDA delayed Friday’s official NYFW start until 10 a.m. for the 25th anniversary of September 11, while Rockefeller Center opens runway access to the public.