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How the world fell for Sabrina Carpenter

1 month ago | voguescandinavia.com | Abby Aguirre

To fully appreciate the global phenomenon that is Sabrina Carpenter, you have to go to one of her shows. You have to hear with your own ears a sold-out arena chanting the very sexual and ungrammatical lyrics of her nu-disco earworm “Espresso”—“Say you can’t sleep, baby I know / that’s that me espresso”—which has 1.9 billion streams on Spotify and is still omnipresent nearly a year after it came out.
My First Byline: Abby Aguirre

1 month ago | yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith |Abby Aguirre

What is your current job? I am a freelance writer and editor, based in Los Angeles and Taos, New Mexico. I work mostly with editors I know from previous staff jobs—at the New York Times, Vogue, the Los Angeles Times, etc. I recently started a newsletter called Points West, so I can assign myself pieces that I want to do for fun. What was your first byline? Well, my very first byline was in Surfing magazine, which no longer exists. I was still in college.
Points West

1 month ago | pointswestnewsletter.substack.com | Abby Aguirre

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How the World Fell for Sabrina Carpenter

2 months ago | vogue.com | Abby Aguirre |Steven Meisel |Ib Kamara

To fully appreciate the global phenomenon that is Sabrina Carpenter, you have to go to one of her shows. You have to hear with your own ears a sold-out arena chanting the very sexual and ungrammatical lyrics of her nu-disco earworm “Espresso”—“Say you can’t sleep, baby I know / that’s that me espresso”—which has 1.9 billion streams on Spotify and is still omnipresent nearly a year after it came out.
Fire Walk With Me

Jan 20, 2025 | shorturl.at | Abby Aguirre

The essay everybody posts when big fires break out in Los Angeles is 30 years old this year. “The Case for Letting Malibu Burn,” written by Mike Davis in 1995, noted that Malibu was the wildfire capital of North America and possibly the world. I’m guessing that’s still true. It was probably true in 1962, too, when the Los Angeles Fire Department produced this short documentary about a fire that ravaged Bel Air and Brentwood the year before.
Dreaming Big

Nov 2, 2024 | vogue.com | Abby Aguirre

“Dreaming Big,” by Abby Aguirre was originally published in the April 2018 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here. It's a cold January night in D.C., and I'm at the Hart Senate Office Building, trailing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris into a conference room. Inside, a group of young Latino congressional staffers has gathered to meet the Democratic star from California.
L'Auberge Del Mar is a Safe Bet in California's Del Mar

Oct 31, 2024 | guide.michelin.com | Abby Aguirre

If Del Mar is famous for its seaside horse racing track—“where the turf meets the surf,” goes the Bing Crosby jingle—the hotel at the center of town, L’Auberge Del Mar, is known for its opening day after party. When I was a kid in San Diego, I would see the party photos in the paper every July—a vivid montage of Southern Californian tan lines and Kentucky Derby-size hats. This is still the vibe, though the party has evolved a bit.
22歲成為世界球王的滋味如何？Vogue 專訪網壇「胡蘿蔔男孩」辛納 Jannik Sinner

Jun 12, 2024 | vogue.com.tw | Abby Aguirre |Norman Roy |Zuya Zheng

當你和本週世界排名登上第1的男子職業網球球王辛納（Jannik Sinner）同處一室，很難不盯著他的頭髮並發出驚嘆。它像小天使的頭髮那樣又鬈又蓬鬆，讓他在小學就被取了「狐狸」這個綽號。他的球迷自稱「胡蘿蔔男孩」，會穿上橘色道具服扮成胡蘿蔔在場邊為他加油。當辛納為Vogue的訪問換裝時，造型師刻意把他的鬈髮弄得更蓬、更鬈。我問他，比賽時怎麼把這麼蓬的頭髮塞進球帽裡？他想也不想地回答，彷彿早就預料到會有這個問題：「這是天份。」「把頭髮這樣往後梳，然後把帽子這樣戴上去。但其實呢，這一撮毛老是不聽話。」他煞有介事地向我示範，並解釋當球帽開始滑動，他就知道該去剪頭髮了。辛納是天生的運動健將，他在義奧邊境、多洛米蒂山群中的塞斯托鎮長大，是滑雪好手，8歲就拿下曲道賽全國冠軍，12歲時位居全國第二。（塞斯托位於提洛邦南部，主要是德語區，因此他的母語是德語。）每逢夏季他踢足球、打網球，到了14歲，前義大利網球好手Alex Vittur問他要不要搬到義大利里維埃拉的博爾迪蓋拉，在網球教練Riccardo Piatti的網球學院進行專業培訓。（Alex Vittur後來成為他的經紀人。）...
A Legendary Palm Springs Hotel Gets an Upgrade

Jun 5, 2024 | guide.michelin.com | Abby Aguirre

Travel 5 minutes The Michelin Inspectors' top tips on where to eat, drink, stay and have fun in one of the world's busiest and most exciting cities Travel 9 minutes Just 2 hours from Paris by train, Bordeaux is a haven for lovers of ancient buildings and fine wines. It's also just 30 minutes away from the village of Saint-Émilion, a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Stunning Rise of Tennis's Jannik Sinner

Apr 4, 2024 | vogue.com | Abby Aguirre |Norman Roy |Edward Bowleg III

On a blazingly sunny morning in March, the 22-year-old Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner could be found on the sprawling grounds of a ranch-style home he’d rented in the Coachella Valley. Sinner was there for the annual tournament at Indian Wells, where he was looking to extend a months-long blitz of a winning streak. I was there to ask Sinner about this streak, which culminated in his first Grand Slam title, at the Australian Open in January.