Chris Black

Sep 2, 2024 | family.style | Michael Musto |Chris Black |Travis Diehl

“I’m not a wild woman,” says Swiss-born party thrower Susanne Bartsch, one of the few constants of NYC nightlife. “I have it in me, but at the end of the day, I like realness. I like to care and help and make people feel good. I like to clean my teeth before I go to sleep. I take my makeup off. I don’t do drugs. I drink very moderately. I’m a party girl... but the party surrounds me.”‍Bartsch is lithe and angular, a sci-fi answer to Tinker Bell.

Aug 12, 2024 | sherwood.news | Chris Black

Even with the invention of pesky Wi-Fi-controlled locks, keys are still something most of us use and abuse daily. Sure, the Tesla might be push-to-start, but if you have any taste, your front door has a proper deadbolt that requires a key for entry — tactile proof that you’ll never be locked out because of an outage. I care a lot about how I carry my keys. A key chain is an extension of ourselves, a way to signal our identity.

Apr 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Black

This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. As readers of this column know, I have gone on the record many times as a lover of reality TV.

Mar 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Black

Photograph by Carleen CoulterThis is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Nothing gets the internet—and our depleted attention spans—going more than a good essay. They give us a glimpse into the writer’s psyche and something to talk about.

Mar 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Black

This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Last week, I spent a whirlwind few days in the middle of our fine country. I awoke one morning at home in New York at 4:30 a.m. to catch a flight to Chicago for a J.Crew event. After I landed, I took an Uber from O’Hare to the Waldorf Astoria. In the car, I ordered a sensible Sweetgreen salad to be delivered to my room.