Tobias Hess

Jul 11, 2024 | papermag.com | Tobias Hess

Ariana Madix did the impossible. Can anyone else? For all the riches and notoriety reality TV’s hottest network has to offer its desperate supplicants, the price for Bravo fame is the soul. Some of the network’s greatest stars have gladly bought into this weighty bargain, marrying themselves to the great cultural machine with ease. Like Teresa Giudice, who has repeatedly stated she has no loftier ambitions than The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and will quit when they fire her.

Jul 10, 2024 | papermag.com | Tobias Hess

Rio Uribe wants you to know that Gypsy Sport is still here. In fact, it's looking deeply within to figure out what's next. Last September, Rio Uribe thought he would say goodbye to the Gypsy Sport name forever as he geared up to rebrand and launch a new era for the brand, which won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award in 2015. "Everything we've done has been so DIY and so friends and family vibes, but now that we are changing the name, we have to take things a little more seriously," he tells PAPER.

Jul 10, 2024 | papermag.com | Tobias Hess

Always Scrolling is PAPER's spotlight on our favorite TikTokers in fashion, beauty, lifestyle and more. Keep reading to discover this week's viral sensation: Katie Fang. Katie Fang is just a teenage girl trying to navigate the ups and downs of life, while her five million followers on TikTok tune into her updates. "I love hanging out with my mom, my friends and my cat," she tells PAPER. "I just recently got back into reading. My favorite activity to do to keep myself present and grounded.

Jul 9, 2024 | papermag.com | Tobias Hess

In June, Simon Cowell announced he would be holding open call auditions to find the next big boy band. In an attempt to capture the lightning-in-a-bottle phenomenon that Cowell did when he formed One Direction in 2010, the industry veteran encourages any boys ages 16-18 to show up and try out. “Every generation deserves a megastar boy band and I don’t think there has been one to have the success of One Direction in over 14 years,” he says.

Jul 9, 2024 | papermag.com | Tobias Hess

Brace yourself, America; Good Neighbours are coming. The UK band have been bringing their high-octane sets and feel-good tracks to venues worldwide, and now they’re kicking off a fall tour with stops in Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles and more. In February, they dropped their debut single “Home,” which has amassed 200 million streams and counting), made it to No. 26 on the UK’s Billboard Hot 100 chart and found viral success as fans use it to soundtrack their TikTok videos.