MESCAL: These shorts must be the most ridiculous things on planet earth. As busy (and erotically potent) as he may be, Mescal still found time to chat up his former castmate Dakota Johnson, who, like the rest of us, cannot resist his charms. Rather than don a cape and fall down the tired rabbit hole of the Marvel matinee idol, Mescal is sharpening his indie-favorite talons with strategically un–pretty-boy roles-as an American veteran in Benjamin Millepied’s retelling of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, a troubled son in the A24 drama God’s Creatures, and a weekend dad in Charlotte Wells’s balmy debut Aftersun. Mescal’s intimately coordinated purée of sexy, smart, and a bit sad left hearts throbbing, as did his lust-manufacturing penchant for the shortest of short shorts. Who among us could resist the chokehold of Connell’s chain? The appetite for actor Paul Mescal tipped from Irish boy-next-door to topshelf lust object when he played emotional wrecking ball and famous necklace wearer Connell Waldron in the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Tags/ editorial, iconic, print, pop culture, andy warhol, david bowie, interview magazine, page six, bankruptcy, crystal ball media, kelly brant, jason nikic, nick haramis, mel ottenberg, washington post, john lennon, peter m.Blazer and Shirt by Gucci. Now the iconic edition is set to prove that is still relevant -and profitable. The artistic success of the magazine was due to the extraordinary work of a raft of talented contributors, many of whom are unfortunately now creditors due to the owner’s flagrant disregard for their welfare.” The abrupt decision to liquidate the magazine is regrettable given the myriad other options that were available to avert this outcome. The bankruptcy revealed that Brant Publications owes money to 300 writers, editors, photographers, models, and agents, among them former Interview editorial director Fabien Baron and his stylist wife Ludivine Poiblanc.īaron issued a statement regarding the closure, writing, “I am saddened and surprised by the news that Brant Publications has chosen to shutter the cultural icon that Interview has been since its founding by Andy Warhol. “In recent months, the editorial director, art director and stylist have all left, and in fact the editorial director, Fabien Baron, reportedly sued the magazine earlier this month, claiming Brant owed him $600,000 in unpaid invoices” reports the Washington Post.

Brant, announced that he was shutting it down amid financial difficulties and lawsuits. With over the top interviews from over the top celebrities (in the magazine John Lennon talked about the time he thought he saw a UFO from his window in Manhattan and David Bowie, about his brother’s mental illness) the pioneering magazine almost came to an end when last May its owner, billionaire art collector Peter M. Soon the magazine evolved into an eclectic zeitgeist of pop culture. Interview magazine was founded by Pop Art arbiter Andy Warhol in 1969 as a film journal.

“We are equally committed to bringing the same set of creativity, acumen, and devotion to the business of Warhol’s legacy as we have always brought to the editorial side.” Nikic signs off as the publisher. “Over the coming weeks, our editorial and creative teams will take on the responsibility of making this re-birthed Interview as beautiful, as creative, and as visually stunning as ever” says the memo. The new version would retain Nick Haramis as editor-in-chief and use Mel Ottenberg as creative director, Daily Front Row reported. “ Interview’s chief revenue officer Jason Nikic penned a memo four days later saying he plans to relaunch the Andy Warhol-founded mag, and is in the process of acquiring the intellectual property with a new holding company, Crystal Ball Media, with Interview’s president Kelly Brant.

The iconic magazine which recently announced it was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and folding on May 21 amid financial trouble may be back by September, reports Page Six.

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