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What is “good taste” anyway? Allow your favorite actor, musician, celebrity, or comedian to let you in on what they’re watching, reading, and consuming. Maybe you’ll pick up a few recommendations along the way.

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Alice Rohrwacher Digs Up Buried Treasure

 The La Chimera director goes deep on her affection for the Met’s hidden warrior statues. By Fran Hoepfner

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    By Chinea Rodriguez
  2. Gilbert Bolden III Isn’t Afraid of CampWhen he isn’t shaking up a 75-year-old institution, the New York City Ballet soloist loves touring Italy — at the Olive Garden in Times Square.
    By Emily Leibert
  3. Anna Sawai Loves Being a HomebodyAfter jet-setting across the world to film several television series, the Shōgun breakout likes to unwind at home with a chill jazz playlist.
    By Michel Ghanem
  4. Esther Perel Has the Hots for PhiladelphiaThe psychotherapist, author, and podcast host spoke to the Cut about her upcoming live tour and what she’s looking forward to most on the road.
    By Katja Vujić
  5. Alice Randall Is Spotlighting Country’s Black RootsIn My Black Country, the songwriter’s vision for the oft-misunderstood genre traces The Bronze Buckaroo to Cowboy Carter.
    By Katja Vujić
  6. Yara Shahidi’s Voice Memos Are Music To Her EarsShe’s leaning into a quieter life, but ironically her voice notes bring her joy.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  7. Your Secret Is Safe With Paapa EssieduThe star of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect would never gossip behind your back.
    By Michel Ghanem
  8. Rose Glass Gets Down With Dolly PartonThe Love Lies Bleeding director can’t get enough of early Dolly, John Waters films, and J. G. Ballard’s short stories.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  9. Kaya Scodelario Can’t Get Enough of the Bravo-verseWhen The Gentlemen and Skins star has free time, she takes a deep dive into reality TV.
    By Louis Staples
  10. Demi Singleton Wants Your ClamsThe 17-year-old face of Miu Miu has a taste for mollusks.
    By Emily Leibert
  11. Kiernan Shipka Is Messi the Dog’s No. 1 FanThe only thing that would have made the Chloé show better? If the Anatomy of a Fall star had walked in it.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  12. Carrie Preston Loves a Good ProceduralThe actress brings her beloved side character front and center in Elsbeth.
    By Michel Ghanem
  13. Elizabeth Yu Surrounds Herself With Fan ArtThe Avatar: The Last Airbender and May December star loves to decorate her apartment with collectibles.
    By Michel Ghanem
  14. Jayme Lawson Is a Renaissance WomanThe Genius: MLK/X actor brings a poetic power to her role as Dr. Betty Shabazz.
    By Katja Vujić
  15. Ambika Mod Isn’t Much of a RomanticNetflix’s One Day adaptation puts Ambika Mod’s cynicism to the test.
    By Michel Ghanem
  16. Ruth Wilson Wants to Expand Her MindThe actress talks about her latest psychological thriller, The Woman in the Wall, and living without social media.
    By Michel Ghanem
  17. Kathryn Newton Is Such an ’80s GirlThe ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ actress can’t help but throw on some tulle.
    By Katja Vujić
  18. Coco Jones Studies Beyoncé Before Going OnstageThe Grammy nominee talks about her pre-performance rituals.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  19. Food Is Sarayu Blue’s Love LanguageThe Expats actress said she had some of the best meals of her life with Nicole Kidman in Hong Kong.
    By Michel Ghanem
  20. Elliot Page’s No. 1 Comfort Movie is E.T.“I bawl my eyes out every time,” he says. “We really need it sometimes.”
    By Asia Milia Ware
  21. Denée Benton Is Proud of Her Southern LineageThe Gilded Age actress has heard the “Peggy goes South” jokes.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  22. A Connoisseur of CampCole Escola’s Our Home Out West is the sort of ultra-niche, well-crafted parody that becomes an instant classic.
    By Juan A. Ramírez
  23. Emil Wilbekin Would Never Kill the VibeThe Native Son 101 List founder and former magazine editor likes to keep the peace.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  24. Artist Eny Lee Parker Just Wants to Play AroundShe’s not trying to lean into being a brand or taking anything too seriously.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  25. Jeremy Pope Has a Sweet ToothThe actor and photographer is a self-identified “candy fiend.”
    By Katja Vujić
  26. Miranda July Doesn’t Care If You Think She’s Cringe Online“I think we’re in the twilight of Instagram, which is kind of an interesting time, but it’s easier to work with something when it’s not cool anymore.”
    By Faith Cummings
  27. Havana Rose Liu Has Never Scrolled TikTokHer social media boundaries might be the strongest we’ve ever heard.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  28. Photographer Kierra Branker Brings Artifacts to LifeThe Creator Labs Photo Fund prizewinner chronicles her family history between Orlando and Trinidad.
    By Maridelis Morales Rosado
  29. Jordan Firstman Spoofs HimselfHe’s trying to “use his powers for good” in Sebastián Silva’s Rotting in the Sun.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  30. Chloë Sevigny Is Giving the Kids What They WantThe actress is reviving her 2014 collaboration with streetwear label Fucking Awesome and introducing their most coveted pieces to the next generation.
    By Hanna Flanagan
  31. That Chick Angel Wants You to TwerkThat Chick Angel wants you to twerk to her music.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  32. Ja’Tovia Gary Grew Up on the InternetThe artist’s film Quiet As It’s Kept is like a “magic-carpet ride” through our online reality, Toni Morrison’s oeuvre, and the filmmaker’s mind.
    By Brooke Marine
  33. Doechii Can Act, TooThe musician delivers an unforgettable first onscreen performance in Earth Mama.
    By Katja Vujić
  34. Lola Tung Was Meant to Play a Jenny Han HeroineThe breakout star of The Summer I Turned Pretty rewatches Han’s previous work whenever she can.
    By Brooke Marine
  35. Numa Perrier Knows How to Bless a Film SetThe filmmaker wanted to create a sacred space for actors Gabrielle Union and Keith Power when directing The Perfect Find.
    By Tonja Renée Stidhum
  36. Artist Refik Anadol’s Soundtrack to Life Is NatureBecause words are distracting.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  37. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Graduates From Never Have I EverThe actress talks wrapping up her Mindy Kaling–anointed role and the supremacy of children’s pizzas.
    By Bindu Bansinath
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    By Danielle Cohen
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    By Michel Ghanem
  40. Let Raye Be Your Escape This SummerThe British musician touring with Kali Uchis and SZA brings 1960s nostalgia to the stage.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  41. Tosh Basco’s Dance Club Is the WoodsThe performance artist and photographer, who will present new paintings at Frieze New York, is communing with nature these days.
    By Danielle Cohen
  42. Trace Lysette on the Reality of Making History With Monica“A cis actress who goes to Venice and gets an 11-minute standing ovation probably has a couple scripts waiting for her. I didn’t have that.”
    By Mikelle Street
  43. Dianna Agron Wants to Throw More Paella PartiesThe Clock star understands the value of collaborative cooking.
    By Danielle Cohen
  44. Nobody Loves the Knicks More Than Edie Falco DoesThe Bupkis star will be sitting courtside if you need her.
    By Jihane Bousfiha
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    By Brooke Marine
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    By Michel Ghanem
  47. JoJo Puts Her Own Spin on Moulin Rouge!The chart-topping musician shares her preshow ritual for her Broadway debut.
    By Juan A. Ramírez
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