joan summers

THEE people's princess @ayoedebiri is on the cover of @papermagazine 🎨❤️ the sky is the limit and this canvas stretches infinitely in all directions! this cover wouldn't have been possible without the incredibly hard work of our team. i want to especially thank writer @ydesta for her wonderful conversation and fabulous prose. photography @jasamuller styling @angelinacantu makeup artist @deemakeupart hair artist @jacobaaronn nail artist @naokosaita story: @ydesta photo assistant @nicolevisions styling assistant @quinntommyherbert styling assistant & tailor @kinda.coco production assistant @madelinejuliettadavis   chief creative officer @briancalle executive creative director @_jordanbradfield executive creative producer @angelinacantu senior editor @laracroftbarbie cover illustration @jasamuller graphic design @compositeco

"It's the '90s. Make your hair work for you." For my first triple-home run as creative director, editor, and writer, we flew the team at @papermagazine down to @lunaticfringesalon in Salt Lake City, where geniuses Angelina, Gustavo, and Gregg shot and styled @angiekatsanevas like the '90s hair books she studied as a young stylist. I want to thank Angie for trusting my wild creative direction, and being so open to get PAPER-ified. I want to thank the team, Jamie and Mickey and Jordan and Angelina and Jewel, for helping me bring this to life with the help of @kerastase_official . And I want to thank my grandmother, whose hair salon was my fantasyland. ❤️ story and creative direction by me photography @gustavochams hair artist @gregglennonjr using @kerastase_official makeup artist @alexis.george.makeup hair artist assistant @hairwithaverie cco & ceo @briancalle executive creative director @_jordanbradfield editorial director @askmrmickey executive creative producer @angelinacantu entertainment editor @laracroftbarbie graphic design @qoralswjd_

this is one of the proudest moments of my career. for @papermagazine Pride cover story, I travelled to Alabama in part to profile the pop diva on everyone's lips @chappellroan , in part to witness to her cosmic star power in person. it was an experience I'll never forget. alongside the cover story, I also moderated a conversation with Chappell Roan and @trixiemattel , crossing that off my bucket list. I'd like to thank Chappell and Trixie for opening themselves up so freely in their conversation and for this story, and also to my wonderful editor @mattdwille who trusts me to go for it with my whole heart. good luck, babe! credits: photography @hector__clark styling @genesiswbb makeup @donni.davy hair @fayemesss digitech @mattgaillet photo assistants @kealanshilling , @nickgrreen styling assistants @hunterclem_ , @goodbyenokiss makeup assistant @thegabriellealvarez production assistant @kelly_cole editor-in chief @justintmoran managing editor @mattdwille story: @laracroftbarbie production @samanthamovie editorial producer @angelinacantu music editor @ericacxmpbell cover type @qoralswjd_ interview @trixiemattel

"I think the best artists, or the best, most interesting people throughout history, are quite polarizing. And some people might think I'm the devil [...] I don't want to ever feel like I can't be myself in the name of pop music." At the beginning of the year, I got a pitch from @beaisaacson that would change the trajectory of the year for PAPER. It's about Zara Larsson, Sweden's global pop phenom, and all the important players read and talked about it. People shared Bea's story everywhere, and even podcasters brought it up to Larsson in interviews. Well, now Bea is in convo with the diva herself and I couldn't be more thrilled. Beyond these outrageously PAPER photos is an interview that I haven't stopped thinking about (and Bea, I think you're gonna get a lot of new offers for girl's nights out after this.) The whole team at @papermagazine fucking killed it AGAIN. photography @juliaetvincent story @beaisaacson styling @jaredellner makeup artist @jimmy_stam hair artist @rachellitahair nail artist @nailsxanalysse production designer @allegras1mone digitech @yanedspencer photo assistants @_brandonyee , @nikkopeach styling assistant @maya_sauder set decorator @annnnlee art department @gigantic.la @allhailcam @anns3la production assistant @jilllianhelm chief creative officer @briancalle executive creative director @_jordanbradfield executive creative producer @angelinacantu senior editor @joansummers4ever graphic designer @compositeco post production @kkretouch

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PAPER went into Julio Torres' mind palace to figure out what's been going on in there. Very proud of the team for this one! @robledonne killed it as always, and @filmmarkle is a genius behind the camera. And a special thank you to @spaceprincejulio for letting us rifle around up there (and for COLOR THEORIES, now streaming everywhere.) ❤️💜🖤💛💚 story @robledonne for @papermagazine photography @filmmarkle styling @angelemmanuel executive creative director @_jordanbradfield senior editor @joansummers4ever

Party girls, assemble 💃 Last week we took over @paradiseonbloor for a special screening of PARTY GIRL, with @amilniazi & @laracroftbarbie in conversation on winding career paths, unlearning ambition, and Niazi’s bestseller Life After Ambition: A Good Enough Memoir. Now streaming in "Outta the Way!: Women at Play," our cinematic celebration of feminist rebellion and refusal.

I don’t have a job. I’m a loser. Shoot me! Join us for a screening of Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s iconic PARTY GIRL, featuring bestselling author @amilniazi in conversation with @laracroftbarbie on her new book “Life After Ambition: A Good Enough Memoir.” Plus, our friends at @anotherstorybookshop will be selling copies of Amil's book for signing in the Paradise lobby. PARTY GIRL Thursday, April 9 Paradise Theatre Doors 6pm / Screening 7pm Followed by a conversation about ambition, reinvention & women who refuse a linear trajectory Get tickets at the link in our bio 🪩

had an extremely difficult time keeping this secret: for our latest COOLEST PERSON IN THE ROOM, I put prophetess @ladymisskay_ in a room with @vivllainous ✌🏻❤️ read the full story exclusively at @papermagazine . the whole team tore this, especially my guiding light and loml @angelinacantu 🫶🏻 photography @dievilmot styling @angelinacantu interview @ladymisskay_ makeup artist @kvngslay hair artist @ryann.carter lighting designer @angelinacantu videographer @jasperrischen styling assistants @j_____em , @quinntommyherbert , @ally.donofrio hair artist assistant @aidanrodriguezz photo assistant @xndhfm executive creative producer @angelinacantu story / sr. editor @laracroftbarbie cco & ceo @briancalle location @somad.nyc installations featured @flaneur_shan , @keith_lafuente graphics: @compositeco

One would think @katya_zamo had committed a crime, not that longtime collaborator @trixiemattel would put it past her. Still, neither expected the reaction when she casually announced on a podcast last fall that UNHhhh, the long running comedy series that defined a generation of internet humor, was officially over. In the months following, I spoke to Trixie and Katya both at great length, compiling what I hope will be the OFFICIAL (and VERY GAY) oral history of UNHhhh. secrets revealed! drama! air conditioning! nicole kidman! rakes! read all about it exclusively at @papermagazine ❤️ (and a very special thank you to Trixie and Katya for always being down to clown, and to @jcpagejc and the @shorefire team 💃🏼🪩)

Pop Pantheon’s 2026 MADONNA SINGLES DRAFT episode is NOW LIVE!! @laracroftbarbie , @anniezaleskiauthor , @djlouiexiv & @russlessless fought for their picks to make our list of the best Madonna singles of all time. Listen for free whenever you listen to podcasts.

I'm no longer the Entertainment Editor at @papermagazine because.... I'm now the Senior Editor! Feels fitting to announce this on my 3 year anniversary here. I look forward to continue rebuilding and fortifying PAPER for a new era and keeping its legacy alive the best I can. We've also carved out a larger monthly budget for freelance work. I want to read your bitchy commentary and opinions about gay guys and fun parties and things that made you cry. send them my way at [email protected] !