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“Telling the story of ’s fabled last days, Peter Quilter’s worldwide smash hit ‘End of the Rainbow’ tears down the bright lights of Hollywood myth to reveal an enthralling tale of passion and manipulation.” // Cover shot by for ’s 2019 programs.

🔥 .sun 🔥does cover story “New China Chic: A Fusion of East and West” for ! Styled by , hair by Nate, makeup by Clive.x, featuring 徐曉倩, Yuka.

located on Staten Island, New York, was opened by Joe Scaratella 11 years ago, after his mother, sister and grandmother passed away. “My grandmother was the best cook and I grew up with her. After everyone passed I thought, ‘There’s probably a lot of these women out there that are really great cooks’.” The restaurant has a rotating staff of 30 nonnas, and features grandmothers from countries around the world. ”I think I was secretly trying to comfort myself and surround myself with these ladies, these Italian grandmothers.” Lucky guy recently got to stuff his face with raviolis, and photograph some of the beloved grandmas; Rezzan from Turkey, Adelina from Italy, Habiba from Algeria, May Joseph ‘Dolly’ from Sri Lanka, Maria from Italy, and Pauline from Trinidad and Tobago.
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“There are so many cultural differences and you have to celebrate them and enjoy them because that’s who we are. It’s those differences, that’s the beauty.” says Scaratella. @ Enoteca Maria

for magazine, features a buttery, sun-drenched farmhouse in Tomales, California, for those looking to experience life on the ranch. @ Tomales, California

“Flower Arrangement Class” by .sun for issue 1025

photographs the stylish individuals at @ Sands Expo

and ’s hit show cast and crew members photographed by for ✨”Prior to ‘Queen Sugar,’ you would go into meetings and have executives... just racking their brains with, ‘How do we remedy this?’ It’s so simple. You hire women; you hire people of color; you hire new voices. You just hire. It’s not rocket science.”

Music supervisor: Liza Richardson
Editor: Avril Beukes
Showrunner: Kat Candler
Post-production supervisor: Christiana Hooks
Editor: Shoshanah Tanzer
Cinematographer: Kira Kelly
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Producing director: DeMane Davis
Writer Chloé Hung
Actresses: Dawn-Lyne Gardener and Bianca Lawson

Thank you for all of your hard work in promoting visibility and putting out a very needed list of talented individuals. Congratulations to all of the well-deserved finalists, it was a great honor and pleasure, as one of the jurors, to be able to spend time with your work and get to know your vision.

The inaugural Lit List finalists:
Aisha Mugo ( ), Andrea Morales ( ), Anthony Geathers ( ), Arlene Mejorado (.mejorado ), Aundre Larrow ( ), Carmen Chan ( ), Carolina Hidalgo ( ), Dana Scruggs ( ), Eloisa Lopez ( ), Erika P. Rodriguez ( ), Gabriella Angotti-Jones (.briella ), Jared Soares ( ), Jessica Pettway ( ), Josué Rivas ( ), Kayla Re**er ( ), Kelly Marshall (.kellymarshall ), Lucy Hewett ( ), Lynsey Weatherspoon ( ), Maheder Haileselassie ( ), Maria del Rio ( ), Mengwen Cao ( ), Meron Menghistab ( ), Michael M. Santiago ( ), Miranda Barnes ( ), Nichole Washington ( ), Rhynna M. Santos ( ), Shan Wallace ( ), Shirley Yu ( ), Sofia Jaramillo ( ), Sophia Nahli Allison ( )

.sun for An Ko Rau Spring/Summer 2018 乒乓乒乓 🏓️ @ Chinatown, Manhattan

In the ’80s and ’90s, Daniel Day, aka “Dapper Dan,” was the tailor and couturier who gave rap its signature style, draping everyone from Big Daddy Kane to Mike Tyson in unforgettable, one-of-a kind counterfeits of the trendiest upmarket brands. Now, he and Gucci have teamed up to create an appointment-only boutique. had the privilege to photograph at his 125th Street atelier for .