June 27, 2025 - Week in Review: Anna Wintour, Trump's F-bomb, tourists damaging art, and Boston Calling's hiatus
About The Episode
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review.
First up, Anna Wintour. She is stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue after 37 years at the helm. For decades she has coolly controlled the rhythms of fashion the world over…all with a steely precision. Which is why she’s also not really stepping down. She’ll remain Global Editorial Director and Chief Content officer for Condé Nast, which oversees more than nearly two dozen publications– including "GQ," "Vanity Fair," and "Bon Appetit" magazines.
From there; President Trump drops the f-bomb on live TV. For someone who uses coarse language it was still shocking and it sent the media scrambling about how to report on a president swearing while saying something newsworthy.
Then it’s off to Florence and Verona where tourists have damaged works of art while taking selfies.
Finally, Boston Calling announces that it’s taking a gap year, returning in June 2027, and the Boston Public Library Roxbury branch will be renamed in honor of Sara-Ann Shaw, the city’s first Black woman TV reporter.
