CULTURED's Top 10 Most Read Stories This August: From Surf Films to a Rare Leonardo at the Met
In the August 2026 edition of CULTURED magazine, a compilation of popular articles featured a guide to the top 10 surf films, celebrating the 35th anniversary of 'Point Break'. For America's 250th birthday, CFDA designers like Thom Browne and Norma Kamali crafted over 120 innovative state flags. Keen Ruffalo, the son of Mark Ruffalo, shared insights about his journey, revealing he attended 100 auditions prior to landing roles in 'Nimrods' and 'Sterling Point'. The publication also highlighted 15 essential U.S. museum exhibitions for fall 2026, including one dedicated to Georgia O'Keeffe. Joe Jonas's Dumbo residence was on the market for $6.75 million. Additionally, Bella Freud's podcast 'Fashion Neurosis' and a review of the Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' were featured, alongside a rare Leonardo da Vinci artwork, 'Madonna of the Yarnwinder', loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Key facts
- CULTURED's top 10 most-read stories for August 2026 were published on August 31, 2026.
- The most-read story was a guide to the 10 best surf movies, celebrating the 35th anniversary of 'Point Break'.
- CFDA designers, including Thom Browne and Norma Kamali, created over 120 reimagined state flags for America's 250th anniversary.
- Keen Ruffalo, son of Mark Ruffalo, auditioned 100 times before landing roles in 'Nimrods' and 'Sterling Point'.
- Fall 2026 museum shows include Georgia O'Keeffe at the Detroit Institute of Art and Taryn Simon at the Guggenheim.
- Jane Schoenbrun's film 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' was reviewed, with criticism that it was too cerebral.
- Joe Jonas listed his Dumbo apartment for $6.75 million, featuring an art collection and vinyl records.
- A rare Leonardo da Vinci painting, 'Madonna of the Yarnwinder', is on loan to the Met from Kenneth C. Griffin.
- Bella Freud's podcast 'Fashion Neurosis' was featured, discussing her approach to psychoanalysis.
- The Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' was reviewed by a Bushwick line cook, Giovanni Luciano.
Entities
Artists
- Thom Browne
- Norma Kamali
- Rachel Scott
- Zac Posen
- Keen Ruffalo
- Mark Ruffalo
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Taryn Simon
- Jane Schoenbrun
- Hannah Einbinder
- Gillian Anderson
- Joe Jonas
- Bella Freud
- Sigmund Freud
- Lucian Freud
- Anthony Bourdain
- Dominic Sessa
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Martin Kemp
- Giovanni Luciano
- Claudia Keep
- Jess Cochrane
- Alejandro Piñeiro Bello
- Jean-Pierre Villafañe
- Frank Frances
Institutions
- CULTURED
- CFDA
- Detroit Institute of Art
- Guggenheim
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Gallery of Art
- Amazon
- A24
- Magnolia Pictures
- 20th Century Fox
- MUBI
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Washington, DC
- California
- Texas
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Hong Kong
- Miami
- Provincetown
- Massachusetts
- Bushwick
- Brooklyn
- Dumbo