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Lady White Co. Spent a Decade Proving That Less Is More 

Lady White Co. has spent a decade paring American sportswear to its stylish ideal. On its 10th anniversary, LWC talks using restraint to shape good design. (Highsnobiety) 

Workout Gear Has Never Looked Swaggier

But does it actually work? We put the 10 buzziest brands to the test, raw milk included. (Highsnobiety)

This Hoodie Is Perfect for a John Hughes Villain

Brian Davis, owner of the vintage store Wooden Sleepers, thinks this is the ideal sweatshirt - even though he’s never shoved anyone into a locker. (Esquire)

Part-Time Models, Full-Time Skaters

An afternoon in South London with the skaters who wear the ’fits, eat the food, take the falls - and make it all look easy. (i-D)

The Middlebrow Podcast: Coolhunting With Noah Johnson

Noah Johnson, Editor in Chief of Highsnobiety, has quietly shaped what you've worn over the past decade. We dive into projecting hobby expertise, being a menswear grim reaper, the exquisite corpse era of fashion, Substack, foodie culture, A24 as an adjective and Evan Kinori. (Spotify)

Herb Sundays 147: Zoe Latta

The Eckhaus Latta co-founder gets sad: “sometimes I would take the “best” (saddest) songs and gate keep them for myself… this is an attempt to compile those songs, and share them this time around.” (Herb Sundays)

On Tour With Oasis in ‘94: “Liam Threw All the Furniture in the Pool”

Legendary photographer Kevin Cummins takes us through his new book which lifts the lid on the wildness around Oasis in the year they broke through. (The Standard)

Inside the New Floorpunch Book

Read an interview with the authors of the new Floorpunch oral and visual history, and vocalist Mark Porter. (Brooklyn Vegan)

Mark Ronson Is Releasing a Memoir About Djing in the ’90s

The former FADER podcast host’s new book will capture “the music, characters, escapades, and energy of Ronson’s DJ days in 1990s New York.” (The FADER)

Northern Gothic: Rainy Miller Interviewed

In the first interview about his new album, the Lancashire producer Jack Bowes talks to Fergal Kinney about Preston grime, absent fathers, and why he’s exhausted with the discussion about class in British music.

(The Quietus)

Why Ruff Sqwad Should Be Taught in Music Education at All Levels 

(TRENCH)

Atlanta Rapper Young Scooter Dies at 39

The musician worked with Future, Young Thug, Zaytoven, Gucci Mane, and many other luminaries of his Georgia hometown. (Pitchfork)

Who Doesn't Know KAWS?

Brian Donnelly has taken his art to Arkansas to get more eyes on his work. In an interview with Esquire, he speaks about expanding his reach (as if he isn't already a household name). (Esquire)

Patrick O'Dell: People I've Known

Despite describing himself as the “C-List” staff photographer at the mag, O’Dell’s been in the field with the game’s most enigmatic figures. Who talked shit on Jerry Hsu? Who slept while Heath rowed the Sea of Cortez? Read on for the official accounts from the Epicly Later'd host. (Thrasher) 

Shot-List: Waylon Bone

Perspective can be tricky. Shot-List asks strange and talented people to show us what they see, and the way that they see it. For a photographer and filmmaker like Waylon Bone, the answers are better seen than heard. 

(Monster Children)

How the ’70s Radicalised the Landscape of Photography 

Half a century ago, visionary photographers including Nan Goldin, Joel Meyerowitz and Larry Sultan pushed the envelope of what was possible in image-making, blurring the boundaries between high and low art. A new exhibition revisits the era. (Huck)

Capturing the Soul of the City: Arlene Gottfried’s Lens on New York

While everyone knows Gilbert Gottfried, the loud squawking comedian who became a household name, few know that his sister, Arlene Gottfried was one of New York’s greatest photographers. (ANIMAL)

Shawn Hausman Reflects on AREA, a Club in Constant Reinvention

In this exclusive interview, the legendary designer discusses shaping immersive worlds before cell phones, knowing when to walk away, and what it really means to design with a point of view. (gr8 collab)

Graydon Carter on Guest Lists, Dress Codes, and Meghan Markle 

Publishing overlord and celebrity ringmaster Graydon Carter shares his gut reactions to today's most pressing matters. (Interview)

Fran Lebowitz on Why Our Concept of “Now” Is Broken

The writer and public speaker sounds off on nostalgia, AI, the news, and why revenge is “horrible” in politics but “totally satisfying” in her personal life. (Harper's BAZAAR)

Keep It Going

Alexa Chung defined the pop-culture imaginary with an intoxicating recipe of looks, charisma, and wit that transcended the self, spinning into a sort of infinity persona all its own. It’s a two-and-a-half-decade spell that she’s not afraid to break. (Family Style)

Why Print Magazines Will Never Die

GQ columnist Chris Black talks to Fantastic Man co-founder Gert Jonkers about the magazine's latest milestone issue, why he won't photograph people wearing sunglasses, and what the algorithm can't. (GQ)

Take a Seat! This Online Magazine Is Dedicated to the Wackiest Chairs Out There

Challenging the chair’s conventional form, Chair of Virtue features furniture from emerging and established designers that sits at the intersection of art and design. (It's Nice That)

How to Live in the Mall

Want your living space a stone’s throw from the Aéropostale and Hot Topic? A new documentary, Secret Mall Apartment, will show you the way. 

(NYT)

NAN SWID'S APARTMENT

The Upper East Side home of artist and collector Nan Swid, photographed by Cobey Arner for the latest issue of Neptune Papers. More here.

RAINY MILLER - VENGEANCE.

Featuring Graham Sayle of High Vis.

FLOORPUNCH: NO EXCEPTIONS

“FLOORPUNCH: No Exceptions 1995 - 2000 is the definitive oral history of the most important straight edge hardcore band since 1989. 340 pages containing interviews with every member and key individuals of the time - in their scene and others - the book also shakes out as an illuminating document of a revelatory time in hardcore, and describes the sea change in the scene in the 1990s which Floorpunch brought on.” More here.

DAN WITZ

After moving to New York in the late 1970s, Dan Witz spent his nights playing raucous concerts and his days strolling through museums and studying art. He merged his two loves and began creating mosh pit paintings, capturing people at their rawest and most primal selves.

GRAFFITI MILANO

Issue 9 of Milano Graffiti Magazine. Download it for free here.

RUFF SQWAD - FLEE FM 2

Flee FM 2 a cinematic tribute to grime's golden era, bringing together some of the most influential names in the genre's history. Featuring D Double E, Frisco, and Roachee, this film unites Ruff Sqwad, Nasty Crew, Boy Better Know, and Roll Deep - the biggest and most legendary crews in grime.

GORDON PARKS IN PARIS

Known for his photographs of the civil rights struggle, Gordon Parks spent two years in the French capital for LIFE magazine, from 1949 to 1951. There, he immortalised American expatriate teenagers and the breath of fresh air that Paris represented for Black artists from his country. Several of his images are on display at the Centre Pompidou, as part of the Black Paris exhibition.

(Via M, Le magazine du Monde)

DEAFHEAVEN - WINONA

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Revisiting 50 Cent's The Massacre, a Turning Point For 50, Rap Music in the 2000s, and the Fine Art of Hating

His debut album Get Rich or Die Trying defined an era. His follow-up, which turned 20 this month, became a cautionary tale. (GQ)

M.I.A.'s Arular Turns 20 (Stereogum)  

Y2K Nostalgia Is Everywhere, and UK Rappers Can’t Get Enough of It

Alphonse Pierre grapples with the yearning for the 2000s in UK underground rap videos. Is there really a point to it? (Pitchfork)

Is ‘Torn’ the Ultimate Song to Cover?

Two new takes on the ’90s hit by Natalie Imbruglia showcase both its angsty and crowd-pleasing qualities. (The FADER)

The Story of Every Deafheaven Album Cover (UPROXX)

Mirror Gazing With Perfume Genius

Mike Hadreas is facing mortality with his head held high. On the seventh Perfume Genius record, Glory, the Iowa-born songwriter is finding new ways to reckon with beauty, chaos, and vulnerability. (The Line of Best Fit)

Bon Iver Is Happy (and Sexy) Now. It Took a Lot of Work.

The singer and songwriter Justin Vernon’s fast success led to unexpected opportunities and emotional depletion. His next LP, Sable, Fable, is a moment of reinvention. (NYT)

Herb Sundays 146: Panda Bear 

“These are songs to start a Sunday peacefully...not much of a subscriber to guilty pleasures but these tracks do inspire a kind of cozy solitude in a way I like.” (Herb Sundays)

Randall Poster: The Man Hollywood Listens To

From Wes Anderson to Martin Scorsese, when it comes time for directors to find music for their movies, Randall Poster calls the tune. (Drake's)

Can Simon & Schuster Become the A24 of Books?

The imprint’s new publisher is betting on it. (The Cut)

The New Yorker at 100: “We Live In a World of Misinformation ... Our Readers Want What We Do”

The venerable magazine is thriving and its long-time editor David Remnick tells us why a dedication to literate, conversation-provoking and veracious reportage has never been more vital. (The Guardian)

Tatler vs The Face: What Was It Really Like to Work at the Two Most Iconic Magazines of the 1980s? One Editor Reveals All…

Two magazines owned the 1980s: The Face and Tatler. Each hugely influential, each with a very different readership, but what was the reality behind the gloss and glamour? In Tatler’s April issue, Lesley White looks back on the good times as The Face features in a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. (Tatler)

Boom Boom Culture: Fashion’s Flashy, Sleazy and Sudden Vibe Shift

Trump is back in office, shame is seemingly out and greed is in - with conspicuous consumerism on the catwalks and beyond. Look around and you could be back in 1987... (The Guardian)

“When You Are in Husbands, You Are the Sexiest Guy in the Room” 

Fashion-world-favourite suiting brand Husbands, founded by Nicolas Gabard, has conquered Paris. Is New York next? (GQ)

Can a French Department Store Make Wall Street Très Chic?

With a new location in Lower Manhattan, Printemps is aiming to conquer an area where other luxury emporiums have recently failed. (NYT)

The Making of a Modern Fashion Critic

Inside the opulent world of Rachel Tashjian, the star writer courting influence between her classic newspaper column and her IYKYK newsletter. (SSENSE)

A Thread About My Career: Samutaro

Meet Sam Trotman, the brain behind Instagram's favourite research account. (Threads of Conversation)

The Noah Johnson Interview With Throwing Fits (Spotify)

The Hobbyist #9: An Interview With Ghostly International Founder Sam Valenti

The record label boss and Herb Sundays founder chats about life as a music man. (The Hobbyist)

An Evening at 10Foot, Tox and Fume’s Gallery Takeover 

The legendary graffiti writers unveil a behemoth exhibition, charting their tunnel-dwelling history in a secret location. We pass by for a Red Stripe on them. (The Face)

The Cult of Leica

The German camera company, which has supplied photographers from Henri Cartier-Bresson to Annie Leibovitz and sabotaged the Third Reich during W.W. II, turns 100 this year. (Air Mail)

The Hand-Embellished Countryside Homes That Helped Define Scandinavian Style

The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity - and now represent an aesthetic ideal. (NYT)

Why Do the English Constantly Say Sorry?

What is that makes the people of this island so overly fond of apologising? Deborah Nicholls-Lee finds out. (Country Life)

DEAFHEAVEN - LONELY PEOPLE WITH POWER

Lonely People With Power, the incredible new album from one of my favourite bands, Deafheaven, is out now. Listen here.

ANXIOUS TOUR DIARY PART 2

Highlights from the second week on the road with Anxious by photographer Kevin Allen. More here.

ESDEEKID & RICO ACE - PHANTOM

Been listening to a lot of EsDeeKid since I binge-watched This City Is Ours the other day.

ADIDAS X FUCKING AWESOME

Adidas Skateboarding and Fucking Awesome present a capsule curated by Jason Dill. The FA Stan Smith and Aloxe Tracksuit will be available globally tomorrow.