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Chanel Beads on Your Day Will Come (Not a 2.0)

Oh to be a band from New York in the summer with a new album out. (Monster Children)

Kwengletarianism: How Harrow Rapper Kibo Founded His Own Religion

From Sam’s Chicken to Stonebridge Park, we roam north-west London with the storied rapper to explore the fantastical philosophy behind his long-awaited sophomore album, Kwengletaria:Ragamyff. (Dazed)

Navy Blue on The Lyrics that Changed His Life

The rapper-producer, model, and skateboarder breaks down songs from Vashti Bunyan, Broadcast, and the late Brooklyn rapper Ka. (Hearing Things)

Healing With Kenny Mason

During a tour stop in Cleveland, the rapper opens up about therapy, Title Fight, and the hard-hitting world of BULLDAWG. (Alt Press)

Coming of Age: How Reasonable Doubt Launched Jay-Z's Legacy

The debut album was not an instant classic upon its release in 1996. What changed? (POW)

Resolved: Aaliyah’s Final Album 25 Years On

Everything changed in 2001, not just in geopolitics but in culture as well, and Aaliyah's third and final album exemplified that more than most. (The Quietus)

Return To Cookie Mountain Turns 20 (Stereogum)

Jenkem Mix 165: Pavement

Often credited as pioneering the “slacker” sound we all know and love, we’re delighted to bring you Pavement’s very own mix. (Jenkem)

When Freaks Were Chic: An Oral History of Danceteria

Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ’80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single – and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves before they broke big. (Vanity Fair)

MUBI Podcast – Belly: Hype Williams and Soul II Soul Bring Hip-Hop ‘Back To Life’

Season 11 continues with a look at the 1998 feature debut from hip-hop’s most iconic music video director. (MUBI)

Courtney Love Looks Back on Her Life as a Movie Star

The beloved rock musician reflects on her formative experiences as an actor and her close collaborations with directors Milos Forman and Alex Cox. (Criterion Collection)

The Shards Is the Ryan Murphy/Bret Easton Ellis Collab Real Sickos Have Been Praying For

The king of horny murder shows is adapting the American Psycho author's autofiction serial-killer novel. Expect ‘80s excess, unbridled maximalism, and plenty of demon twinks. (GQ)

Jerry Hsu’s Nihilistic Photographs of Los Angeles

The skateboarder-turned-imagemaker exclusively reveals How About Never, his new book with MACK. (i-D)

Ryan McGinley Tries to Photograph What It Means to Be Alive

In Night Shift, his first New York show in eight years, the photographer brings his travelling bacchanal home to the city’s streets. (New Yorker)

Good News for Bill Cunningham Fans

The New York Historical announced a new show, We All Dress for Bill, with selections from parties, fashion shows, and the street, coming in 2027. (NYT)

Derek Blasberg and Mel Ottenberg on the Golden Age of Going Out

In his new book Fast + Louche, Blasberg waxes nostalgic for that time in his life, republishing all of his Interview columns and photographs of those unforgettable parties in one place. (Interview)

Anatomy of a Logo: Milton Glaser’s I Love NY

Born from a doodle sketched from the back of a cab, Milton Glaser’s I Love NY became one of the most successful, popular and beloved logos in history. (Wallpaper)

The Visual Codes of Wimbledon: Why It’s So Much More Than Tennis

What makes Wimbledon, Wimbledon? Photographer Barney Curran takes us through the tournament’s visual language, from pristine grass courts to strawberries and cream, showing that it’s more than tennis that makes the event a global hit. (Wallpaper)

Can Tennis Survive Its New Golden Age? 

The next generation of elite players has arrived. On the court, they are delivering astonishing play. Off the court, they aren’t entirely happy. (The Atlantic)

Too Many Books?

Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment. (NYT)

Why the Cookbook Endures

Not too long ago, the physical cookbook seemed to be heading toward the same fate as the compact disc. What happened was just the opposite. (TASTE)

Pass Me the Aux… and a Paring Knife

From bakeries to fine dining restaurants, a good playlist is an essential tool in every kitchen. (TASTE)

At the Table: Kronenhalle

In Zurich for the day, we headed to the city’s finest and most historic dining institution, Kronenhalle, for lunch under the watchful gaze of their collection of Picassos, Chagalls and Miros. (Drake’s)

JARED KOCKA

Stars and stripes by photographer Jared Kocka.

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Paint Me Like One of Your Pop Girls 

When they reach a certain level of stardom it’s commonplace for Main Pop Girls to commission a cover painted by a fine artist. Here, Gary Grimes argues they’re more than a pretty picture – they solidify said stars’ relevance in ‘high culture’ circles. (It’s Nice That)

Olivia Rodrigo: Blood on the Tracks

If you want to be a pop star, there’s the right way, the wrong way, and the way Olivia does it. The singer-songwriter is following her heart and squeezing every last drop of it into her songs. (Pitchfork)

Tay Keith Remembered With Memphis Memorial

Gunna, Sexyy Red, and hundreds more gathered to honour the Memphis hip-hop icon’s life and legacy. (The FADER)

8 Essential Songs Produced by Tay Keith

The Memphis-born producer, who died in June at 29, brought deceptively soulful moodiness to some of the biggest rap hits of the past decade. (NYT)

The 10 Best New York City Rap Songs, According to Wiki

On the heels of his New York-centric LP, Ancient History, we had Wiki, one of the city’s best rappers, break down his 10 favourites from the home of hip-hop. (Pigeons & Planes)

A Day in the Park with Wiki

The influential New York rapper soaks in the city’s greenery while talking about growing up without aging out, his struggles with sobriety, and crafting his lush new album, Ancient History. (Hearing Things)

The Quiet Erasure of UK Drill

From jungle and garage to lover’s rock and grime, many celebrations of our genres have stirred emotion and education in equal measure… Well, almost every genre. (TRENCH)

Roll Deep Ain’t Never Been Regular

It’s a bold move to call your first project in over a decade Best In The Game, but for Roll Deep, the title feels less like a boast than a statement of fact – one the crew have spent the past twenty-five years earning. (TRENCH)

For Eera, There’s No Such Thing as Overrated

In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Surf Gang co-founder made us a playlist to celebrate his upcoming album, Just Keep Holding On. (Interview)

Brutalismus 3000 Dreamt in American

The duo’s aggressive new album Harmony turns anxiety, contradiction, and collective release into something refreshingly hopeful. (SSENSE)

Iceage: Boys Keep Swinging 

Iceage’s latest album, For Love of Grace & the Hereafter, sees them rediscover an intensity and urgency as only they can. (Crack)

Isaac Brock Is Still Trying to Grow Up

At 50, the unruly, unpredictable Modest Mouse singer is confronting his own mortality on his best album in two decades, and doing what he can to settle down. (GQ)

WOLVES: Winter Vandenbrink’s New Photo Book Documents Packs of Youths

Shot on the streets of Europe’s cities, the photographer’s latest book traces the formations and collective behaviour of adolescent groups. (Dazed)

Ryan McGinley and Daniel Arnold on the Addiction They’ll Never Kick

For Night Shift, his new exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch, Ryan McGinley traded his usual bedtime for a self-imposed graveyard shift, roaming all five boroughs between nightfall and sunrise. (Interview)

Tyrell Hampton and Paloma Elsesser Are Still Two Downtown Rats

The longtime friends discuss Hampton’s new photobook, Last Call, and why the best creative communities begin with curiosity. (Interview)

Hjalte Halberg Is a Photographer

Not just a skater. (Monster Children)

Blending Skateboarding and Fashion: Ten Years of Rassvet 

“I've never purposefully pissed people off, I just want to look and do different.” (Jenkem)

Who Is the Most Stylish Tennis Player of All Time?

Ace author Sunita Kumar Nair tells T&C what tennis players have in common with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy – and how the sport’s relationship with fashion has evolved over the years. (Town & Country)

How Wimbledon Stays Elite, but Not Elitist

Wimbledon Court is the AELTC’s effort to give New Yorkers the chance to play on a rare surface in the city’s backyard. It’s also part of a larger effort to broaden the tennis fanbase to the next generation. (Racquet)

Chanel Is Buying the World’s Oldest Shirt Maker

The French luxury group is acquiring Charvet, a Parisian brand that dates to the 1830s, in a bid to add some men’s wear savoir-faire to its portfolio. (NYT)

The Inspiration Behind Sophie Bille Brahe’s First High Jewellery Collection

To mark the launch of Tangerine Sky, her debut high jewellery collection, Danish designer Sophie Bille Brahe talks Cy Twombly, Roman marble and making diamonds feel weightless. (AnOther)

In Copenhagen, a Pioneering Shop Owner Marks Her Next Chapter

The owner of the Apartment, which introduced the concept of residential retail, invited friends for a dinner in her new gallery and guesthouse. (NYT)

“I Wish I’d Left the Party a Little Sooner…” the Bright, Dark Nights of Jay McInerney

The author of the excellent new See You on the Other Side on literary celebrity, almost dying, and New York in the 1980s. (Gentleman’s Journal)

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Seven years in Detroit with Palace.

WOLVES

A selection of images from Paris-based photographer Winter Vandenbrink’s latest book, WOLVES, published by IDEA. Available here.

FIDDLEHEAD – BABY I’LL CHANGE

The Alex Henery-directed video for ‘Baby I’ll Change’, taken from the Baby I’II Change EP, out this Friday on Run For Cover Records.

WIMBLEDON MOOD BOARD

Obligatory desktop clear-out in honour of the start of the championship.