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Instagram’s Favourite Bookseller Is Ready to Go Offline

Idea, the fashion industry’s go-to dealer of rare art books, is sick of social media, so it’s moving to something more physical: a bookstore. (NYT)

Is the Painter Barkley Hendricks the Ultimate Menswear Artist?

GQ caught up with the curator and critic Antwaun Sargent about his work on Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick, now on view. (GQ)

Chad Etting Paints the American Everyday

A conversation with the painter about his background, process, making art that is “cutting” and his new show at the Drake’s Open Studio in New York. (Drakes)

Pure Heroine Turns 10 (Stereogum)

Why Is Music Getting Sadder?

Songs are a cultural indicator - so what are they telling us right now?

(The Honest Broker)

How an MLB Rebrand Shook up the Hip-Hop World

White Sox logo instilled a sense of pride in South Side fans starting in 1990. (MLB)

Ollie Olanipekun Is Carving Out a New Nature for Us All

Ollie Olanipekun wants you to rethink what it means to be a “nature person”. (Highsnobiety)

Meet the Crew Who Introduced Skateboarding to Palestine 

Celebrating the ten year anniversary of SkatePal, whose skatepark builds and free skate lessons have helped nourish an emerging skateboarding scene in the West Bank. (Huck)

SNAKE Q&A 014: Matthew Schnipper

Records, Danish furniture and standup comedians, Arthur Russell, Michael Tutek. (SNAKE)

Grub Street Diet: Hua Hsu

“It was a sheet of hash browns folded over cheese and bacon, resting on heirloom tomatoes and a fried egg.” (Grub Street)

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Mista Don’t Play: An Appreciation of Project Pat, a Quiet Forefather of Modern Day Rap

The Memphis rapper never got as big as his Three 6 Mafia counterparts, but his style and influence is felt all over today’s biggest rap verses from Drake to Offset. (GQ)

Cash Cobain Is Ready for Hip-Hop’s Horny Crown

The rising New York rapper and producer is making bangers from instantly recognisable samples and revelling in his status as drill’s truest sex symbol. (The Fader)

From Rites of Spring to Olivia Rodrigo: How Emo Conquered Pop

Today's biggest hitmakers share a complicated punk lineage. But maybe emo isn't as confusing as we think. (Washington Post)

The 50 Greatest Music Videos of All Time, Ranked

Prince, Madonna, Duran Duran, Beyoncé, R.E.M., Taylor Swift, and Sinead O'Connor are just some of the artists who make our list of the best videos ever. (AV Club)

Sofia Coppola’s Enduring Cool

Browsing online auctions a few years ago, GQ columnist Chris Black came across what could be one of his greatest finds: a Case Logic CD wallet, packed with albums and an invite, that maybe, just maybe, once belonged to the director of The Virgin Suicides. Here he explores what it says about taste, inspiration, and style. (GQ)

Remaking J.Crew: Creative Director Brendon Babenzien on Year Two of the Brand's Reboot

The veteran designer on his radical new menswear, the power of optimism, and why he doesn't want everyone to wear his Giant-fit chinos. (GQ)

Celebrating the Art of the Photo Book

A century after it was established, arts publisher Phaidon continues to stand at the vanguard of art, photography, fashion, and design. (Huck)

ADAM VILLACIN

Illustrations of all my favourites by Los Angeles-based artist Adam Villacin. Check out more of his work here.

FUTURE MAN

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Hiding Out From Your Friends With Rebounder’s Dylan Chenfeld

The singer and songwriter takes Josh Mosh to his favourite secret haunt, Landmark Diner. (Byline)

Who Deserves to Eat at Noma?

A visit to the hus that René built presents 18 meticulous plates of food, with a few lingering questions to wash it all down. (TASTE)

For Tennis Star Reilly Opelka, Art Collecting Is a Sport

The Guston-collecting, Margiela-wearing, McEnroe-dialing 26-year-old explains why he shuns art advisors (“I don't respect the profession”) and shows no emotion during studio visits. (GQ)

Fergus Purcell Interview

Fergus Purcell is an old friend of ours who designed the Slam x Rough trade T-Shirts we just released. Fergus has deep ties to the shop and this interview celebrates times past, his personal history, and the upstairs, downstairs nature of our evolving relationship as businesses, while also recognising the magic both shops retain for anyone walking through the door for the first time. (Slam City Skates)

Lichen Is Not Just a Furniture Store

The duo behind New York's coolest design incubator and studio wants you to know they do more than sell home goods. (Byline)

Cat Power’s 20 Greatest Tracks - Ranked!

As she announces an album version of her recreation of Bob Dylan’s 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert, and her classic Moon Pix turns 25, we appraise one of the alt scene’s finest voices. (The Guardian)

Victory Lap Is Broadcasting the UK Rap Scene’s Fresh Energy

First-gen grime pioneers honed their craft through MC clashes in youth clubs and on pirate stations. Now, Victory Lap is bringing back raw radio sessions for the new wave of underground talent. (The Face)

Record & Tape Exchange: Atlanta Hood Historian

The brains behind AHH, Kodakk, shares nine selections essential to Atlanta, the number one exporter of contemporary rap music. (BRICK)

Frozen in Carbonite Presents: Song of the Summer X Video Part of the Summer 2023 

This year we detected a phenomenon in the zeitgeist: women killing it in the rap game like never before. So in the interest of switching things up for the thirteenth instalment of this series: it’s Ladies’ Nite. (Quartersnacks)

September Radio + Mood (Corridor)

MARK LECKEY FOR SUPREME

MARC HUNDLEY

Marc Hundley's The Vanity of Human Greatness at New York's Canada gallery. Read more about the exhibition here.

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Get Familiar: Wiki

In the intricate tapestry of the music world, certain artists emerge as vibrant threads that weave the fabric of innovation, authenticity, and raw talent. One such luminary is Wiki, an American rapper and record producer hailing from the bustling heart of New York City. From the very streets that breathed life into hip-hop, Wiki's artistic journey has been a testament to unbridled creativity. (Patta)

Sage Elsesser's Shades of Blue

Spending an afternoon with the multi-faceted rapper as he reflects on his latest album, telling the truth, and finding gratitude. (SSENSE)

The Folk Implosion’s Music From Kids Is Returning. The Band Is, Too.

Lou Barlow and John Davis made tracks for the 1995 cultural flashpoint. They split after a 1999 LP, but reunited during the pandemic, and made plans to release more songs. (NYT)

Chloë Sevigny Is Fucking Awesome

The OG HommeGirl is launching a collection with skatewear brand FA. Chloë stops by to talk shop with creative director and friend Jen Brill before the drop. (HommeGirls)

Welcome to Brain Dead World

Designer Kyle Ng is ignoring conventional wisdom and embracing a new kind of do-everything, maximalist approach to streetwear: sponsoring hardcore festivals, running a movie theatre, hosting Magic: The Gathering tournaments. And, somehow, business is booming. (GQ)

Art Merch

The rise of museum and art gallery merchandise is unstoppable - the cumulative point of an economic and creative process that started with Pop Art. And as museum-going turns into a signifier of one’s inclusion in a global creative class compensating financial precariousness with good taste, the rule is simple: If you can’t buy the painting, why not get the T-shirt? (Kaleidoscope)

For 60 Years, Dave's Has Been New York's Workwear Mecca 

From its outpost in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, Dave's New York has become an institution in the Big Apple by being what Adam Levy - the third generation of his family to work at the shop - describes as "a real store, for real people". (Highsnobiety)

Flyers From New York's '90s Queer Scene Documented in New Book, Getting In

The David Kennerley-compiled book features over 200 flyers from legendary NYC queer parties like Purgatory and Lick It! (DJ Mag)

Katsu Naito's Harlem in the 1990s

The Japanese photographer captured his New York neighbourhood on the cusp of two eras. (The Guardian)

Never-Before-Seen Photos From Janette Beckman's Iconic Hip Hop Archive

With the recent publication of Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020 (Café Royal Books), Beckman did a little crate digging of her very own. Drawing inspiration from the era when artists released deep cuts on the flip side of 45s and cassette singles, she dove deep into her archive and unearthing a collection of never-before-seen photograph of Hip Hop artists including Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Method Man, Joey Badass, and Eric B. and Rakim. (ANIMAL)

The True Essence of Street Art as Seen in Artist REMIO’s Graffiti

REMIO is a graffiti writer based in Paris and a HUF ambassador who receives support not only from the art scene but from the street fashion world as well. He has made his mark far and wide, working in the underground scene and around the world. (Tokion)

Mitchell Jackson On Jordan, NBA Fashion, and What It Means to Be Fly (Interview)

Possessed to S(print)

Get it? Possessed to s(print)? Because it’s a magazine about running? (Monster Children)

Championship Reading Material

With America’s Tennis Tournament in full swing, we’ve compiled the best articles to keep you cool during any conversation. (Weed Sport)

PET SHOP BOYS ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Jeremy Deller has made a brand new art work which will be sold in aid of The National Brain Appeal. Available here.

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In Conversation: Ned Russin of Glitterer

For over a decade now, Ned Russin has played a major part in reimagining the sound of modern hardcore. Just don't call him an "elder statesman". 

(Anti-Matter)

How ‘Hey Ya!’ Became André 3000’s Unofficial Swan Song 

We explore Andre 3000's ‘Hey Ya!’, as the grand finale of Outkast's search for the spotlight and what the record says about 3K's relationship with love, music and fame. (okayplayer)

They Hate Change Are Shaking up Hip-Hop From Tampa Bay to Peckham

Meet the Floridian duo connecting the dots between hyper-local music scenes in the US and UK to create a borderless, future-facing sound. 

(Huck)

Drake’s Radio EP. 21: They Hate Change

The Florida hip-hop duo select the eclectic soundtrack to their lives at home. (Drake's)

Jenkem Mix 131: Dane Barker

Lesser known ’70s and ’80s tracks with some hardcore favourites sprinkled throughout. (Jenkem)

Watch a Playlist of Every Video MTV’s 120 Minutes Showed

YouTube user Chris Reynolds has put together a playlist he says features every video that ever aired on the show. (Brooklyn Vegan)

"Risking Your Health to Look Cool": Museum of Smoking Celebrates Stars Who Light Up

The exhibit, starring figures from Paris Hilton to Carrie Bradshaw, is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to a terrible habit. (The Guardian)

'Chefcore' Is the a la Mode Restaurant-Inspired Style You'll Actually Want to Wear

Kitchens turn to designers for more stylish uniforms, while labels give us chef-inspired workwear for the everyday. (The Guardian)

Can the T-Shirt Be Perfected?

The founders of Buck Mason think it can - and they bought a sewing factory and a cloth mill in Pennsylvania hoping to prove it. (NYT)

SNAKE Q&A 010: Joshua Matthews / Comma

Cycling depth - Campagnolo, Polo Sport, White Industries Components - and Prada, Globe Wernicke and more. (SNAKE)

An Interview With Chris Black

Chris Black is the co-host of the podcast How Long Gone, creator of Done to Death Projects and regular contributor of New York magazine and GQ. Finishing up a recent tour, he concluded his trip in Stockholm and was kind enough to stop by for a visit. (Nitty Gritty)

American Invasion: How Long Gone

Chris Black and Jason Stewart are the hosts of the pandemic-borne podcast How Long Gone where they shoot the shit, interview celebs and keep us normies up to date with what's happening in New York and LA. (The Standard)

Chuck Palahniuk Is Not Who You Think He Is

Twenty-six books in, the author has made a career of writing about loners, misfits, and deviants. But the man behind these controversial and transgressive fictions is full of surprises. (Esquire)

From Caves to the Catwalk: Maripol on the Evolution of Street Art and Fashion

As a creative polymath who has bounced between styling, photographing, designing, and art direction since the late 1970s, Studio 54’s Polaroid queen Maripol might not seem like an obvious fit for Shanghai’s current graffiti-focused showcase, Beyond The Streets. 

But in fact, from capturing close friends Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Madonna through the ‘80s in New York City, to styling superstar music artists and art directing for Fiorucci, Maripol’s entire career has embodied the influence of the streets. (Jing Daily)