Writer Gabe Allanoff speaks to acclaimed filmmaker and co-founder of pgLang, Dave Free, about his career and creative partnership with Kendrick Lamar. Together, they recently released the single and visually captivating video for ‘Not Like Us'. (Elephant)
Charli XCX Forever
Every day since BRAT's release on June 7th has been Charli-coded, acid-green pandemonium: millions who never properly acknowledged Charli before have now seen the green light, while the stans - known as Charli's Angels - are stanning to feverish new heights. (Resident Advisor)
Talking with Tom Krell about his first album in six years. (Nina)
Herb Sundays - Herb Midyear MMXXIV
A Bouillabaisse of 77 Herbs and spices that "hit hard" this year.
(Herb Sundays)
The Woman Who Defined 80s Hip Hop Photography
A new exhibition brings together Janette Beckman’s visionary and boundary pushing images of an era of cultural change and moral panic.
(Huck)
George Musgrave’s New Book Contextualises the Power of Rap in Middle England
In The England No One Cares About, the musician-turned-academic reflects on his younger years bouncing around several suburban towns, identity on the peripheries, and using lyrics to ultimately understand himself. (Crack)
"You Never Know What You’ll Bump Into": A Wander Around Britain - In Pictures
For over a decade Jamie Hawkesworth hopped on trains to random parts of the country to photograph people and places. These unique portraits tell his story. (The Guardian)
The year was 1991: a flash of lightening, a clap of thunder. Ye God! The Eagle was born, and British dining changed forever. (Evening Standard)
Q & Affiliates With Toya Horiuchi
Artist Toya Horiuchi speaks on his love for the kitchen. (Psyche Organic)
My Internet: Chris Gayomali
The HEAVIES writer hammered out a viral menswear essay in his Notes app. (Embedded)
Peace to Snotty Clerks
Letting these condescending shopkeeps know what's up (by copping beautiful things from them), the joy of repeating outfits & lyrics, whether art can love you back, and more with Faye Webster. (Blackbird Spyplane)
The second edition of Simon B Mørch’s magazine takes us inside Kim Jones’s home, a magical hotel in Lebanon and the studio of two eccentric artists in Rome. (Dazed)
The Independent Bookstore Renaissance Is Here
Climax Books founder Isabella Burley discusses her new curation for SSENSE. (SSENSE)
Forever Grateful: The Online Ceramics Founders Are Parting Ways
After eight years of merch magic, Alix Ross and Elijah Funk are splitting. Their final joint project is an A24 coffee table book documenting their restlessly creative collaboration. (GQ)
Negro Leagues Throwbacks Let Fans Wear a "Piece of History"
By striving for authenticity, brands like Ebbets Field Flannels have created jerseys, hats and shirts that are equal parts fashion statement and history lesson. (NYT)
When combined with innocuous acts, “rawdogging” has left its overtly sexual origins behind, just like many other dirty slang words of the past. (NYT)
