Kendrick Lamar’s career-redefining 2024 is among the greatest runs in hip-hop history. But whose résumé beats it? (The Ringer)
Chase 2024 Out the Door With This Pulling Weeds-Approved Playlist of the Year’s Best Songs
GQ columnist Chris Black compiles the music that stuck with him this year, from past column subjects Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman to Hovvdy, Doechii and Chanel Beads. (GQ)
Martha's Wreaths
Embracing spectacle, nostalgia, and magnolia leaves. (Dirt)
For a few short years in the 1970s, New Times magazine punched way above its weight, tackling the big issues of the day while elevating a new generation of writers. (Air Mail)
Can You Ever Date a Person With Terrible Taste?
We’ve all dabbled in subpar aesthetics, but what happens if the person you’re dating has worse taste than a GCSE art Pinterest board? With cuffing season in full swing, Olivia Allen bares all. (Plaster)
Timeless Style Is a Lie
It will keep you confused about how to look cool. (Blackbird Spyplane)
David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honouring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd. (NYT)
And the fetishisation of the mundane. (The Spectator)
Hungry for in-person interaction, Gen Z and millennial players are joining old-fashioned chess, mahjong and backgammon groups. (NYT)
The story of 10FOOT, TOX and, FUME. (Juxtapoz)
Meet the 73-Year-Old Cleaning London’s Gallery Windows
For nearly three decades, Francis Lobo has been the go-to window cleaner for art galleries in London’s west end. Plaster met up with him at Pilar Corrias to find out why, and what he’s learned about the art world. (Plaster)
A Year of Los Angeles Dining
Wine bar food, the official Italian meat of 2024, and…brunch? (TASTE)
