Kendrick Lamar’s career-redefining 2024 is among the greatest runs in hip-hop history. But whose résumé beats it? (The Ringer)
The Best of 2024
Celebrating new music is important. There is a deluge of incredible new music coming out every year and it is important to take the time to praise the work of those who contribute to the subculture's sonic archive.
(Justified Arrogance)
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)
A Year of Los Angeles Dining
Wine bar food, the official Italian meat of 2024, and…brunch? (TASTE)
Chris Black and Jason Stewart of How Long Gone Talk Live Performance and Podcast Culture
Four years and seven hundred episodes, with no signs of slowing down. (Sharp)
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)
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)
