Friday, 18 September 2026

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How a quiet quarter full of offices became the favoured hangout for in-the-know Londoners – and Charli XCX. (The Londoner)

6 of London’s Best Underground Photo Bookshops
We spoke to the minds behind six of the city’s most elusive art, photography and culture bookstores – here’s everything you need to know before visiting… (Dazed)

Counter Culture Offers Photographic Ode to New York City’s Enduring Diners
A new photo book preserves the longtime city staples. (Gothamist)

Hard Parties, Cheap Rents and Horrible Flats: How 90s Art and Fashion Redefined British Culture
An evocative new Tate Britain show captures an era when the UK’s newly flush creative industries teamed up with a generation of skint dreamers to bring the decade into vivid colour. (The Guardian)

From photo shoots with Helmut Newton to birthday antics with Anna Wintour, the legendary fashion editor shares the stories behind her remarkable career. (W Magazine)

A Harlem Renaissance Party to End All Parties
After the maverick director William Greaves convened the movement’s remaining members, it took 50 years and his family to bring the fireworks to the screen. (NYT)

Gordon Parks as His Subjects Knew Him
Isabella Rossellini, Lonnie Ali, Anderson Cooper and other relatives of those who figured in the celebrated photographer’s portraiture bolster a new exhibition at the Jack Shainman Gallery. (NYT)

Rita Ackermann Doesn’t Have to Explain Her Work to You
The artist, an enfant terrible of the 1990s, has embraced a quieter, more enigmatic style. Just don’t ask her what it all means. (NYT)

FFNY in Conversation: Clayton Patterson
The Lower East Side, Tompkins Square Park, hardcore, outsiders, and a life spent documenting the people New York might have forgotten. (Friends From New York)

The Intricate Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette
During the making of Marie Antoinette, photographer Andrew Durham wandered the streets of Versailles with a 35mm camera. Twenty years on, more than 350 of his images have been gathered in a new book. (AnOther) 

When Blink-182 Was My Neighbour
25 years ago, the band brought a wrecking ball to the house next to mine for a music video. Then history happened. (Vulture)

Clairo Talks New Music, Touring, and the First Time She Met Charli XCX
Before Charli brought Clairo onstage at her July show in Brooklyn, the two caught up about making music, working with friends, and the importance of devoting yourself to your art. (WYouth)

Your Favourite Music Producer’s Favourite Magazine
Tape Op keeps the DIY dream of the ’90s alive. (Totei)

Making a Magazine Is a Hilarious Exercise
The eyes, minds, hands (and breasts) behind our Fall 2026 issue. (Playboy)