From now on, I only want to recommend or be recommended to. (Side Projects)
The Opportunity of Anonymity
How forums, blogs and faceless archive pages gave outsiders a way into culture, and quietly changed who gets to shape it. (HIDDEN.RSRCH)
From Converse to Ed Sheeran, Let’s End These Tedious Apology Tours
Converse, Oxford United, and Ed Sheeran all got dragged through the same ritual for mistakes that were accidental or not even theirs. (ADWEEK)
Notes on a (dying?) dream job. (Blackbird Spyplane)
Cover star Katharine Hamnett meets Sports Banger’s Jonny Banger to talk four decades of political fashion, protest, and why she’s still fighting. (i-D)
And oh, how we’ve missed it. (Esquire)
Must Dressing for Tennis Be So… Literal?
Inside the Bag: The History of Yoshida & Co.
Notions on taste, convention, and bringing the outside in. (Court Date)
We take a look at Yoshida & Co., a Japanese bagmaking powerhouse known across the globe for its iconic Tanker bags and other accessories. (Heddels)
From brushed stainless steel mugs to American-inspired diner cups, founder Philip Seerup is rethinking the objects we use every day. (Sprezza)
Oftentimes the smallest objects have the greatest significance. For artist Nate Lowman, it matters where you look. (Family Style)
“I Am Tony,” the artist’s largest museum survey to date, carries a powerful message about identity “forged in the holds of slave ships”. (NYT)
“It’s Weirdly Helpful to Get Lost Along the Way” – How to Make a Film With John Wilson
The Chris Black Questionnaire
Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s Founding Guitarist, Dies Aged 45
The director chats to It’s Nice That about his first feature film, The History of Concrete, and the process by which his comedic explorations of the banal become so beautiful. (It’s Nice That)
A new photobook highlights the process of the legendary queer photographer, and his process of growing into the artist he ultimately became. (Huck)
In the Swiss Alps, a Sprawling Chalet That Still Feels Cozy
For his first European project, the American designer Billy Cotton recast a home in Gstaad as a vibrant family retreat. (NYT)
An Evening at Chez Paul
Faced with a spare evening in Paris, we could think of nothing more suitable than a decadent and indulgent trip through French cuisine. (Drake’s)
Jago Rackham Wants His Food Wet and Juicy (Interview)
On peptides in the film fridge, “Chris vitamins,” and the loneliness of Lanserhof. (Magasin)
Roxy’s Tales – Chrissie Miller: The Downtown Cool Girl of Y2K New York
“This week on Roxy’s Tales, we’re sitting down with Chrissie Miller. Founder of the Y2K-era clothing brand Sophomore and the very definition of downtown cool. Chrissie didn’t just participate in early 2000s New York fashion, music and nightlife; she helped build it. And it all started with a handful of cheeky graphic tees.” (Spotify)
These Photos Offer a Rare Glimpse Into Grime’s Early Days
Featuring red-eye flights with Wiley to clashes with Skepta, D Double E and Dizzee Rascal, photojournalist Jamie-James Medina unpacks his new photobook, Hate Is a Strong Word – and solves one of grime’s most enduring mysteries. (Dazed)
35 Years On: A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory Revisited
Angus Batey revisits the history and lasting legacy of A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory. (The Quietus)
A History of Hip-Hop’s Obsession With Lean
An in-depth look into the past and present of rap’s favourite drug. (Hearing Things)
Thousands of knock-off records worth a fortune are being seized in the UK by anti-counterfeit police stings. (The Guardian)
Blondshell Works Out What She Wants by Saying It Out Loud
Three albums in as Blondshell, Sabrina Teitelbaum keeps transforming grievance into forgiveness, and handing some of the blame back to herself along the way. (The Line of Best Fit)
Gilbert’s family says he died “peacefully in his sleep” months after ‘My Friends Over You’ musician shared stage four cancer diagnosis. (The Guardian)