Controlling The Narrative – Why Frank Ocean Never Performs
As many dedicated Frank Ocean fans speculated, the world-renowned contemporary RnB artist bailed on weekend two of Coachella 2023.
Controlling The Narrative – Why Frank Ocean Never Performs
What Happens When AI Becomes a Source of Creative Output?
Today, AI-generated visuals are storming the internet with headlines that point at the eery progress of the technology, announcing that what once was a fear of the future, it’s a fear of now: that artificial intelligence is taking over human ability to be creative.
Clarks – Timeless Footwear from Kingston to Manchester to Shaolin
The timeless appeal of Clarks footwear, including their iconic Wallabees and Desert Boots. From British heritage to global subcultures, these shoes have captivated cool people worldwide. Explore the cultural impact in reggae, Britpop, and hip hop scenes. Embrace the style and history of Clarks, a brand that continues to innovate and resonate with diverse communities, from Kingston to Manchester to Shaolin.
Female Rage – The Power of Women’s Anger
It is exhausting to see women having to be good in the face of constant violence. It is liberating to see them be vile. Let them rage on.
Murakami’s Existential Melancholy in Recent Screen Adaptations
Recent film adaptations of Murakami's work are catching fire, with 'Drive my Car' and 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' capturing the essence of Murakami's sprawling writing.
Lana Del Rey’s Journey of Self-Acceptance: The Story Behind “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”
Lana Del Rey has published her ninth album: 'Did you know that there’s a tunnel ocean blvd': a piece full of dreamy ballads that witnesses self-acceptance with the destiny Del Rey feels doomed to, despite the singer’s inescapable alignment with her past.
How Recent Graduate Designers Are Exploring the Proportions of the Body
What are emerging designers up to? Enquiring on the physical form, graduate designers rally to reinvent and transform the body shape. The body then becomes a carrier of personal manifestos, the field of explorations, the muse of their fantasies and the stage of metamorphosis.
Netflix’s NEXT IN FASHION shows what’s wrong with the fashion industry
The show invites you to immerse yourself into the sweet bliss of ignorance and lack of knowledge, that the industry loves so much. If fashion is currently responsible for the majority of CO2 emissions and filling up landfill after landfill, then we need some things, but not THE NEXT BIG THING. It's not a criticism of the show, and certainly not of the young designers. It is, rather, a criticism of the fashion machine itself, which is always striving for more, with no idea of what more is.
Ugly Beauty: Reclaiming Beauty or Just Another Fad?
Anti-beauty feels for many like rejecting the male gaze and male-informed beauty standards. But what does unconventional makeup such as unkempt, odd and club-kid looks mean in a time when youth and perfection seem to be everyone’s concern if not destiny? While the trend ‘ugly beauty’ may not reclaim beauty from the male gaze, it does create room for re-evaluating what beauty looks and feels like in an over-saturated world of ideals of perfection.
Jennifer Coolidge is not just White Lotus and Stifler’s Mum
Let’s be honest: Jennifer Coolidge is no stranger to the silver screen. From her roles in Christopher Guest's iconic mockumentaries and Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde to 'Stifler's Mom' in American Pie, Coolidge's quirky sense of humor and inimitable turns of phrase have captured our hearts and laughter for decades.
