Artist Heather Benjamin has spent years at the forefront of New York’s punk scene, creating zines, books and art that explore a range of social taboos.
Saskia Vogel’s debut novel – which explores desire and loneliness in LA – is one of this year’s most exciting. We speak to the author about how she subverted the romance novel.
A young wordsmith fascinated by American culture, John Cooper Clarke couldn’t wait to get to New York. Today, the 70-year-old poet looks back on his time there – from the performances to the drugs.
Whether on the street or in the locker rooms, Owen Harvey has focused his camera on men for whom appearances mean much more than just fashion. Without realising it, he’s developed a body of work that reflects the changing face of masculinity – redefining himself along the way.
Now onto their third issue – which launches with a party at London’s 71a Gallery – the team behind the DIY art publication remain committed as ever to living loosely.
The fashion world may be promoting a new, more ‘sustainable’ kind of consumerism – but no matter what they try and sell, buying new will never lead to real change.
As Queen Lactacia, Nemis Quinn Mélançon-Golden is taking the world of drag by storm. We speak with him and his mother about the highs and lows of finding stardom at just 10 years old.
While consumers have forced the fashion industry to start confronting its ethical and environmental shortcomings in recent years, the tech world remains unchecked. Why?
As we’ve pivoted from IRL communication to screens and chats, conversations have been transformed. In some ways, writes Emily Reynolds, it’s made us closer than ever.
From terrorism and torture to paedophilia – no subject is taboo for Swiss theatre director Milo Rau. We catch up with him to discuss sadism, activism, and the limits of artistic freedom.
In 1996, Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues took the world by storm with its blunt, brazen approach to female sexuality. And over two decades later, its more relevant than ever.
In a new column, writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore.
