Culture
‘Legacy? I don’t care. Once you’re dead, you’re dead mate’
Life lessons from David Bailey — As he gears up to release a new book on his adventures in Peru, we sit down with the veteran photographer to talk swearing, switching off and why he reckons digital cameras ruined photography.
Written by: Niall Flynn
The grit and glamour of Californian hip hop
In pictures — From Snoop Dogg and Tupac to A$AP Rocky, photographer Mike Miller has spent decades documenting the world of West Coast hip hop. ‘I was in a drive-by shooting a couple of years ago,’ he tells Miss Rosen. ‘LA is not as safe as everyone thinks.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
We all love drag queens – but what about drag kings?
Brothers & sisters — We head to the fifth anniversary of cult drag night Boi Box to hear more about the forgotten world of drag kings, and why they deserve the same acclaim as their onstage sisters.
Written by: Megan Wallace
The man who taught America how to grow weed
A secret history — In the ’70s, Mel Frank wrote the definitive guide on growing your own Marijuana, offering back-to-basics lessons on indoor and outdoor cultivation.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A photographic history of East LA in the 90s
Legends never die — In her visual archive, artist Guadalupe Rosales passes on the stories, traditions and history of Chicanx culture in the 1990s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A 43-hour train journey through the heart of India
The Travel Diary — For photographer David Mulnard, India represented the complete unknown. However, it wasn’t until he boarded the Golden Temple 12904 to Mumbai that his trip really began.
Written by: David Mulnard
What Netflix did next: 80s ghosts & holocaust horror
Are you still watching? — Want something to watch this weekend? So does Megan Nolan. In a new column, the writer and author bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Holocaust drama Operation Royale and kitsch UK horror Malevolent.
Written by: Megan Nolan
An eerie look inside a Chinese Love Doll factory
Sex for dummies — In a new collaboration, photographers Xiaoxiao Xu and Marco van Duyvendijk set out to reveal the unseen side of sex doll workshops.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Division and disparity on the streets of Mexico City
The Travel Diary — Photojournalist Frankie Mills documents the inequality in the Mexican capital – a place where just 1 per cent of the population earns 21 per cent of the country’s entire income.
Written by: Frankie Mills
Deana Lawson’s mythical portraits of blackness
An intimate study — The New York photographer’s striking, large-scale images offer an intimate look at black life around the world.
Written by: Miss Rosen
