Ms. González graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this year and is an activist for gun reform. I don’t remember exactly when I found out Carmen Schentrup was dead. Carmen and I became friends in middle school. We had science together. I got my period...
The “boys’ club” mentality puts the entire movement in danger. Streetwear as a culture is built on an unwavering sense of community, leveraging a grasp on authenticity that the fashion industry has become desperate to capitalize on. At the core of this is streetwear’s...
As the former frontwoman for Crystal Castles, and now as a solo artist, Alice Glass has always struck a mix of snarling sensitivity. Only recently, however, has that duality made so much sense. Born Margaret Osborn in Toronto, Glass immersed herself in the city’s...
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.[3] It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights.While the first observance of a Women’s Day was held on February 28, 1909 in New York, March 8 was suggested by the 1910...
Introducing Chynna, the Ex-Model and Ex-Addict Who Can Rap Her Ass Off The Rising artist talks about overcoming drug addiction, and the importance of emotional honesty in music. One look at Chynna and it’s easy to see why she inked a deal with the prestigious Ford...
Recently, I asked my friends, friends-of-friends, and Twitter followers (Thanks for the emails, guys!) for the one hottest thing a guy had ever said to them. Here, their best answers: 1. Sara, 24 After months of waiting and flirting and buildup, he said “I’ve been...
Charlotte Gainsbourg has released a second new song and video from her upcoming album Rest. The dreamy, danceable “Deadly Valentine” was produced by SebastiAn, the album’s primary producer. Gainsbourg directed and co-stars alongside Dev Hynes of Blood Orange in the...
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A Beginner’s Guide What is Pinky Violence? There is no universally agreed on definition for the term, and you will get different answers depending on who you ask. However, for the lack of a better definition we can cite the title of the ultimate book on the...
A “weird punk kid” growing in southern Norway and Oslo, Jenny Hval found kinship in the goth community and began singing in a doom metal band at 17. Now 36, she is a seasoned performer from her years in the Oslo scene and touring, and knows how to...
Sting’s daughter Eliot Paulina Sumner a.k.a. Coco: “Fame is just embarrassing. I grew up with a famous dad, but I never thought of him as a celebrity. He was just my dad. We had a completely normal upbringing. It wasn’t as if Eric Clapton and David Bowie...
Barack Obama Wrote An Essay About Feminism Every Man Needs To Read President Barack Obama is a feminist and he’s not afraid to let the world know it. In an impassioned essay for Glamour magazine, POTUS wrote about the negative impact rigid gender stereotypes have on...
