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US fascism is killing art
By many accounts, Donald Trump is an art lover… as long as the art has his face on it, and ideally bolsters his reputation as a world-historical figure. Back in the 80s, he even commissioned Andy Warhol to create a tribute to Trump Tower (which he ultimately rejected, refusing to pay – Warhol later branded him…
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When did UK underground rap get so Christian?
UK rap tastemaker YT’s decision to redact a lyrical reference to adult entertainer Bonnie Blue last March surprised many. Although the Romford artist had never been shy to talk about his Christian faith, this was the first time he had directly acknowledged tensions between his personally held religious values and the sexually suggestive content of…
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How a good passport photo became the ultimate flex
Almost every day, we scroll past a passport photo. They stand out; one of the few remaining images that produces visual sameness inside a feed engineered for constant mutation. The passport picture – along with its cousins, the photobooth picture and the driver’s license picture – is a relic that we just can’t shake. For…
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Eimear Lynch captures the quiet rituals of girlhood for Bompard
Bompard by Eimear Lynch and Andra-Amelia Buhai Gallery / 5 images Tucked into the pages of our Winter 2025 issue, you come across a series of images of girls hanging out with nothing much to prove. They are putting on each other’s makeup, sitting at a party, killing time in a friend’s room, caught in…
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The 25 most stylish people of 2025, ranked
The 25 most stylish people of 2025 Gallery / 25 images To declare one single celeb the most stylish person of 2025 is a fool’s errand – but one I’ll happily undertake time and time again. This year, celebrity style has continued to deliver a plethora of unforgettable moments, which is really what life is…
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5 ways to celebrate the winter solstice like a witch
This article was originally published 18 December 2023. Christmas is a time of bizarre rites and rituals, one that sees children embark on pilgrimages to tinsel-wrapped trees in town squares and to fake Father Christmasses in cheap white wigs at shopping centres. In much of Western society, Christmas has become an over-commercialised paean to excess…
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Sinéad O’Dwyer is heading to The Light House for Christmas
Sinéad O’Dwyer AW25 Gallery / 39 images In September this year, the son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcom McLaren, Joe Corré, opened a four-storey shop in the heart of Soho. Part boutique, part members club, The Light House is a Victorian townhouse that specialises in platforming bespoke, independent fashion brands. Inside, you’ll discover brands such…
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Modern Rituals is the photo book chronicling London’s tattoo scene
Modern Rituals Gallery / 14 images “The audience for tattooing only sees the final one per cent of the process – I’m showing the 99 per cent that is usually totally hidden away,” says Hannah Guyer, photographer and studio manager at London’s The Church of England tattoo studio. The space has become home to a…
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What does 2025’s free speech crackdown mean for Americans?
In February, weeks after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Vice President J.D. Vance took to the stage at the Munich Security Conference to issue a warning cry. Europe, according to Vance, faced a slew of existential threats, one of which was the “retreat” of free speech. (This was largely in critique of the EU’s social…
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The winners and losers of 2025
WINNERS ZOHRAN MAMDANI Mamdani triumphed in New York’s mayoral election against overwhelming odds, including a vicious and often Islamophobic smear campaign, lukewarm support from his own party, and the deep pockets of billionaire donors backing rival Andrew Cuomo, who out-raised him more than seven to one. Mamdani achieved his victory partly by being a charismatic…