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Above the Fold Land, dignity, and ethics: Mitch Epstein photographs the remnants of our American Dream ...Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where citizens are resisting energy companies attempting to annex their land using eminent domain. The county is also one of the longest... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Running towards enlightenment: District Vision values curiosity over cultism ...“the first truly cool pair of running eyewear,” and will be worn by marathon runners at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. District Vision’s latest release is... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Parsons debuts its introspective, rebellious next class of designers ...comes from when I was like 14-years-old. It just springboarded into all these different ideas. Natalie Vladimiroff Natalie Vladimiroff A lot of your pieces are... by Lauren Tischler Above the Fold Villa Lena: the 19th century Tuscan retreat freeing artists from the hustle mentality ...studio and being in the lab, which is what I would describe as my sacred space. The lab itself is comprised of around 100 different... by Jordan Anderson Above the Fold Flying Lotus’s infinite levels of obsession ...is less about knowing the rules of music, and more about knowing when to ignore them. Flying Lotus has become known—and highly sought after—for his... by Rhodes Murphy Above the Fold Ezra Furman channels our collective fury with the explosive ‘Twelve Nudes’ ...punk reaction to our society’s current injustices. His latest album Twelve Nudes, released today, leaves restraint at the door. This album has a greater sense... by Sophia Rose Segarra Above the Fold BTS, BLACKPINK, and…Jackson Pollock? The novice’s guide to K-Pop ...to get a good spot at their free concert for Good Morning, America. BTS’s top hit on Spotify, Boy With Luv, has well over 250... by Lyric Bowditch Above the Fold Prada’s latest upcycling initiative takes on ocean pollution ...happens when whales and dolphins come into contact with the ghost nets. “We see evidence of entanglement scars all the time,” she said. “They are... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Vaporwave’s little known roots are anti-capitalist and totally punk ...my original compositions to get as close as I could to that sound.” “To combat the notion that vaporwave must be made by sampling, I... by Nick Fulton Above the Fold Ghetto Gastro teaches you how to make their award-winning watermelon granita Ghetto Gastro is bringing the Bronx to the world. When the Bronx-born-and-based Jon Gray co-founded Ghetto Gastro in 2012, he wondered how he could combine... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Lore Segal wrote the Great American Novel you never read (and should) ...novel—“I’m not sure I have the energy to write long pieces now”—Segal continues to work on short stories, increasingly now peppered with allusions to age... by Aaron Hicklin Above the Fold Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times ...a colonial context. This is the American version of the Moravians, [the] English version of Williams Blake’s parents’ involvement in Why Mrs. Blake Cried. Countersexual... by Ron Athey Above the Fold Richie Hawtin wants to revive techno’s original, intimate spirit The legendary DJ captures the artistry of techno with his latest album and companion app.... by Cassidy George Above the Fold What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture ...Cuba and France. Their collective vision combines a self-aware commentary on the French colonization of Vietnam (prior to American involvement) as well as the hypocritical... by Tia Glista Above the Fold Marie Tomanova captures the haunting discomfort of being lost in her own homeland ...by Western fashion magazines that were hard to come by a then-communist state. “My parents lived most of their life during communism,” Tomanova says, adding... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Paradise Garage’s final nights: crying and dancing at the definitive rager of ’80s NYC ...Garage gave me a chance to be completely free and express myself with total confidence. I was 42, 43, it didn’t make any difference. I... by Miss Rosen Above the Fold The Cramps circa ’79: falling in love with punk rock’s most psychotic band ...pair have been taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their last edition, Pat... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Making a murderer iconic? A Charles Manson exhibit reveals the human psyche’s darkest corners ...brink of tears. All this is just to say Quentin Tarantino was hardly the first to see Manson as the focal point of the 1969... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Jacolby Satterwhite turned his late mother’s cassette recordings into an EDM album Jacolby Satterwhite announced his latest project today, hot off the heels of working as a contributing director on Solange’s video album When I Get Home.... by Clara Malley Above the Fold 10 years of ‘In the Loop’: 5 prophetic moments from the biting satire A bumbling British politician announces that war is “unforeseeable” in an interview while a secret war American war committee forms in the shadows. A director... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Anna Victoria Best’s ‘Ottilie’ is an immersive exhibition starring one model Anna Victoria Best’s ongoing series AVB Editions consists of one muse she photographs over the course of one day—because, as Best says, “[It’s] calm and... by Amelia Reardon Above the Fold Lolo Zouaï’s tour rider: tea, essential oils, and racing jackets Watch Lolo Zouaï’s latest music video for “Caffeine” here. Born in Paris to French-Algerian parents, singer Lolo Zouaï arrived in San Francisco as an infant... by Jackson Howard Above the Fold Capitalism is the internet troll you can’t block—and other lesson’s from Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’ ...inequality, exploiting the labor of some in order to ensure the comfort of others. The delusion is thinking that individual action can replace a much-needed... by Genelle Levy Above the Fold Hideki Seo unpacks his fantastical cartoon fashion drawings ...around the clock, unable to do anything for his country in the disaster’s immediate aftermath. Both pieces form part of the latest leg of A... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Inside Arden Surdam’s licentious world of seafood, sex, and status ...at Haven in Montauk through Labor Day. Surdam had her own experience observing the complicated dynamics of class within the food industry in the Hamptons... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold What it was like to get arrested at Danceteria with Keith Haring ...weeks, the pair have been taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. This week, Pat... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Post-Stonewall, drenched in sunlight: Alvin Baltrop chronicled the sexual frontier of ’70s New York ...lab using medical equipment. “The photographs he made in the Navy were a revelation,” Bessa says. “He was photographing the landscape, along with intimate scenes... by Miss Rosen Above the Fold Who is Alice Phoebe Lou? Not your indie dreamgirl ...starters, there’s her latest project Strong Boi, which she officially released on her 26th birthday in July. “It’s where I am completely unapologetic,” she explains.... by Laura Steiner Above the Fold Toni Morrison remembered—in the words of Marlon James, Yara Shahidi, and Janet Mock ...letters, and it seems acutely poetic that her death should come at the very moment when the themes she explored so vividly in her work—the... by Aaron Hicklin Above the Fold Remembering Lucien Bahaj—creator of the French bistro that became NYC’s last cultural salon ...a comparable public experience. You never knew who you might meet or what creator—famous, infamous, or just an inspiring player—might walk through the door and... by Clayton Patterson Above the Fold Travel back to the birth of punk with the CBGB regulars who filmed it all ...will be taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their second edition, Pat and... by Clara Malley Above the Fold The 2020 frontrunner is now New Zealand’s prime minister ...Zealand. Sorry, Mike Gravel. Jacinda Ardern might be the Democrats’ fastest-rising star after being name-checked in both rounds of debates. Last month, she was summoned... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Post-post-Soviet? Eastern Europe’s young designers are shunning a tired aesthetic ...with contrasting piping and decadent, sparkly embroidery. Klimchuk is not the only label garnering hype for its unconventional, non-commercial take on fashion in Eastern Europe.... by Kristen Bateman Above the Fold In North Korea, contraband mascara is a weapon of resistance ...dress code and even regulations on make-up, compulsory uniformity of appearance is one of many ways the North Korean regime maintains dominance. The rule here... by Amelia Reardon Above the Fold Sita Abellán’s Lilith soundtrack for channeling your inner demon goddess ...of Miss Kittin. “It reflects my taste in music, which ranges from Electro sounds to Dark Wave and Techno. I created my latest Lilith collection... by Phil Backes Above the Fold ‘Viva L’Algerie!’: Amidst political turmoil in Algeria, New Yorkers speak out ...Robert J Webb, American “I was initially coming over to the park for the Free Lula Protest, but I heard about the Algeria protest every... by Sara-Ann Baker Above the Fold From Iggy Pop to Blondie: meet the women who documented punk royalty in ’70s New York ...the pair will be taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their first edition,... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in ’70s London ...skinheads marched from Sloane Square to Hyde Park to commemorate Sid Vicious’s death the year before. I was covering the event for Melody Maker. All... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold ‘Three Women’ is a gonzo odyssey into the underbelly of desire The rapid-fire stimuli of the digital age often prevent us from lingering with complex stories long enough to empathize. In her first book, Three Women,... by Genevieve Shuster Above the Fold Yeule’s summer playlist is a holographic hot cheeto ...not to mention geographically abstract—bouncing between heady club underworlds, orchestral kawaii dreamlands, and science-fantasy dystopias. (The name yeule was inspired by Final Fantasy XIII-2.) yeule’s... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Soviet-era sci-fi gave Stanley Kubrick a run for his money ...Space Odyssey and the campy dark comedy to unseat Spaceballs. Solyaris [Solaris] (1972): the Soviet answer to 2001: A Space Odyssey Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solyaris follows... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Grimes’s wellness regime proves we’re all still paranoid about androids With access to the best plastic surgeons, nutritionists, wellness gurus, and medicine that money can buy, celebrities were always going to be the first to... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold 2019 in photojournalism: encapsulating the stories we can’t afford to forget Free press and the informed public it empowers form an essential tenet of our democracy. But rapid news cycles chock-full of crises and breakthroughs can... by Genevieve Shuster Above the Fold Road-tripping with model and photographer Julia Campbell-Gillies ...in more traditional places, [people think] liking fashion makes you stupid—like it’s for stupid girls playing dress-up. It’s fascinating how obviously incredibly wrong that is,... by Emily Lipson Above the Fold Isamaya Ffrench’s 5 favorite ‘beauty’ books: romance, recipes, and Carl Jung ...away. The Silver Spoon by Clelia D’Onofrio Best cookbook/encyclopedia I have come across if you’re into cooking. East of Eden by John Steinbeck Inspired by... by Isamaya Ffrench Above the Fold Accompany Solange on her spiritual expedition home .../Boston 1 August from 6-10pm EST, PAMM Free Community Night, Miami 2- 8 August, The Broad Theater, New Orleans 3 August 2pm CST, MCA Chicago... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Kiyan Williams and Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski on the audacity of art-making at the margins ...community and you both are people of color, do you believe there is a responsibility to make art, or do you think it should come... by Sophia Rose Segarra Above the Fold Exorcising the social media ghosts of relationships past ...film, Hari, earned them a directorship award at Inside Out LGBT Film Festival and their stop motion film The Tie earned them best short at... by Genevieve Shuster Above the Fold ‘The Year of Return’: 5 Ghanaian artists sound off on Pan-African solidarity ...celebrities. Ghana’s latest and most ambitious push for Pan-Africanism is 2019’s “The Year of Return”, an initiative that was introduced last year by President Nana... by Amira Rasool Above the Fold Sarai Mari owns her existential crisis Captivating images of paranoia and fantasy from the photographer's latest book.... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold Land, dignity, and ethics: Mitch Epstein photographs the remnants of our American Dream ...Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where citizens are resisting energy companies attempting to annex their land using eminent domain. The county is also one of the longest... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Running towards enlightenment: District Vision values curiosity over cultism ...“the first truly cool pair of running eyewear,” and will be worn by marathon runners at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. District Vision’s latest release is... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Parsons debuts its introspective, rebellious next class of designers ...comes from when I was like 14-years-old. It just springboarded into all these different ideas. Natalie Vladimiroff Natalie Vladimiroff A lot of your pieces are... by Lauren Tischler
Above the Fold Villa Lena: the 19th century Tuscan retreat freeing artists from the hustle mentality ...studio and being in the lab, which is what I would describe as my sacred space. The lab itself is comprised of around 100 different... by Jordan Anderson
Above the Fold Flying Lotus’s infinite levels of obsession ...is less about knowing the rules of music, and more about knowing when to ignore them. Flying Lotus has become known—and highly sought after—for his... by Rhodes Murphy
Above the Fold Ezra Furman channels our collective fury with the explosive ‘Twelve Nudes’ ...punk reaction to our society’s current injustices. His latest album Twelve Nudes, released today, leaves restraint at the door. This album has a greater sense... by Sophia Rose Segarra
Above the Fold BTS, BLACKPINK, and…Jackson Pollock? The novice’s guide to K-Pop ...to get a good spot at their free concert for Good Morning, America. BTS’s top hit on Spotify, Boy With Luv, has well over 250... by Lyric Bowditch
Above the Fold Prada’s latest upcycling initiative takes on ocean pollution ...happens when whales and dolphins come into contact with the ghost nets. “We see evidence of entanglement scars all the time,” she said. “They are... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Vaporwave’s little known roots are anti-capitalist and totally punk ...my original compositions to get as close as I could to that sound.” “To combat the notion that vaporwave must be made by sampling, I... by Nick Fulton
Above the Fold Ghetto Gastro teaches you how to make their award-winning watermelon granita Ghetto Gastro is bringing the Bronx to the world. When the Bronx-born-and-based Jon Gray co-founded Ghetto Gastro in 2012, he wondered how he could combine... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Lore Segal wrote the Great American Novel you never read (and should) ...novel—“I’m not sure I have the energy to write long pieces now”—Segal continues to work on short stories, increasingly now peppered with allusions to age... by Aaron Hicklin
Above the Fold Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times ...a colonial context. This is the American version of the Moravians, [the] English version of Williams Blake’s parents’ involvement in Why Mrs. Blake Cried. Countersexual... by Ron Athey
Above the Fold Richie Hawtin wants to revive techno’s original, intimate spirit The legendary DJ captures the artistry of techno with his latest album and companion app.... by Cassidy George
Above the Fold What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture ...Cuba and France. Their collective vision combines a self-aware commentary on the French colonization of Vietnam (prior to American involvement) as well as the hypocritical... by Tia Glista
Above the Fold Marie Tomanova captures the haunting discomfort of being lost in her own homeland ...by Western fashion magazines that were hard to come by a then-communist state. “My parents lived most of their life during communism,” Tomanova says, adding... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Paradise Garage’s final nights: crying and dancing at the definitive rager of ’80s NYC ...Garage gave me a chance to be completely free and express myself with total confidence. I was 42, 43, it didn’t make any difference. I... by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold The Cramps circa ’79: falling in love with punk rock’s most psychotic band ...pair have been taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their last edition, Pat... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Making a murderer iconic? A Charles Manson exhibit reveals the human psyche’s darkest corners ...brink of tears. All this is just to say Quentin Tarantino was hardly the first to see Manson as the focal point of the 1969... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Jacolby Satterwhite turned his late mother’s cassette recordings into an EDM album Jacolby Satterwhite announced his latest project today, hot off the heels of working as a contributing director on Solange’s video album When I Get Home.... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold 10 years of ‘In the Loop’: 5 prophetic moments from the biting satire A bumbling British politician announces that war is “unforeseeable” in an interview while a secret war American war committee forms in the shadows. A director... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Anna Victoria Best’s ‘Ottilie’ is an immersive exhibition starring one model Anna Victoria Best’s ongoing series AVB Editions consists of one muse she photographs over the course of one day—because, as Best says, “[It’s] calm and... by Amelia Reardon
Above the Fold Lolo Zouaï’s tour rider: tea, essential oils, and racing jackets Watch Lolo Zouaï’s latest music video for “Caffeine” here. Born in Paris to French-Algerian parents, singer Lolo Zouaï arrived in San Francisco as an infant... by Jackson Howard
Above the Fold Capitalism is the internet troll you can’t block—and other lesson’s from Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’ ...inequality, exploiting the labor of some in order to ensure the comfort of others. The delusion is thinking that individual action can replace a much-needed... by Genelle Levy
Above the Fold Hideki Seo unpacks his fantastical cartoon fashion drawings ...around the clock, unable to do anything for his country in the disaster’s immediate aftermath. Both pieces form part of the latest leg of A... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Inside Arden Surdam’s licentious world of seafood, sex, and status ...at Haven in Montauk through Labor Day. Surdam had her own experience observing the complicated dynamics of class within the food industry in the Hamptons... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold What it was like to get arrested at Danceteria with Keith Haring ...weeks, the pair have been taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. This week, Pat... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Post-Stonewall, drenched in sunlight: Alvin Baltrop chronicled the sexual frontier of ’70s New York ...lab using medical equipment. “The photographs he made in the Navy were a revelation,” Bessa says. “He was photographing the landscape, along with intimate scenes... by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold Who is Alice Phoebe Lou? Not your indie dreamgirl ...starters, there’s her latest project Strong Boi, which she officially released on her 26th birthday in July. “It’s where I am completely unapologetic,” she explains.... by Laura Steiner
Above the Fold Toni Morrison remembered—in the words of Marlon James, Yara Shahidi, and Janet Mock ...letters, and it seems acutely poetic that her death should come at the very moment when the themes she explored so vividly in her work—the... by Aaron Hicklin
Above the Fold Remembering Lucien Bahaj—creator of the French bistro that became NYC’s last cultural salon ...a comparable public experience. You never knew who you might meet or what creator—famous, infamous, or just an inspiring player—might walk through the door and... by Clayton Patterson
Above the Fold Travel back to the birth of punk with the CBGB regulars who filmed it all ...will be taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their second edition, Pat and... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold The 2020 frontrunner is now New Zealand’s prime minister ...Zealand. Sorry, Mike Gravel. Jacinda Ardern might be the Democrats’ fastest-rising star after being name-checked in both rounds of debates. Last month, she was summoned... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Post-post-Soviet? Eastern Europe’s young designers are shunning a tired aesthetic ...with contrasting piping and decadent, sparkly embroidery. Klimchuk is not the only label garnering hype for its unconventional, non-commercial take on fashion in Eastern Europe.... by Kristen Bateman
Above the Fold In North Korea, contraband mascara is a weapon of resistance ...dress code and even regulations on make-up, compulsory uniformity of appearance is one of many ways the North Korean regime maintains dominance. The rule here... by Amelia Reardon
Above the Fold Sita Abellán’s Lilith soundtrack for channeling your inner demon goddess ...of Miss Kittin. “It reflects my taste in music, which ranges from Electro sounds to Dark Wave and Techno. I created my latest Lilith collection... by Phil Backes
Above the Fold ‘Viva L’Algerie!’: Amidst political turmoil in Algeria, New Yorkers speak out ...Robert J Webb, American “I was initially coming over to the park for the Free Lula Protest, but I heard about the Algeria protest every... by Sara-Ann Baker
Above the Fold From Iggy Pop to Blondie: meet the women who documented punk royalty in ’70s New York ...the pair will be taking us through the bands and venues that best capture the inimitable energy that was early-days punk. For their first edition,... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in ’70s London ...skinheads marched from Sloane Square to Hyde Park to commemorate Sid Vicious’s death the year before. I was covering the event for Melody Maker. All... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold ‘Three Women’ is a gonzo odyssey into the underbelly of desire The rapid-fire stimuli of the digital age often prevent us from lingering with complex stories long enough to empathize. In her first book, Three Women,... by Genevieve Shuster
Above the Fold Yeule’s summer playlist is a holographic hot cheeto ...not to mention geographically abstract—bouncing between heady club underworlds, orchestral kawaii dreamlands, and science-fantasy dystopias. (The name yeule was inspired by Final Fantasy XIII-2.) yeule’s... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Soviet-era sci-fi gave Stanley Kubrick a run for his money ...Space Odyssey and the campy dark comedy to unseat Spaceballs. Solyaris [Solaris] (1972): the Soviet answer to 2001: A Space Odyssey Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solyaris follows... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Grimes’s wellness regime proves we’re all still paranoid about androids With access to the best plastic surgeons, nutritionists, wellness gurus, and medicine that money can buy, celebrities were always going to be the first to... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold 2019 in photojournalism: encapsulating the stories we can’t afford to forget Free press and the informed public it empowers form an essential tenet of our democracy. But rapid news cycles chock-full of crises and breakthroughs can... by Genevieve Shuster
Above the Fold Road-tripping with model and photographer Julia Campbell-Gillies ...in more traditional places, [people think] liking fashion makes you stupid—like it’s for stupid girls playing dress-up. It’s fascinating how obviously incredibly wrong that is,... by Emily Lipson
Above the Fold Isamaya Ffrench’s 5 favorite ‘beauty’ books: romance, recipes, and Carl Jung ...away. The Silver Spoon by Clelia D’Onofrio Best cookbook/encyclopedia I have come across if you’re into cooking. East of Eden by John Steinbeck Inspired by... by Isamaya Ffrench
Above the Fold Accompany Solange on her spiritual expedition home .../Boston 1 August from 6-10pm EST, PAMM Free Community Night, Miami 2- 8 August, The Broad Theater, New Orleans 3 August 2pm CST, MCA Chicago... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Kiyan Williams and Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski on the audacity of art-making at the margins ...community and you both are people of color, do you believe there is a responsibility to make art, or do you think it should come... by Sophia Rose Segarra
Above the Fold Exorcising the social media ghosts of relationships past ...film, Hari, earned them a directorship award at Inside Out LGBT Film Festival and their stop motion film The Tie earned them best short at... by Genevieve Shuster
Above the Fold ‘The Year of Return’: 5 Ghanaian artists sound off on Pan-African solidarity ...celebrities. Ghana’s latest and most ambitious push for Pan-Africanism is 2019’s “The Year of Return”, an initiative that was introduced last year by President Nana... by Amira Rasool
Above the Fold Sarai Mari owns her existential crisis Captivating images of paranoia and fantasy from the photographer's latest book.... by Shawn Lakin