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Issue 49

Inside the cultural powerhouse: Join Kinfolk in Scandinavia this fall.

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Nilsson wears a coat by WE11DONE, shoes by MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, rings by J. HANNAH, an ear cuff by FARIS, vintage socks, her own earrings and the stylist’s own necklace.

Music

Tove Lo

The pop star reflects on the big feelings behind her biggest hits.

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Films

Ruben Östlund

Crude, contrary—and killing it: Meet the auteur of awkwardness.

24/08/2023

Fashion

Urban Doom

A saturnine mélange of subversive styles.

24/08/2023

Food

Andy Baraghani

Out of the kitchen, and onto your plates, shelves and screens.

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Athie wears a sweater by COURRÈGES from Nordstrom.

Films

Mamoudou Athie

The shape-shifting actor is on a roll.

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Arts & Culture

Karin Mamma Andersson

Inside the moody, mysterious world of Sweden’s preeminent painter.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Jenny Odell

The acclaimed author in search of lost time.

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She wears an outfit by AERON and shoes by BILLI BI.

Arts & Culture

Amalie Smith

The Danish arts writer finding clarity between the lines.

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He wears a suit by HOPE and a T-shirt by JEANERICA.

Films

Fares Fares

After almost 25 years, the master actor steps behind the camera.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Ryan Heffington

Meet the man bringing choreography, community and queer joy to the desert.

24/08/2023

Design

At Work With: Muller Van Severen

How a home renovation birthed one of Europe’s most distinguished design duos.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Nell Wulfhart

Advice from a decision coach.

24/08/2023

Food

The Pizza Effect

What happens when a trend is taken out of its country of origin, Americanized, and then re-injected into the zeitgeist at home?

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SHOES OFF
Removing one’s shoes is a deeply rooted tradition across many Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. Every visitor to a Japanese home, for example, will leave their shoes inside a genkan—a kind of porch with a raised border intended to prevent any negative ki (the equivalent of chi, or energy) from entering. The genkan also acts as a psychological gateway between the outside and inside worlds: As well as a mark of respect for the host, removing one’s shoes is symbolic of leaving one’s worries—as well as germs—at the door.

( Hua wears a cardigan and shirt by PRADA, shorts by DSQUARED2 and boots by BOTTEGA VENETA. Jiao wears an outfit by PRADA. Clogs by JW ANDERSON X WELLIPETS. Ballerina slippers by BALENCIAGA. )

A World of Difference

A fun lesson in cultural faux pas.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Mass Destruction

“Artists are often left baffled by the fact that they have millions of monthly streams, yet only a couple of thousand followers on social media.”

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Reid Bartelme & Harriet Jung

An inquiry into costume design.

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Music

Róisín Murphy

Five questions for an art-pop icon.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Studio Visit: Heidi Gustafson

A cabin in the Cascade Mountains houses a hermetic artist—and her extraordinary world of natural pigments.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

On the Cheap

The greatness of cultural worsts.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Pitch Perfect

In praise of darkness.

24/08/2023

A black and white image of hardback books or text books from abo

Arts & Culture

Object Matters

A spotlight on commonplace books.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

How to Say No

And why you might want to.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Correction: Clutter

A tidy room does not always beget a tidy mind.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Behind the Scenes

Aoife McMahon on the art of the audiobook.

24/08/2023

Design

Good Enough

The case for plainness.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Word: Zeitgeber

A new treatise on time.

24/08/2023

Arts & Culture

Checked Out

Why is hotel art so boring?

24/08/2023

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