VOICE NOTES
“Thank You, Madonna”: Inside LadyLand Festival This Pride Weekend
July 1, 2024
“I had no idea what the word virgin meant. Madonna taught me what the word virgin meant.”
SOUND ADVICE
Live Coder DJ_Dave Is Logged In to the Algorave Afters
April 11, 2024
The producer and sound selector made us the ultimate futuristic fembot playlist, featuring Kelela and Charli XCX, and tells us who to fear when the machines take over.
SEARCH HISTORY
Meet @Joan.Of.Arca, Instagram’s Favorite Feminist Shitposter
May 3, 2023
“The further you scroll down on a profile, the older (and weirder) the memes get.”
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French Synth Prodigy Lewis OfMan is Your Date to the Afters
April 12, 2023
“After killing SoundCloud, I will ruin my Spotify wedding fucking with Apple Music.”
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Loewe SS23: Minnie Mouse Shoes, Balloons, and 8-Bit Motifs
October 4, 2022
“I gotta say that this collection got me hot in the uncanny valley, baby.”
CAMPERLAB Is Turning Technical Sneakers Into Playground Floors
September 28, 2022
Meet the Tossu, a new sneaker featuring sustainable futuristic soles made from recycled materials.
RISE
Shygirl Tells Doechii Why Her Time Is Now
September 20, 2022
The queen of the U.K. underground links up with the American rapper to discuss songwriting, shady industry tactics, and wanting everything all at once.
FASHION!
Bottega Veneta Celebrates the Cinematic Brilliance of Melina Matsoukas
June 9, 2021
With its latest ready-to-wear campaign, the Italian fashion house highlights the director’s groundbreaking creative vision.
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Omar Ayuso, Arca, and King Princess Share Their Queer Defining Moments
May 26, 2021
We kick off Pride with exclusive images from Calvin Klein’s campaign featuring a host of queer icons.
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The Band O’Hara on Dreams, Ceviche, and Making Music as a Couple
November 12, 2020
The très-cool French band, formed by Laurence and Denma, met in Paris through a series of very fortunate events. Get to know the couple.
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“This Is Getting Hot”: Arca and Rosalía Remember the Before Time
October 8, 2020
A character study of pop’s inscrutable new icon, in three acts. This is part II: Mind.
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Arca and Oscar Isaac Look Back on Their Unlikely Collaboration
October 8, 2020
A character study of pop’s inscrutable new icon, in three acts. This is part III: Spirit.
“Well, This Is Awkward”: Christine and the Queens and Troye Sivan Make Post-Pandemic Plans
May 28, 2020
The dance-pop phenoms pledge to one day reunite, even if that means swimming across the Pacific.
Purity Ring Wants to Wrap Themselves (and Us) in Music
April 7, 2020
Following their new album “Womb,” Megan James and Corin Roddick turn us onto the tried-and-true tracks that keep them cozy, from ‘The Revenant’ score to Hanson.
My 2,500 Hours Playing Guild Wars
March 8, 2019
The musician Alejandra Ghersi, better known as Arca, on productivity, and why they’ve played more than 2,500 hours of the role-playing game “Guild Wars.”
Electronic musician CIFIKA is the Korean Arca
April 24, 2018
The electro musician already has the title of longest U.S. tour ever for a Korean act under her belt, but she’s hungry for more.
London producer Visionist is bringing life back to experimental music
November 29, 2017
The electronic musician talks with visual artist Peter De Potter about his process and carving out an identity online.