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A Guide to Sound & Scent in Chicago
Independent musicians Soh Darling, Elizabeth Moen, Akenya and more talk their favorite scents —and sounds — in the city.

Hannah Black
6 days ago


The Best Film & Fragrance in New York City
Where to sniff, shop, and see, from the Naxos Apothecary to the Angelika.

Carly Silverman
Aug 29


Welcome Back, 2016: Why Young People Are Dressing Brighter — and Logging Off
The dopamine-driven aesthetics of the mid-2010s are back — and with them, a renewed taste for play. But, as aqua blue, body glitter, and hair feathers roll back onto the collective Pinterest board, can borrowing the era’s aesthetics revive the optimism that first created them?

Karla Lategan
Aug 22


Judge Me By My Journal Cover
The bag charm craze is coming for notebooks next.

Tess Growney
Aug 16


Forever Dying: Dead Women and Their Grip on Girl Culture
On the phenomenon of having a “favourite dead girl” — from Marilyn Monroe to Sylvia Plath — and what it means to let women live in peace.

Bella Blue Bloss
Aug 12


Tim Heidecker on Unlocking Weirder Comedy, and the Popping of the Alex Jones Balloon
A time stamp in media culture that will be hard to outshine.

Lauren Lexa Brown
Aug 10


Boots, Bread, and Roses
How Rama Duwaji’s footwear reveals that, for socialists, fashion is always a material concern.

Emma Tranter
Aug 7


The Politics of Aesthetic Ubiquity
As our screen time climbs, so do the stifling standards to which we hold ourselves. Is it any wonder, then, that cosmetic interventions are more accessible and popular than ever?

Gabrielle A.D.
Jul 31
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