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SOUND ADVICE

Manchester-Based DJ salute Tells Us What It Takes to Survive Festival Season

August 19, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the DJ and producer made us a playlist to mark the release of their debut album, “True Magic,” and an upcoming North American tour.

Inside Interview

Ancient History: Aaliyah, Tommy Lee, and Donatella Versace Rang In Y2K

January 14, 2022

In the first installment of our new bi-monthly column, we ring in 2022 by revisiting the year that launched a thousand velour tracksuits: Y2K.

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The Writer and Cultural Critic Zeba Blay is Putting Her Shadows on the Page

October 19, 2021

The writer and cultural critic discusses her new essay collection, “Carefree Black Girls,” chain smoking, and why she loves a good Voice Memo.

Mel Ottenberg and an Anonymous Fashion Luminary Fall Into a Met Gala Scroll Hole

September 16, 2021

“They may hate, but we love.”

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Nice to Meet You: Leaf on Dinner Parties and Sweating the Details

August 27, 2020

The rapper talks Tarantino, anime, and the perfect ingredients for self-care.

Timbaland and Justine Skye On Their Cosmic Connection

June 30, 2020

Despite never having met face to face, the titan producer and rising R&B singer form an alliance that was written in the stars.

Meet Sudan Archives, the Electro-R&B Violinist Who’s Mesmerized By Jellyfish

March 12, 2019

The LA-based musician has awakened the full potential of the violin to dizzying, dazzling, and, at times, disturbing effect.