FILM/MUSIC

Living In Between: Carson Allen on Identity, Instinct, and Craft

An intimate editorial with Carson Allen on working between Seoul and Los Angeles, creative instinct, cultural nuance, and finding identity beyond borders.

When Softness And Power Collide: Olivia Dean’s Path To Success

A fashion-forward profile of Olivia Dean, where airy neo-soul meets fearless style—from The Art of Loving to runway-level stage looks.

BRAT Summer Goes Cinematic

Brat’s lime-green afterglow turns filmic as Charli XCX expands into A24’s The Moment—dark glamour, world-building, and pop-star reinvention.

A Hollywood-Shaped Christmas: How American Movies Built Our Holiday Fantasy

From It’s a Wonderful Life to Home Alone, Hollywood turned Christmas into a global moodboard—snow, romance, redemption, and cozy nostalgia

Inside the Lush, Eerie Fashion World of del Toro’s Frankenstein

Step inside Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, where Kate Hawley’s lush, eerie costume design turns gothic romance into a wearable dream.

BAFTA Playback: When Actors Watch Themselves Watching Us

In BAFTA’s Playback, McConaughey, Farrell, Erivo, Lawrence, Jordan, and White revisit the roles that defined them — and watch themselves watching us

Slutty, Sad, and Sparkly: The New Pop Star Formula

Charli XCX, Ice Spice, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan are rewriting pop’s rules — slutty, sad, and sparkly. Chaos, heartbreak, and brat energy define 2025

Run to the West: A Korean Odyssey Between Myth and Machine

Director Yoon-sung Kang and actor Min Kim bring Run to the West—Korea’s first AI-assisted film blending mythology, technology, and cinematic vision.

The Comeback of Vinyl: Why Analog Still Matters Today

From Andy Warhol’s iconic covers to Billie Eilish’s vinyl editions—analog endures as a slower, richer way to feel music in the digital age.

Beyond Virality: How Raye Is Rewriting Her Own Story

From Escapism to My 21st Century Blues, seven BRIT Awards, All Points East & viral hits, Raye breaks free from labels to redefine stardom

Inside the Coppola Frame: Sofia’s Films Make Girlhood Dreamlike

From The Virgin Suicides to Priscilla, Sofia Coppola gave girlhood its cinematic language — dreamy, still, and emotional — now echoed on TikTok and beyond.

Soundtracks to Vulnerability: How Lyrics Unlock Confessions

From Taylor Swift to Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan, TikTok turns lyrics into confessionals — proving how music unlocks vulnerability and fuels viral stories

From London to Mallorca, Laurence Guy Finds His Next Sound

Laurence Guy on sampling jazz, funk & prog rock, sharing stages with Krankbrother, and working with Barry Can’t Swim and Jean Carter on his Mallorca album.

The TV Shows That Built Us: How Screens Shape Generations

From Friends and Sex and the City to Euphoria and Bridgerton, TV shows don’t just entertain—they shape identity, fashion, and culture across generations

Cataclysm as Clarity: The Emotional Architecture of Lars von Trier

Exploring Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, Antichrist, and Nymphomaniac—films where depression, grief, and desire become apocalyptic acts of clarity.

Is It Finally Clocking to You? Here Comes SWAG!

Justin Bieber’s 17th album SWAG breaks from polished pop into raw emotion, Hailey love letters, and a bold reclamation of self in the era of TikTok and truth.

Kieślowski’s Cinema: Through a Glass, Darkly and Intimate Feeling

Kieślowski’s films—Veronique, Three Colours, Dekalog—don’t ask to be solved. They ask to be felt. A meditation on emotion, chance, and cinematic silence.

The Sound and the Feeling: What’s Essential for Güner Künier

From Berlin to Izmir, Güner Künier blends post-punk, lo-fi, and indie with chaotic beauty. Her music isn’t about trends—it’s about sound, feeling, and freedom.

Cannes 2025: The Films We Can’t Stay Silent About

Cannes 2025 saw Jafar Panahi, Joachim Trier, Wes Anderson, and Bi Gan lead a lineup where auteur cinema, politics, and intimate storytelling redefined the festi...

In the Mood for Memory: Wong Kar Wai’s Enduring Masterpiece

Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love still aches 25 years on—an atmospheric classic that redefined longing, restraint, and cinematic memory.

We Watched The White Lotus Season 3 for the Fashion, Not the Plot

Jacquemus, Loewe, The Row, and La Mer define The White Lotus S3. Under Bovaird, clothes narrate, not style. Le Bon, Manville, and Wood wear the story.

TikTok’s Impact on the Music Industry

TikTok changed music forever—launching Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, and old hits anew. But virality comes with burnout, label control, and rising AI tensions.

Cannes Through a New Lens

Cannes 2025 embraced truth over illusion—from Binoche’s jury to Bella Hadid’s stripped-back red carpet and Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident.

The Rising Visibility of Queer Women in Mainstream Music

Billie Eilish, Doechii, Reneé Rapp, and Chappell Roan lead a sapphic wave reshaping pop—where queer identity, desire, and freedom finally take centre stage.

Living In Between: Carson Allen on Identity, Instinct, and Craft

An intimate editorial with Carson Allen on working between Seoul and Los Angeles, creative instinct, cultural nuance, and finding identity beyond borders.

When Softness And Power Collide: Olivia Dean’s Path To Success

A fashion-forward profile of Olivia Dean, where airy neo-soul meets fearless style—from The Art of Loving to runway-level stage looks.

BRAT Summer Goes Cinematic

Brat’s lime-green afterglow turns filmic as Charli XCX expands into A24’s The Moment—dark glamour, world-building, and pop-star reinvention.

A Hollywood-Shaped Christmas: How American Movies Built Our Holiday Fantasy

From It’s a Wonderful Life to Home Alone, Hollywood turned Christmas into a global moodboard—snow, romance, redemption, and cozy nostalgia

Inside the Lush, Eerie Fashion World of del Toro’s Frankenstein

Step inside Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, where Kate Hawley’s lush, eerie costume design turns gothic romance into a wearable dream.

BAFTA Playback: When Actors Watch Themselves Watching Us

In BAFTA’s Playback, McConaughey, Farrell, Erivo, Lawrence, Jordan, and White revisit the roles that defined them — and watch themselves watching us

Slutty, Sad, and Sparkly: The New Pop Star Formula

Charli XCX, Ice Spice, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan are rewriting pop’s rules — slutty, sad, and sparkly. Chaos, heartbreak, and brat energy define 2025

Run to the West: A Korean Odyssey Between Myth and Machine

Director Yoon-sung Kang and actor Min Kim bring Run to the West—Korea’s first AI-assisted film blending mythology, technology, and cinematic vision.

The Comeback of Vinyl: Why Analog Still Matters Today

From Andy Warhol’s iconic covers to Billie Eilish’s vinyl editions—analog endures as a slower, richer way to feel music in the digital age.

Beyond Virality: How Raye Is Rewriting Her Own Story

From Escapism to My 21st Century Blues, seven BRIT Awards, All Points East & viral hits, Raye breaks free from labels to redefine stardom

Inside the Coppola Frame: Sofia’s Films Make Girlhood Dreamlike

From The Virgin Suicides to Priscilla, Sofia Coppola gave girlhood its cinematic language — dreamy, still, and emotional — now echoed on TikTok and beyond.

Soundtracks to Vulnerability: How Lyrics Unlock Confessions

From Taylor Swift to Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan, TikTok turns lyrics into confessionals — proving how music unlocks vulnerability and fuels viral stories