to turn a spotlight on youth culture as lived in the raw. From the baile-
funk enclaves of Brazil to an emotionally charged New Year in Ukraine and the “matric balls” of South Africa, it’s a celebration of young people’s
ability to say something new and different, even amid the most challenging
of circumstances.
The Covers
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A big day out with the UK Ug star and self-proclaimed “London’s saviour”, captured by Rosie Marks
Lil Uzi Vert
The Philly hip hop star holds court in the home of a pampered NY socialite, in a story shot by Pavel Golik
2hollis
The internet’s favourite rapper talks to cult musician Arca about keeping pop music weird in a story shot by Thue Nørgaard
Oklou
Ushering photographer Lengua into her world, the French
pop pathfinder who seduced us all with choke enough talks to kindred spirit PinkPantheress
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The indie-rock ingenue lays her demons to rest in a revealing story photographed by Guen Fiore
Serkan Deniz
Photographer David Luraschi captures scenes of everyday magic with the Turkish model of the moment
Angelina Kendall
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The Brazilian-Kiwi model gets drawn into a distinctly modern love affair from photographer Thibaut Grevet and stylist
Imruh Asha
The Features
- Barbara Kruger
- The art-world disruptor dishes home truths about why you get the revolution you deserve
Lyas
- Meet Elias Medini, the unfiltered style commentator turning fashion hierarchies on their heads
Effie
- The Seoul punk princess kicking back against K-pop norms
Kim Gordon
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The Sonic Youth bassist shares the cultural picks that have made her a true icon of US underground culture
Cato Ink
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The Brighton-born artist serving up new perspectives on Black British life
The Music Is Black:
- A British Story
- An inside look at V&A East’s new show spotlighting a century of Black British music
Funk in the Favelas
- Brazil’s baile-funk community weighs in on a pivotal moment for the pop-culture phenomenon
Another Night
- In Kyiv, New Year offers young people a brief moment of respite from life during wartime
Two Tribes, One Scene
Once sworn enemies of the high street, chav and emo mix freely in the underground music of today
Sound On
- Meet the young musicians dreaming up pop’s polyglot future
The Night Is Young
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Alice Mann’s tender and joyous portraits of South African prom kids gearing up for their red-carpet moment
