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Noname ( @noname ) speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent. “It's not natural for a human to be so idolized and have obscene amounts of money. I don't ever want to sign a label! I don't ever want to get closer to fame or that kind of money.”
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“It was Amy Winehouse who taught me it was okay to be this honest about the contents of your head, and I really responded to that.” @RaleighRitchie discusses perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the enduring influence of Amy Winehouse.
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For Document Fall/Winter 2020: @RealChalamet photographed by @hedislimanetwit .
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20 years after ‘Livin la Vida Loca’ became a global smash hit, @ricky_martin and @berluti 's Kris Van Assche discuss coming out, speaking up against oppression, and the subversive power of personal style for Document Fall/Winter 2020.
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For his Fall/Winter 2020 cover story, @RealChalamet reunites with photographer Hedi Slimane six years after their first shoot and joins Document in conversation about our complicated present.
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Cover star @RealChalamet photographed in Saint-Tropez by @hedislimanetwit for our Fall/Winter 2020 issue.
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“There will always be kids in little homes in the middle of nowhere, across the country and across the world, who feel like they’re the only person who is going through what they’re going through.” @mothercain is bringing everyone else into her world.
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While Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer may be artists of different crafts, they both believe strongly in the art of observation. Read their dialogue for Document here.
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“You can study forever and always get better and better at certain things, but it never ends. You can go so far but it’s not all to be overthought. You can’t quantify and shouldn’t quantify all this stuff. ”— @flyinglotus on his infinite levels of obsession
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In a conversation for Document Fall/Winter 2020, directors @NiaDaCosta and Karyn Kusama discuss the complexities of the ‘Candyman’ legend and confronting the ghosts of our past to push culture forward.
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Struggling to adjust to that quarantine dating scene? Well @Rachel_Sennott is here to help with her step-by-step guide to getting a Corona boyfriend.
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“There are two very clear sides to me. One that is kind of introverted, reclusive and aloof and sort of closed. The other half who’s a performer and needs to be around people all the time.” @Japanesehouse ushers in a soothing wave of introspection.
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Borrowing from Bowie and Fosse, @QueensChristine subverts masculine tropes in a sexy, queer reimagining of a Dante classic.
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Lunch and a therapy session with @alliex , a pop star exorcising our teenage demons. Read as Allie discusses her new album ‘Cape God’ (out now) over bee pollen smoothies and scrambled eggs.
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“Our mothers are a piece of us and they are a reflection of us, but we are also trying to acquire the ability to examine those pieces of ourselves.” @Jbrekkie and @JiayangFan on becoming their mothers’ artworks and the frantic need for creative expression.
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“I have to give myself time and space to be able to process the feelings surrounding whatever I’m going through, and then I can write about them.” @LizzyMcAlpine discusses finding fame on TikTok, collaborating with FINNEAS, and her album’s new sound.
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“I just make sure that whatever I’m putting out there is positive and good. Something that people can take away, sit with, and be happy about.” @beabad00bee joins us to discuss her sonic maturation, “See You Soon,” and its video, which premieres today.
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“I feel like we’re at a new Renaissance for young people, and it’s only if the presiding generation, the gatekeepers, adopt the new attitude that they will make that new Renaissance happen.” @virgilabloh talks with @brooklynmuseum 's @annepasternak .
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“I love ‘concept.’ I only make bodies of work—I’m not good at only releasing singles. So to feel satisfied, I need to create a whole world for my work.” @alliex is giving you pop songs that are drenched with emotional honesty.
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“There’s a bigger reality than carrying a knife, or trying to seek instant gratification.” From Document Fall/Winter 2019, @DamsonIdris and @adewale bring Britain’s dark racial history to light—and discover masculinity’s hopeful future.
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“I’ve got no interest in stuff that’s entertaining. I’d like to leave the cinema feeling fucked up and winded and punch-drunk, rather than, That was a lovely experience, shall we have a glass of wine?” – Cillian Murphy for Document SS23.
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Rain, champagne, and after parties: @alliex guides us through the glitz and mayhem of Paris Fashion Week with her photo diary.
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“I’m trying to be the star I was envisioning, or the girl I needed, when I was young.” @SashaGrey and @scarylovestory join Document to talk the future of post-digital desire, art in the attention economy, and making their Catholic guilt work for them.
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"They used to say, back in the day, an average rapper would only last three or four years. Here it is, we 25 years and still going, still relevant, still touring, still making millions of dollars."—For @Raekwon retirement’s not on the table.
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“I am chasing those roles, not mainstream ones—or worse, roles that are expected to be different, but are actually just the same old shit disguised as pretentious different bullshit.” Read Timothée's full interview below:
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We recently caught up with @Tinashe backstage at LadyLand to discuss her performance, finding utopia in queerness, and balancing out the feminine and masculine in her life.
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“I’ve always felt unique, and that hasn’t always been comforting. It can be quite lonely to feel like you’re experiencing the world in a way that no one else is.” — @0800shygirl We meet with the artist to discuss her long-anticipated debut album ‘NYMPH’
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@vegynvegyn Producer @vegynvegyn photographed by Richard Dowker and styled by Claire Lemaigre for Document Online. See the full story:
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Dallas born singer @oliveosun 's intuitive, holistic approach to making music will make you rethink what a song can be.
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Just in time for staying in on Halloween night, read @danadonly 's hot girl guide to hot girl horror movies.
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“I found that extreme music, and that aggression was very helpful not only in conveying my own feelings of despair, and aggression and rage, but also in expressing the actual feeling of having violence done to you.”— @LINGUA_IGNOTA_
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LA-based experimental rap duo @ParisTexasUSA propels itself forward with LP ‘MID AIR’—cementing its status as music's unidentifiable flying object.
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Dubbed the “Paranormal ‘This American Life,’” @OtherworldPod , hosted by @jackdwagner , tells extraordinary stories of regular people who’ve experienced anything from ghostly hauntings to demonic encounters, kundalini awakenings, and magick rituals.
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“It feels like Part Two—it’s The Baby’s slightly older sister letting her know that everything is gonna be alright.” Written in the wake of the pandemic, @samiatheband 's latest work celebrates the power of vulnerability, community, and presence.
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The Met’s Andrew Bolton and sci-fi prophet William Gibson explore the future of fashion. Read now on @GreatDismal
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Junot Díaz and Toni Morrison. An icon and a legend. Together for Document No. 10. Read the conversation online now:
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A guide to life on the road by @LoloZouai .
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“People have hard lives. They’re looking after the kids, they’re working hard, they’re solving their personal problems. And actors get to meditate on that and study it and interpret it.” Lee Pace doesn't just carry his various roles—he holds onto them.
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“Nothing [else] affected me that deeply; it wasn’t music, it wasn’t painting, it wasn’t books—it was film performance.” For our Winter/Resort 2023 issue, Nicolas Cage and @TheHorrorMaster meet to examine shared interests and project possible futures.
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“I think it’s important that we approach [new technology] with caution and with criticism, but not with cynicism.” For our 19th issue, @hollyherndon envisions the future of intellectual property in the era of vocal deepfakes.
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It’s hard to imagine Chloe Cherry outside of her Euphoria character, Faye, a role which the show’s creator Sam Levinson hand-picked her for, and whose dissociative demeanor feels all too real. But the actor is striving for versatility.
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"[I] coexist with all of these different energies of life; I am not ever trying to pretend that I just live one way." We meet @Buddy , the Pharrell-approved rapper bringing Janky vibes to hip hop.
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Confidently wearing her influences on her sleeve, @oliveosun 's music has evolved tremendously over the years and indulges different sonic styles with poise and ease. Still, she’s not quite where she wants to be, and she’s more than okay with uncertainty.
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“Ethics as understood in both religion and politics is based on appreciation of the pain of others.” In a special cover story for Document Fall/Winter 2020, @aiww answers 20 questions on curiosity, authority, and cosmic forces from his son, Ai Lao.
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“We are so tiny, and the universe so immense! Our little cognitions fall into an ocean and can only struggle their way forward. That’s why curiosity is fun. It gives me a reason to go out and uncover, and then try to understand, the way things are.”— @aiww
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Ahead of his role for ‘AHS: NYC,’ actor Isaac Powell studied iconic New York photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, paying mind to the artist’s romantic relationship with his mentor and benefactor Sam Wagstaff.
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Thirty years after the release of 'My Own Private Idaho,' the filmmaker opens up about his artistic practice for our Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue.
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“I’m trying to be the star I was envisioning, or the girl I needed, when I was young.” @SashaGrey and @scarylovestory talk sexuality, art in the attention economy, and making their Catholic guilt work for them.
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“Black history is black horror”: scholars and creators @TananariveDue , @JIJennings , and @MeansColeman put Black horror where it belongs: at the center of the conversation.
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At a time when one male tyrant can sink an entire social network, corporate control of the internet is rising, and surveillance is an expected byproduct of being online. ‘Cyberfeminism Index’ offers a counter-narrative to how we may think about technology.
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There is something magical about @carolineplz : a not-quite-of-this-world quality that anyone familiar with her work would first attribute to her voice, a remarkable instrument that is epic and ethereal and elegant, like a cathedral underwater.
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Sturridge’s Sandman is a cosmic being—more akin to a god than a superhero—who, in the actor’s words, is a “curator of the universe’s subconscious,” acting as the anthropomorphic personification of dreams and all that exists outside of reality.
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Whether he’s DJing, Trap Gardening, or facilitating plant trade across the nation, @FREEDDDEM 's success is a testament to the power of his attraction.
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“It’s a way to reclaim our relationship with nature and the land.” @FREEDDDEM takes us behind his Instagram-based reparation network, Underground Plant Trade.
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“Reason and emotions are both parts of the complete person. Like lips and teeth. Only the brain can be terrifying or boring; only emotions can be chaotic or unreasonable.” @aiww answers 20 questions from his son, Ai Lao.
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Self-proclaimed “demon glam rock” duo @coclair333 are creating a hypnotic take on Soundcloud rap and bedroom pop, transforming Claire Toothill’s airy vocals and Taylor Nave’s witty raps into sensational soundtracks for the girls who get it.
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“I’ve always just thought, ‘I’m trying to create an accurate depiction of what it means to exist.’” @ALKCM is in ecstasy and anxiety on his new album ‘Oxy Music’
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Nakhane ( @nakhaneofficial ) finds salvation in music. “Art is the only place I’ve felt completely free. Don’t know why but it always seems like a space I could do anything. It’s devoid of moralism or wagging fingers.” Read the full interview:
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"There was so much joy, because it was not a singular experience—it was a shared experience." A look behind the lens of @carlosidun 's ‘Sunday Special’ series—blurring memory with fiction in staged recollections along the coast of Ghana.
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“Sometimes, people get the wrong end of the stick, or just don’t understand it, or just don’t like it—and that’s fine. But you don’t have to come online and fucking tell me.” @sleafordmods unpack the making of ‘UK GRIM’ and the art of mimicry and mockery.
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We recently caught up with @FREEDDDEM to discuss the significance of plants as a form of reparations, finding joy through compassion, and what’s next for the Underground Plant Trade.
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From Eve Babitz to Elizabeth Hardwick, ‘Sleeveless’ author @natasha_stagg gives a 4 book crash course in navigating your social existence.
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“We can have a version of Islam and Muslim that kind of allows for all of these different nuances, freedoms, and articulations.” @asgharthegrouch talks poetry, prose, and the diverse nature of being a Muslim American.
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Document caught up with @flyinglotus last week in Boston to talk about the process of writing, performing, and learning the rules of music all over again while on the road.
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“There was no mission statement. We’re not going into this thinking we’re breaking new ground. It’s like, yo, we’re just doing what we want to do—if it sounds good.” LA rap duo @ParisTexasUSA on success, pseudonyms, and the enduring appeal of Tumblr.
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Shamir photographed by Ryan McGinley in @Dior Men for Document S/S 2019. View the full story:
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. @TalibKweli shares the 5 books that helped him overcome adversity.
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Although the well-behaved individuals that we often remember contributed significantly to the fight against racial oppression, it’s the names that most Americans don’t recognize that shook the US government and its policies to its core.
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From geothermal mud fields to Death Valley, Hyd explores the energetic properties of the earth in three new music videos premiering exclusively for Document.
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From @trinityvigorski to @hollyherndon , writer @nberlat explores the soundtrack to the technological Eden of our dreams.
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On a small island in Sardinia, photographer Martin Mae captures an ancient celebration of neighborly love.
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After half-a-century, Garry Winogrand’s illusive color photography finally receives its due at the @brooklynmuseum . Ahead of the exhibition, Document S/S 2019 featured a portfolio of the late photographer's color work with an introduction by Mitch Epstein.
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“So many people buy into music, but it’s almost like fixing the tap or putting the kettle on—it’s just another domestic commodity.” Following the release of ‘UK GRIM,’ @sleafordmods join Document to disclose why they’ll keep going until they “drop dread”
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“I’m an entertainer, a slut, a lush… I want to be a movie star, a world traveler, and a taker of many baths. Above all, I’m someone who’s hungry for life, and I want to keep being that way.” Welcome to the dizzyingly glamorous world of @catcohen .
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Speaking with @Mike_Eagle on why the rap industry is a reflection of American society at large.
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Joined by their new bassist, @notionofanguish recently emerged from their biggest international tour to date, which they documented with behind-the-scenes photos for Document.
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Fresh off the release of his new album ‘Raw Youth Collage’, @mura_masa_ talks with @yyyordan about the existential crisis happening in music right now and why you should be using social media semi-ironically.
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“I think regardless of who you are, when you are tempted by the romanticism of the past, you forget how fucked up so much of it was.” @RealChalamet joins Document in conversation about our complicated present for our Fall/Winter 2020 issue.
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“Those New Order covers in particular were like exhibitions I could curate two or three times a year. It was never me claiming to have created it all myself; I sourced the components.”—Peter Saville
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On August 31 the largest in-person gathering of vaporwave artists will take place at @elsewherespace for a day-long festival that will bring together a decade’s worth of musicians, who until now, have primarily remained online.
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Friends and admirers discuss the indomitable Peter Hujar, and some of their favorite images—some featured for the very first time. With text by @sylvia__north and featuring Dev Hynes, Nan Goldin, John Waters, and Gary Indiana among others.
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