Kate Hutchinson
What I Learned from Growing Up Nu Metal in British Suburbia
Say what you will about nu metal—to kids trapped in nondescript suburbia, futuristic angsty metal with both screaming and rapping makes total sense.
Kindness: "Otherness Is Considered a Negative Thing… But it's Something that Should be Prized"
We meet the English pop provocateur to talk hats, book-by-its-cover-generalizations, and subversive pop.
Hairstylist Lyndell Mansfield on Merkins, the Cult of Pink Hair, and Why Beth Ditto is the Coolest Woman on Earth
She makes hair look edible, she invented the "headjob," and she's got a really great story about the Divinyls. When popstars want wackadoodle hair, they go see Lyndell.
Charlie Mindu on Dressing Peaches in Hairy Frocks, Lana Del Rey's Extensions and Making a Burka Out of Rats
Girls spend a lot of painful hours having hair removed from their bodies. Charlie loves hair so much he’s like, “Why would I just style the hair on someone’s head when I can put beautiful tresses all over their body?”