“I want them to like me.” I twist nervously in the desk chair as I wait to be called in for my interview with writer, performer, and Sex Worker Andrea Werhun, and director, photo-illustrator Nicole Bazuin.
CULTURE
Trashy Clothing is Carrying Micheal and Hushi’s Satirical Torch
In the early 2000s, the frenzy around capturing Osama bin Laden and punishing the Islamic world for 9/11 had major repercussions for the lives of innocent Middle Eastern civilians, in both the Middle East and America.
Couture at TIFF 2025: Alice Wincour’s Intimate Portrait of Fashion’s Hidden Seams
In a year where fashion’s collapse and reinvention are unfolding in real time, Alice Wincour’s Couture premiered at TIFF this past week like an unpinned hem: loose, fraying, yet undeniably alive.
A new Lynchian wave is sweeping through contemporary art
Anyone attuned with the contemporary oil painting scene may have noticed a trend in its figurative work: artists seem increasingly fascinated with a new kind of still life, one that injects household items such as curtains, chandeliers or human hair with twilight eeriness.
My Genes Are Blue: How American Eagle and Dunkin’ Are Selling Whiteness
Something uncanny has procured itself in the cultural consciousness of American media in the past week, a tonal shift that, although unsurprising given the current political climate, feels jarringly regressive and reactionary; the tipping point, undoubtedly, being American Eagle’s latest campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney as the white all-American temptress clad in denim.
Mugler, Alaia and Worth: The Fashion Exhibits to See in Paris Before Summer Ends
It’s rare to find a story of friendship as the binding force behind an exhibition, as is on full display in Azzedine Alaïa, Thierry Mugler 1980/1990: Two Decades of Artistic Affinities.
JW Anderson Rebrands as a Living Cabinet of Curiosities
Jonathan Anderson does not rest. Fresh off his Dior debut in Paris, he is turning his attention back to JW Anderson with a rebrand that feels like a quiet yet decisive statement on what fashion can be.
This Creative Collective is Fueling Toronto’s Artistic Renaissance
Warhaul Studio came to life through a creative spark between friends, says Wess, Music Producer and CEO of the creative collective – fueled by music, art, and a shared vision to build something powerful in Toronto.
The Tesla Cybertruck and the Techno-Fascist Aesthetic
The Tesla Cybertruck is quite the sight. Its nondescript and oversized body protrudes across road lanes with sharp steel corners. It is no secret, however, that the Cybertruck is mostly for show: many reviews and crash tests have gone viral for demonstrating the flimsy quality of this indestructible-looking machine.
An Evening at Atelier Fomenta
It’s raining with weather warnings of harsh squalls the evening Atelier Fomenta opens its doors. I am slightly damp when I enter the studio.