Briony Cartmell

A photographer shares his visual love letter to New York
Photography

A photographer shares his visual love letter to New York

Brief encounters — After the death of his partner, Bill Hayes found comfort in the streets of his hometown. ‘If I feel lonely or I miss him, I tell myself: ‘Get up, take a walk, take your camera, take pictures – the city is there to keep you company.’’

Written by: Briony Cartmell

Molly Young & Joana Avillez share their guide to New York
Books

Molly Young & Joana Avillez share their guide to New York

An illustrated homage — New York Times writer Molly Young and illustrator Joana Avillez team up for D C-T! – a new book celebrating the pandemonium of their hometown. We meet them to find out more about their love of the city, and how they managed to crack it.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

Parker Day’s electrifying portraits of beautiful freaks
Art

Parker Day’s electrifying portraits of beautiful freaks

‘Zest, sass, moxy’ — The photographer is known for her uniquely colourful shots of subcultures, but now – in a new Polaroid collaboration – she’s turning her lens to the past.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

How one play sparked a global activist movement
Culture

How one play sparked a global activist movement

The Vagina Monologues — In 1996, Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues took the world by storm with its blunt, brazen approach to female sexuality. Now, after two decades of fighting for women’s rights around world, she warns that we still have much further to go.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

The podcast exploring our weirdest, darkest sexual desires
Culture

The podcast exploring our weirdest, darkest sexual desires

Guys we fucked — In their bold weekly recordings, Krystyna Hutchinson and Corinne Fisher tackle the subject of sexuality; from fetishes and taboos to abuse and harassment.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

The opera shining a spotlight on Trump’s travel ban
Culture

The opera shining a spotlight on Trump’s travel ban

Centre stage politics — After being banned from entering the US, British-Iranian composer Soosan Lolavar is taking on immigration, borders and racism with her new show ID, Please.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

Women in creative industries: It's time to take control of your working life
Activism

Women in creative industries: It's time to take control of your working life

Women Who — Life in the creative workplace for women is tough. It's why Otegha Uwagba quit her job and launched Women Who, a community and platform for women embracing DIY in the digital age.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

A photographic celebration of Britain in all its overcast, drizzly glory
Photography

A photographic celebration of Britain in all its overcast, drizzly glory

These Islands — These Islands weaves together poetry, essays and photographic portraits of Great Britain to celebrate its grey skies and rain-drenched dreamy light.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

'Nobody sits you down and explains the rules. You just do it.'
Skate

'Nobody sits you down and explains the rules. You just do it.'

Lessons from a life of skate — For Go Skateboarding Day 2017, we’ve taken a trip down memory lane through our archive to revisit lessons we've learnt from some of skating's greatest icons.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

The DIY magazine putting young women of colour front and centre
Print

The DIY magazine putting young women of colour front and centre

Typical Girls — Jamila Prowse and the team behind Typical Girls dreamed of creating a magazine that represented them. Now they're doing it, and think you should do the same.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

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