The most read articles of 2024
Hanni, Danielle, Hyein, Minji and Haerin wear jackets, shirts and shoes WHISTLES, ties TIES PLANET and skirts and socks stylist’s own
Ten articles you couldn't get enough of this year, from pubic hair art to the most important girl band on the planet.
This photo project pushes the possibility of pubic hair to its limits
Plaited, dyed, pom-pommed, bejewelled: these are the pubes of Motherland, a transgressive and playful project put together by artists Guen Fiore, Nastya Klychkova, Yumiko Hikage and Lynski.
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Meet generation boomerang
In the 1980s, almost half of 18-to-34-year-olds lived in a property they owned. Now, around 40 per cent have moved back in with their parents – that’s if they ever moved out at all. Hello, mum and dad. Have you missed us?
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Emma D’Arcy: “A film of sweat is really sexy”
We gave the House of the Dragon actor a ring to talk books, birthday suits, and the allure of an egg mayo sandwich (you heard).
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Up close and personal with anti-fashion figure Tara St Hill
The stylist, and former muse of Corinne Day, is the subject of a new book, shot by photographer Zoë Law and published by IDEA. Not that she’d call herself a muse.
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OnlyTrolls: how football and OnlyFans collided
An explosion of spicy creators means that clubs across the land now have their own highly unofficial x‑rated ambassadors. But do they bear any responsibility for the backlash that follows?
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NewJeans are the most important girl band on the planet
Hanni, Danielle, Hyein, Minji and Haerin wear jackets, shirts and shoes WHISTLES, ties TIES PLANET and skirts and socks stylist’s own
They’ve broken records and taken over as the new supremes of K‑pop. The best part? NewJeans are only just getting started.
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The exhibition showcasing prisoner-made art
Jeremy Deller (left) and John Costi (right), co-curators of the 2024 Koestler exhibition
From matchstick models of pool tables and papier mâché cartoon characters to portraits of the Queen, 200 works of art made by prisoners are about to be shown at London’s Southbank Centre, thanks to prison arts therapy charity Koestler Arts.
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Belfast rap group Kneecap: “Our music is provocative, but it’s a mirror to society”
Since 2017, the controversy-baiting trio have nurtured a DIY Irish-language music scene. Now, they’re on the cusp of an international breakthough, and their drug-addled biopic has won an award at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Stacy Kranitz is photographing life in rural Appalachia
In her new exhibition, As It Was Give(n) To Me, Stacy Kranitz subverts poverty porn in pursuit of a more accurate portrayal of working class communities.
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