Issue 04
- Out Now -
Issue 04 - Out Now -
Who Can Handle the Substance?
Will The Substance spark a stronger wave of age-confidence narratives or could this necessary conversation be forgotten just as quickly as Elisabeth Sparkle?
The Strange Phenomenon of Timing: A24’s Past Lives Connects Us to Our Present
Notes on time, space, and love.
It’s Just a House: The Sheer Magnificence of Pixar’s Up
“It is a grief story; therefore, at its heart, it is a love story.”
A Queer Short Film in Paris: Behind a Group of Friends’ First Production
The making of the short film L’Apprenante: the story of a study abroad student in Paris simultaneously navigating the discomfort of learning a new language and her own queerness.
From Print to Screen: Diversity and Representation in Comic Book Adaptations
Comics books have always been greatly diverse, but the same can’t always be said for the movies and TV shows they’re translated to. Is it too much to ask for some meaningful and accurate representation of non-white characters?
The Grass is Always Greener: A Conversation with Andrea Valls of BBC One’s Cheaters
“I genuinely believe in that very cliche saying “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” There is no point in being cagey about it.”
Creating Universal Nostalgia: An Interview with Rosa Dias, Costume Designer for Netflix’s Sex Education
“Nostalgia is a very personal thing. It relates to age, culture, and how you’ve been brought up. It was tricky to work out how we could create the concept of nostalgia and make it work all over the world.”
Gossip Girl for a New Generation: An Interview with Tyler McCall on the Series Revival
Gossip Girl Fashion Historian on the show's influence on the fashion world and how the show’s second-coming will impact its legacy.
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“One thing you need to know about me is that I am an absolute idealist. I see everything in this lens. Everything can be so magical if we a little kinder and more open. We are drafts and can all be made into masterpieces. Sometimes you need to dig into the dirt and explore things about yourself that you don’t want to see. It’s not about pretending to be perfect. This is why my work is the way that it is.”
— Marta Lamovsek
Interview by Anna Niederlander
“In the wake of COVID-19 (I know I'm sick of talking about it too but bare with me) we’ve found ourselves spending more time with ourselves than ever before. When we’re not baking banana bread or trying to stay caught up with the latest TikTok trends, there’s only so much you can do with your day that’s not just sitting & drowning in your thoughts (fun right !!!!!!!). When our world feels so scary & uncertain, why not delve into a fictional world that remains perfectly untouched and exactly the same as when you left it ?”
— Maya Dhanjal
“In this relationship, I learned that the inkling I had about my interest in kink was correct. When I trusted him to set the rules, to tell me what to do, and how and when to do it, to make painstakingly clear what I should be doing at every second, to bring me back into the moment with punishment when I slip up and lose focus—all that anxiety went away. When I let him push the limits of what I am capable of and what I can take from him—the space in my head for self-consciousness and outside thoughts shrank and shrank until I could only be there, experiencing what he gave me.”