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[10/10] La Chimera: A Dreamlike Descent Into Grief, Memory and Myth
Illustration by Mark Paez/Image via Neon
Culture

[10/10] La Chimera: A Dreamlike Descent Into Grief, Memory and Myth

Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation
Illustration by Mark Paez / Bernard Meninsky "Seated Woman, Head on Hand"
Lifestyle

Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation

I'm Dating a Performative Man
Illustration by Mark Paez / Glyn Warren Philpot "Man in White" (1933)
Lifestyle

I'm Dating a Performative Man

Culture

The Labubu as an Anti-Fashion Statement
Illustration by Mark Paez/Photos via Shutterstock
Lifestyle

The Labubu as an Anti-Fashion Statement

Masturbation Makes You More Social
Lifestyle

Masturbation Makes You More Social

My Tryst With the Immaterial Girl
Internet

My Tryst With the Immaterial Girl

House Party Nostalgia Has Gen Z Ready to Rage
Internet

House Party Nostalgia Has Gen Z Ready to Rage

Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement
Society

Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement

internet

Why Is Gen Z Rewinding to 2016?
Illustration by Jenny Bee/Images via Unsplash/europeana, Jim Varga, and Joanna Kosinska
Internet

Why Is Gen Z Rewinding to 2016?

ChatGPT Psychosis in the Age of AI Companionship
Illustration by Mark Paez
Featured

ChatGPT Psychosis in the Age of AI Companionship

My Tryst With the Immaterial Girl
Illustration by Mark Paez / William Orpen “Lady Marriott” (1921)
Internet

My Tryst With the Immaterial Girl

Lifestyle

Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation
Illustration by Mark Paez / Bernard Meninsky "Seated Woman, Head on Hand"
Lifestyle

Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation

I'm Dating a Performative Man
Illustration by Mark Paez / Glyn Warren Philpot "Man in White" (1933)
Lifestyle

I'm Dating a Performative Man

Don't Fall for the "Shrekking" Dating Trend
Illustration by Mark Paez
Lifestyle

Don't Fall for the "Shrekking" Dating Trend

Society

Reality TV Is Turning Us Into Armchair Psychologists
Illustration by Mark Paez
Society

Reality TV Is Turning Us Into Armchair Psychologists

Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement
Illustration by Mark Paez
Society

Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement

Viola Odette Harlow on Sex Work and Disability
Photo by Ryan Harlow
Society

Viola Odette Harlow on Sex Work and Disability

Creators

Deidre Corcoran Isn't Afraid of the Dark
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Creators

Deidre Corcoran Isn't Afraid of the Dark

'Create Whatever You Want' Shows Another Side of Adam Himebauch
Creators

'Create Whatever You Want' Shows Another Side of Adam Himebauch

Andrea Crespi's Optical Art Bends Boundaries
Creators

Andrea Crespi's Optical Art Bends Boundaries

Alana Tsui Goes With the Flow
Creators

Alana Tsui Goes With the Flow

Shane Clay's New Mix Is a Dance-Obsessed Hacker's Dream
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Shane Clay's New Mix Is a Dance-Obsessed Hacker's Dream

Mukqs' Mix Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Creators

Mukqs' Mix Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

Hokett's Calligraffiti Exists Beyond Society's Labels
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Creators

Hokett's Calligraffiti Exists Beyond Society's Labels

Maggie West Turns the Ordinary Into a Psychedelic Spectacle
Photo courtesy of Maggie West
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Maggie West Turns the Ordinary Into a Psychedelic Spectacle