MEET THE MINDS BEHIND THE UPCOMING 4THEEKINFOLK EXHIBITION “NAPS, HEADWRAPS AND AFROS”

Interview with Claudia June and Hope ChiAnn, Photos by Anitah Imani
A conversation with Claudia June and Hope ChiAnn, exploring what went into producing “Naps, Headwraps and Afros”, the upcoming hair show and black art exhibition.

FEATURE: NOAH BERGHAMMER

With Kaden Bard Dawson & Danielle Gadus  
Love, Sex and Rock & Roll, Dimes Square dystopia, the Man Upstairs?… say less!

FEATURE: MASTER R

With Kaden Bard Dawson & Danielle Gadus
Erotic beauty, sweet curiosity and community connection... say less!

WHAT IS UR LITMUS?

Words by Lily Moskowitz
From Tabis & Marlboro Reds to Adidas Sambas & American Spirits.

WRITINGS ON DEFINITIVE MEANINGS

Words by Marc Basil
The Oxford English Dictionary defines Definition as - A precise statement of the essential nature of a thing; a statement or form of words by which anything is defined. “Writings on Definitive Meaning” acts in a similar mode that expresses definitions of a word using narrative elements and imagery. The definitions provided are written in a personalized experience and recontextualization of what a word can represent outside the limits of its original definition.

READ OUR DIARIES

From the ENVY Team
Scribbles, doodles, and juicy secrets await...

WHAT IS YOURS IS MINE AND OURS

Words by Destiny Montoya
How many photos are on your own personal Instagram account? How about in your camera roll?  I, for example, have twenty-seven thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine photos in my camera roll and sixty photos on my personal Instagram profile. You may have a different number of images than myself that represent your life and who you are. However ultimately, we exist on this platform through the images we share.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

From the ENVY Team
Browse the listicle of our most coveted wishes. Buy everything we can’t afford.  

BIMBO BOOK CLUB

Words and images by Lily Moskowitz
Nine reads on feminism, sexuality & identity.
Complete with linked PDFs so you can keep rotting in bed.

INS AND OUTS

Words by Justine Lavilla
Here’s my beefy list of Ins and Outs for this year of the Dragon — from enjoying butt sex to rejecting male podcasters!

WHAT’S IN MY BAG

From the ENVY team

ENVY dropped its purse. Snoop in our stuff. It’s mostly meds and lip gloss.

A GUTTED PURSE

Words by Lily Moskowitz
On the sentimentality of objects. Ticket stubs and mortal dust. 

CHARTREUSE, A FORECAST

Words by Lily Moskowitz
A color and a spirit. 

LOVELOCK: ON EMBODIED DESIRE

Words by Lily Moskowitz
Do you want to BE them or BE WITH them? Probably both.