
Tuesday
Model: Linden Jackson ( Instagram ) Photographer: Thomas H P Jerusalem, MUTE Photography ( Instagram ) Thomas H.P. Jerusalem of MUTE Photography is a German photographer living and working in the Western suburbs of Chicago, IL. After living in London, UK for four years, he relocated to Chicago, in 2004. Jerusalem is specialized in...

IT: A Film Above the Criticism
IT A Film Above the Criticism By Jay Armstrong As nostalgic exploitation and cultural appropriation choke the soul out of the last vestiges of creativity, we look back on the golden age of cult fanaticism through the lens of IT, our cold shallow like/not-like hearts boldly warmed to life once more through what we are...

Flying Fish
Photographer: Belladetta Peresa ( Instagram ) Artist / Model: Mino Wu ( Instagram ) The title for the photoshoot “Flying Fish” comes from model Mino’s name meaning “little fish”, yet she possesses the capability to break boundaries and go for the unexpected, knowing no limitation. Her solo art exhibition “Story of Our Eyes” creates...

Lina
Photographer: Alex Q ( Instagram ) Model: Lina Alex Q’s photoshoot for “Lina” was shot in the Ligury coast of Italy. The amazing setting of the wild Ligurian coast inspired Lina and Alex to walk into the woods without any preconceived ideas in mind. They allowed their surroundings to lead them where they may,...

Mixtape Monday: Sighs and Harmonies
Zola Jesus – Exhumed Daddy Issues – Dog Years Deerhoof (featuring Laetitia Sadier) – Come Down Here & Say That Palo Duro – True Fade Overlake – You Don’t Know Everything Japanese Breakfast – Diving Woman Jack Ladder & Sharon Van Etten – Come on Back this Way TV Wonder – Glazed

Music Photography: Rare Magic and Houseplants
Photographer: Taylor Wallace ( Instagram ) Houseplants from Grand Rapids, Michigan Rare Magic from Austin, Texas

Ripped Genes’ “Flowers” Premiere
Facebook || Instagram || Bandcamp Slow, melodic and intimate, lo-fi bedroom rock project Ripped Genes are here to allow you access to the inner workings of the heart. Based in Columbia, MO, vocalist and guitarist Jon Hadusek released his latest album “Flowers” via Tell ‘Em Tapes today. All but one of “Flowers” nine tracks...

Tess
Photographer: Aleksey Zubarev Stylist: Anny Make Up and Hair: Tamara Yavorskaya Model: Anastasia

Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town
Champagne Coast – Yesterday Cowboy Diplomacy – No Alibi Hours Quiet – Consciousness Glia – Yearner Street Themes – Clear Trip Plax – Mold Glass Cannon – Dafia Midnight Strangers – Broken Dreams

Dear Thrive: Do I Have Time for a Pet?
Welcome to Thrive! A weekly advice column for creatives and the generally confused. Dear Thrive, I really would like to get a dog but I’m not sure how to work it into all my commitments. Any advice? -Need a Fur Baby Dear Fur Baby, I absolutely love my dog, Ajax, and having him has added...

Graceful Passenger
Photographer: Julia Strelkova Make-Up: Liza Kosheleva Stylist: Anastasia Kosyakova Model: Nastya (Andy Fiord Models)

Rock N Roll, Politics, & Seattle: An Interview with Dopers
Rock N Roll, Politics, & Seattle: An Interview with Dopers By Jay Armstrong There are times when sitting down to write about a band feels impossibly hollow, working more to void the attraction of the songs they create. Qualifiers and labels by nature are divisive, this becomes less an issue once we have held hands...

Crystallized
Photography & Styling: Sarah Anne Wu ( Instagram ) Model: Alena Renay ( Instagram ) Crystallized explores themes of preserving distant dreams and memories, and the alteration that said dreams take over time.

The Buffalo Do
Short Story by: E.S. Sparks E.S. Sparks is a writer and artist based in New Orleans, LA. You can find more of her work here. At the tail end of her dream, nudged awake by Miles, Mona again saw the sad janitor leave his bar stool and walk out into the sweltering night. She...

Dear Thrive: Why Do I Have to Spend to Make Friends?
Welcome to Thrive! A weekly advice column for creatives and the generally confused. Dear Thrive, I work full time, but I am always too broke to really go out. What’s a good way to meet people that doesn’t involve spending much money or no money at all? Love, Cheap Thrills — Dear Cheap Thrills, It...

Future Feminism Exhibition at ‘O’ Space
While no teleportation machines exist (yet), for those fortunate enough to be in Denmark this weekend you’ll want to attend the closing weekend of FUTURE FEMINISM, an iconic feminist performance series from Anohni, Kembra Pfahler and Johanna Constantine. Running from mid-August to its closing night on September 3rd, FUTURE FEMINISM combines performances, talks, workshops...