Every summer at least…

If you claim to care about Cassie, please stop posting the footage recklessly. The CNN link is enough. She said herself in the suit how hard memories of the abuse have been for her to cope with, and has struggled with addiction and being suicidal as a result. Be responsible. ✨

One of the greatest graffiti books ever made.

Canadian wildfire smoke likely to return to NYC and become 'a new norm,' experts say

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AYE STOP SELLING THEM PHONES THATS WIRED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

For the first time, West Side Rag is providing a chance to support the publication financially.

Any much appreciated amount will go toward covering the costs of running the site and generating local content. Thanks!

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KRINK Thermozine: A six-page graffiti zine created with thermal printed UPS labels.

This should be a bigger story! This is absolutely crazy. gothamist.com/news/officer-g…

Awesome drop reporting by Jordan Coley on Corteiz's Denim Exchange in Brooklyn last weekend.

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Edward Lopez shows off his graduation cap before Columbia’s graduation ceremony for the journalism school in New York, NY on 5.15.24.

The cap is decorated with zip ties and a piece of the broken door of Hamiliton Hall from when NYPD forcefully removed protestors.

I profiled the greatest rapper alive, Roc Marciano (ROC MARCI), for Stereogum.

We covered a lot of ground from changing the meaning of a family name, to rapping with your nose up + whether a collaborative album with Ka is likely to happen.

Read here: stereogum.com/2263653/roc-ma…

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It's ALMOST SUMMER!

And THE CITY is launching a SUMMER NEWSLETTER where every Wednesday we'll share profiles and fun ideas and photos to make sure you have an excellent summer.

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Interesting scoop from WWD today.

Here's a multi-source reported piece I wrote last year analyzing how Supreme's fared since being acquired by VF Corp. in 2020.

Lots of insight into how the brand is perceived by young and old fans, analysts, and more

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Supreme for Sale? VF Said to Be Shopping the Streetwear Brand trib.al/tJbOSXI

wrote about the black dollar, the success of mary j. blige's sold-out giuseppe zanotti boot, and what this says about the fashion industry for @essence. essence.com/fashion/mary-j…

Medium Rare’s inaugural Prix Fixe News Roundup is live.

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Indeed, the Library of Congress just acquired Martha Cooper's entire photographic archive ✨

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Okay, here it is. The most in-depth I’ve ever seen this person go about his artistic process. A deep dive on his new album and why it’s different than the rest of his catalog. My 3k+ word talk with…Chief Keef.

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