Issue.34

ALEXANDRA REALE In this issue, we talk to New York-based photographer and computer scientist Daisy Chaussée about the strange and capricious world of Instagram fame. Daisy’s Instagram mosaic is a dreamy study…

DAVID HECHT On the morning of January 6, 2018, Robby Hecht1 was alone with his guitar on a park bench in El Paso, Texas. It was 55º, with a strong…

KYRA JONES Hello. My name is Kyra Jones and I am trash. People who know me may have a puzzled look on their face while reading this intro (although some…

KATIE ROSENGARTEN I think it’s fair to say that Hannah Gadsby does not want to be famous. I think it’d be just as fair to say she still doesn’t, even…

FRANK CHLUMSKY In 1978, Italy’s most celebrated and still best-selling singer, Mina, retired from public life for good. She was at the height of her career — her girlish, early…

MICHAEL DONNAY In December 2015, an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee aired with Jerry Seinfeld and President Barack Obama. When asked about how difficult it was to get…

In this issue, we ask the question: how do we as a society handle fame and celebrity culture, both as active & inactive participants in this phenomenon? We’re interested in…