It’s election week in America. It's the once-every-four-years moment we consider how we view ourselves as a nation. Central to both campaigns is an American myth told over and over again: America is a place where anything can happen, where anybody can pull themselves up by the bootstraps and make something of themselves. A wild west where only the strongest and the fittest sit at the top of the hierarchy.
In 2014, while promoting her fifth novel, Buzzfeed asked Helen Oyeyemi if she could share one of her personal superstitions. “I can recommend wearing blue mascara whilst writing,” she said. “I'm telling you, it really adds something.” Oyeyemi’s career reflects that superstition: like colored mascara, her writing is quirky and unconventional. As an author, Oyeyemi refuses to allow her words to exist within a singular genre, culture, or aesthetic.
Paris-based photographer Paul Binam is not one to settle into the normalities of societal expectations. In fact, the photographer, videographer and fashion influencer makes it a point to stand out not only through his photography, but also through his fashion.
Siyana and Andy Huszar, the husband-and-wife duo behind Marcella NYC, approach their company with a dual purpose: to create sustainable garments for working women who desire to embrace their inner New York City cool-girl, and to utilize their profits to uplift and educate women across the world.
Chicago-reared blues band The 806 is shaking up the Nashville scene in a memorable way. The 5-piece band of siblings has garage-rock influences, and they create stacked sounds through the usage of bluesy instrumentals and the type of vocal harmonies that could only come from siblings. The passionate grit in their voices combined with the jazzy foundation of their songs creates a unique sound that can be heard through their many releases.
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