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Still Water, Heavy Songs: In Conversation with mercury
Photo by Elizabeth Marsh mercury is the indie rock project of Maddie Kerr, a Tennessee-based songwriter from the rural outskirts of Franklin whose music is built on emotional honesty and quiet intensity. Formed in 2022, the project quickly found its footing through songs written during a period of personal hardship, with tracks like ‘Born in Early May,’ ‘ Special,’ and ‘Crick’ capturing moments of uncertainty, vulnerability, and self-reckoning. For Kerr, songwriting has al
Daria Slikker
6 days ago


The Era of the Reboot
Life in 2025 feels like a series of reboots. The shiny future we were all promised – one of flying cars which ‘Back to the Future 2’ predicted would arrive in 2015 – never did arrive. Thus, nostalgia has become the vehicle for our escapism – the means by which we may live out a fantasy of some cultural and political present that never came into being.
Mishka Ramaloo
7 days ago


Marie Antoinette Style: A Journey Through the Life of the 18th-Century Fashion Pioneer
Natalia Georgopolous reviews ‘Marie Antoinette Style’ exhibition at the V&A, Kensington.
Natalia Georgopoulos
Dec 16


A Grounded Sense of Surrealism: In Conversation With Wyldest
Photo by Tom Gaiger Wyldest, real name Zoë Mead, has been steadily on the rise since her debut Dream Chaos in 2019. Inspired by Shoegaze, dreamy pop and various film soundtracks, she combines a love of music with immense technical skill to evoke atmospheric, dream-like soundscapes. Not only does she write and record her songs, but she also plays a major role in the accompanying visuals, drawing upon a background in Media Production and videography in her creation of immersiv
Emily Henman
Dec 14


Gotham Rebuilt Brick by Brick: First Impressions of 'Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight' at MCM London
As a thug once joked in Arkham City, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight might end up being the 'Arkham World' of the Batman games, only this time built in Lego bricks.
Joanne Baranga
Dec 12

































































