idols
Celebrate Your Freedom with the Anime About Trans Japanese Gangsters Becoming Pop Idols!
As I’ve noted before, I’m not here to explain a culture, just to convey its richness.
I Dressed Like Keanu Reeves for a Week and Became a Living Meme
What is it like to live as a man who puts minimal effort into his outward appearance because his value is not inherently tied to his presentation?
Meet the Jakarta Pop Idols Turning Punks Into Diehard J-Pop Fans
Indonesia's biggest J-Pop girl group JKT48 has a weird mass appeal amongst the country's punks and metal heads.
When Nicki Minaj Met Lauryn Hill She Fell To Her Knees and Sobbed
Watch the two artists meet for the first time backstage at a recent show.
Fatal Attraction: Has Instagram Brought Us Too Close to Our Idols?
Pop stars are now opting to disable comments and privatize their accounts — if we can't control our fandom, should we lose our privileges?
Creepy Totems Drawn from Normal Objects | Monday Insta Illustrator
These guys definitely hung out under your bed when you were a kid.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Babymetal
A sit down interview with the three teenage girls behind the Japanese pop-metal phenomenon known as Babymetal.
Don't Kill Your Heroes, Don't Even Meet Them
When you meet your heroes, you miss out on the true value of having a hero: the opportunity to learn about yourself.
Rap Monster Is Proving Assumptions About Korean Idol Rappers Wrong
It's time to start taking the breakout star of BTS seriously as a rapper.
Derek Jeter Does Things the Right Way
If you don't get in on the lovefest surrounding the Yankee Captain, you're an asshole.
Gilles Larrain
I can't remember when I first saw the book Idols by Gilles Larrain. Published in 1973, it's a collection of studio portraits of trannies, gender-benders, and just generally awesome-looking people in New York City.