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Markus Pritzi evoking the flair
Photography Markus Pritzi, styling Adrian Bernal. Louis Vuitton for Lampoon: a trailblazing vision of the Maison's next menswear chapter
Gabbriette: Pure logic and no Reason
Born in Orange County to a multi-ethnic family Gabriette was the lead singer of the punk rock band Nasty Cherry, personally chosen by Charli XCX. Gabriette for Lampoon the Boiling...
Ai Weiwei: fuck the mundane structure
Ai Weiwei returns to Italy with the exhibition Neither Nor at Galleria Continua in San Gimignano, Tuscany. Between lego, antique stools and criticism to art critics, the artist confirms to...
Carsten Höller: Doubt is a mushroom
In a Western culture of doubt avoidance, we want to be decision makers. Doubts contain beauty we don’t recognize. Lampoon 29: an interview with Carsten Höller and some mushrooms
Jordan Firstman is the posterboy: excess is boiled over
People understand when something is bad and when it is good. People are praising bad art right now – in conversation with Jordan Firstman, the posterboy of Internet and his...
Tali Lennox: a tsunami of change
Tali Lennox interview with Lampoon, the Boiling issue: I like to capture the void in between where one has a physical or environmental eruption. Photography Olivia Malone, styling Carolina Orrico
Pelle Cass: crafting real-life scene manipulation
«Viewers can perceive my work as commentary on overpopulation or crowding. It's a dichotomy: the sense of anxiety juxtaposed with the shared happiness of being together» – Pelle Cass for...
A tribute to everything that boils. Lola Banet and Maty Drazek
From the water droplets that burst like the blisters on our skin, ravaged from walking barefoot on bitumen; to the sweat pouring down from our brows
Coco Gordon Moore: womanity and mundanity
Coco Gordon Moore in Lampoon story for Celine. Questioning feminism, womanity and the everyday mundanity of millennial life. Jiro Konami photography for the Spring 24 issue
Stella Rose Gahan: the cookie-cutter mold of pop stardom
Jiro Konami photographed Stella Rose Gahan for Lampoon, the Boiling issue in a special editorial for Celine. On self-expression, humanities, and the feminine-masculine unconscious sides
The Boiling Lampoon: the new Spring issue: saliva and bubbles
The new Spring issue is out worldwide: the Boiling Lampoon – a consideration to everything that boils. From the saliva we blow bubbles with, to the sex that warms our...
Insights from Gen Z on love, life, and activism
The depth of Gen Z's perspectives on love, fears, and happiness, challenging stereotypes and advocating for change. Photographer Jan Philipzen and stylist Ina Witzel for Lampoon online
Brands and independent publishing: the Bottega Veneta case
Today brands play a role in the promotion and diffusion of independent fashion publishing which seems to be experiencing a new golden age – the Bottega Veneta fanzine
The link between hemp and female empowerment
Hemp cultivation as a form of female empowerment and womanity. The story of the European beguines and the hemp work that inspired the Sisters of the Valley
What is Niksen, the Dutch concept of doing nothing?
Cultural roots of Niksen: Dutch work-life balance and doing nothing. How Dutch culture values leisure time alongside productivity. Human respect, private life, personal growth
Fashion is not inclusive yet – the disabled community speaks out
The case of Will & Well. The disabled community has been left behind in the movement to make fashion inclusive. Adaptive apparel is underdeveloped within the industry
David Sedaris on his life without his father: I hate married couples
«I wanted gay people to have the right to marry just so they could spit on it later» – David Sedaris: homosexuality, relationship with father, sister's suicide, partner Hugh, writing
Bacterial stunts and molds at Margiela – from 1997 till today
Who remembers Martin Margiela’s bacterial stunt from 1997? Mold on clothes, multiplied in the backyards of contemporary museums. Retracing the technique used in the exhibition
Human diversity – camaraderie and Americana
Meeting at the intersection of modern Americana, human bond, and natural contact. A story of two young men in the setting of Los Angeles. Cole Fawcett for Lampoon digital
Deep Sea Mining: the new gold rush is for minerals
Deep-sea mining: ravaging the oceans in the name of transition. Norway is the first country in the world to say yes to finding raw materials in the ocean depths. Environmentalists...
Old-growth forests: what’s the meaning of “responsible forestry”?
Responsible Forestry: to preserve and maintain old-growth forest conditions, the United States Department of Agriculture and the 128 forest land management plans
Urban forestry: Valencia European Green Capital 2024
Fourteen years ago, the European Commission created the European Green Capital Award to promote green actions, urban forestry and urban life quality enhancement in European cities
Flowers for Spring? – daring and groundbreaking
Peter Kaaden photography: you need to be good and daring to shoot Flowers for Spring – even more, when you do this without irony
March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Why do we celebrate?
What does it mean to be part of a community like Ireland's? Why has St. Patrick's Day become a holiday celebrated all over the world? What are its origins and...
Parisian Newstands: icons of urban culture and information
From Haussmann's 1857 vision to modern challenges, Parisian newsstands evolve. Urban icons adapt, balancing tradition and digital era demands, embracing change
Two Spirit: who are they? understanding the fluid vocabulary
Uniting masculine and feminine energies, Two Spirit identities offer a holistic perspective on gender and spirituality. Challenging Western norms Lampoon explores the definition and the meaning of the term
Green colonialism: raw materials rush props up
Raw materials – an estimated 100 billion tons (Gt) of raw materials are mined each year. Of these, over 90% came from virgin resources. Less than 10% is coming from...
The Squalid realism of Richard Billingham in Ray’s a Laugh
The analog photography and the intellectual irony of Richard Billingham reflects the crudeness of a youth spent under the weight of alcoholism and poverty in the Black Country
Community of the Andes: Lea Winkler reveal Urubamba
Photographer Lea Winkler digging deep into the soul of Peru's Sacred Valley: a reportage on the lives and traditions of Urubamba's communities for Lampoon digital
Oppenheimer: human fragility in a blockbuster biopic
Murphy gave layered portrayal of Nolan's Oppenheimer, with his complicated interpersonal relationships with colleagues and partners, self-mythologization, and human fragility
Oscars, shame and pride – Poor Things: amplexus and autopsy
Yorgos Lanthimos's Poor Things awarded at Venice Biennale last summer and today at the Oscars in Los Angles: the movie chronicles the macabre becoming splendid, amid diseases and autopsies
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days and the Ikigai method
Wabi sabi, Ikigai method and tea ceremony, Japanese philosophy for a fulfilling and happy existence: from Wenders' Perfect Day to books by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles and Noriko Morishita
Prada and communism: the redundant, the necessary, and the lucky-ass factor
Culture should be accessible to the community through wealth redistribution. This is the most leftist act to be demanded from those who have more while remaining within the boundaries of...
When length matters: wool carbon footprint’s impact
The wool debate: Environmental Effects of worsted versus woolen processing – insights for sustainable fashion. When fiber fineness is synonym with luxury but carries environmental concerns
Billy Barraclough and some Flowers for the deads
Photographer Billy Barraclough: Flowers for the deads. A reportage in a market in Varanasi, India, not so far from the Cemetery
Paris fashion’s return to conservatism
Contemporary fashion finds itself navigating a spectrum from avant-garde innovation to traditional conservatism. At Paris Fashion Week, runway presentations showcase a resurgence of conservative aesthetics
A chromatic liberation: diversity in fashion – Altered States
The liberation found in embracing expressions of beauty, where color and texture serve as tools for personal transformation, challenging conventions and empowering self-identity
What happened to slow fashion?
After the pandemic, fashion seemed to abandon consumerism and make room for slow fashion. All gone. Mosaert and Buena Onda apart
The dark side of likes: Schadenfreude and the social media
Political arenas to celebrity mishaps, the pleasure of others' pain in the social media age - how Schadenfreude shapes social cohesion and trust within communities?
Bogotá Care blocks: a solution against unpaid work
In Bogotá, 1.2 million women dedicate most of their time to unpaid care work. Mayor Claudia López opened the Care Blocks project
From Prada’s Ugly Chic to Tiktok Cringe Chic
Cringe chic is a fashion evolution from Prada's Ugly Chic. Embracing awkwardness and kitsch, redefining beauty on unconventional terms
Power and fashionistas in the Church
The Church and the religious fashion: Fashion for God at Museum Catharijneconvent shows the artistic commitment behind the paraments of the Catholic church in the past
Flames of culture: Zhang Xiao’s Shehuo saga
Step into the world of Shehuo with Zhang Xiao's photographic odyssey, tracing the journey from ancient rituals to contemporary celebrations, where tradition and innovation ignite
Cartier in Sydney, one message only: culture
In Sydney, visiting the Hermitage mansion and the Opera House: Cartier opens to new customers for high jewelry in Australia – the luxury market today responds to only one marketing...
We do celebrate the vulva – Bex Day’s book PETAL
Over seventy shots celebrating the vulva and subverting the biased canons of the representation of the female nude in contemporary society – Bex Day’s first photographic book
Deciphering the myth that is the Big Four
Chronicles from NYFW and LFW – why are we still holding on to an old idea to recreate something new? This might be the time to rethink the old tradition...
