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August 2022

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The Leisure Issue

What does joy look like when the world is burning?

Sinning To Survive

ByShanté Cosme

Welcome to the summer of excess

A collage of a woman wrapped in a white towel over her body and her head in a sauna before bathing

ByJonathan Smith

America’s urban bathing renaissance

A collage of flowers and body silhouettes representing how pleasure became political

The revolution is cumming

ByTracey Anne Duncan

How pleasure became political

A collage of women sleeping and meditating on a cloud background

RIP hustle culture

The rise of radical rest

The Culture Of Chill

ByMiles Marshall Lewis

Block parties are more essential than ever

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Cristin Milioti as Sarah and Andy Samberg as Nyles

ByTracey Anne Duncan

The floating rock trend on TikTok is here to remind us that nothing matters

You call it nihilism, I call it perspective.

Beyonce, in a black and white photo with a red, orange, and gray background wearing an off-shoulder ...

Beyoncé nearly captures the perfect club night with ‘Renaissance’

A green cocktail next to a sun and palm trees.

The 23 best things to drink this summer

Close-up of a charming, calm, dark-skinned curly haired woman, manager, financial director, sitting ...

You might enjoy your own company more than you think

Megan Thee Stallion and Future have a steamy summer smash in “Pressurelicious”

Vabbing for a week made me feel like a sexy, feral god

You should spoil your vagina right now

Cupid on psychedelics preparing to shoot an arrow.

Psychedelics gave me the courage to take charge of my romantic life

Young female athletic sporty woman doing pilates, yoga and strength training exercises at home durin...

4 free healing meditations to help you cope with the state of the world

Stop calling reality TV a “guilty pleasure”