Nas + Erykah Badu: This Bitter Land

From the soundtrack for “The Land” (out 29 July) comes a hauntingly minimal and stunning song by Nas and Erykah Badu. The track, called “This Bitter Land” is gentle but painful—Badu’s vocals are incredibly emotive—and yet there is, among the struggle, a sense of hope. It’s very different than anything either Nas or Badu has released recently, but they’re immediately recognizable and it shows them …

How To Dress Well: Lost Youth / Lost You

The first track from How To Dress Well’s upcoming album Care (set for release 23 September) is the sublime “Lost Youth / Lost You,” which offers everything we’ve come to expect and enjoy about the artist. Along with the new song comes a purple-saturated music video (directed by Ben Tricklebank, with choreography by Jos McKain) that’s technically NSFW but is gloriously lush and graceful—matching the …

World Health Organization May Finally Declassify Transgender Identity as Mental Disorder

The World Health Organization might just overturn a decades-old disease classification and in the next edition of their codebook remove Transgender Identity as a mental illness. Thus far, all committees involved, who have taken it under consideration, have approved its dismissal. “It’s sending a very strong message that the rest of the world is no longer considering it a mental disorder,” says Dr Michael First …