Pledge to Watch #52FilmsByWomen This Year

Through a recent study, non-profit organization Women In Film found that a major barrier for female directors is a perceived scarcity of talent. Their #52FilmsByWomen aims to shine a light of the thousands of current female directors out there by encouraging people to watch one film by a woman per week for a year. Head to Women In Film’s website to submit your pledge and …

Porches: Be Apart

NYC band Porches (founded by Aaron Maine, who also writes music through his alter-ego Ronald Paris) take up residence in a English mansion in the music video for “Be Apart.” As the camera zooms in and out of a lonely-looking “family,” the ambiguous lyrics resonate for anyone who’s ever moved to a new city. “I wanna be apart,” sings Maine. “I wanna be a part …

Etro’s The Circle of Poets

The fashion brand tells the story of 11 artists and calls upon more to submit their work

For almost 50 years now, the distinct patterns and striking silhouettes of Italian fashion house Etro have been an artistic, driving force in Milan. The family-run label, however, hasn’t stopped there. Only last year, menswear creative director Kean Etro commissioned a group of Como-based artists to hand-paint prints onto select pieces, in a move he referred to as “hand-painted tailoring.” This year, the creative director …