Hannah Ewens
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Kathleen Hanna’s feminist party band Le Tigre reunite: ‘It’s depressing our lyrics are still relevant 20 years later’
They got back together for a one-off show on Hanna’s doorstep. Then they realised they had unfinished business: to affirm their place in the punk canon and get warring feminists offline and revelling together → Read More
‘Why am I crying over this?’: how corecore TikTok videos caught the mood of Gen Z
Sad clips from films, TV shows and TikTok are being spliced together over melancholy music – and they’re raising a smile among hopeless young people → Read More
Could simply calling myself a ‘lucky girl’ like a Gen Z Tik Tokker really transform me into one?
The craze is little more than a rehash of new age manifestation, but January’s bleakness made me desperate enough to give it a go, says author Hannah Ewens → Read More
The Linda Lindas are growing up
The LA punk school kids behind ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ prove they’re more than a one-hit viral moment. → Read More
‘There are no rules now’: how gen Z reinvented pop punk
Twenty years ago, it was made by juvenile men in shorts. Now, from Meet Me @ the Altar to Olivia Rodrigo, diverse young women have reclaimed the genre – and made it the sound of the summer → Read More
Predicting Which Heinous 2000s Item Will Be the Next Crocs
The 2020s are all about repurposing garments universally accepted as ugly and making them fashion. Which item is next? → Read More
Why Work Perpetually Sucks Under Capitalism
A Q&A with Amelia Horgan, author of 'Lost In Work: Escaping Capitalism' about work culture, unions and why slacking at work feels so good. → Read More
Billie Eilish's film shows post-Britney pop pressures are as tough as ever
The first digital-native superstar has far more music industry power than her pop predecessors, but she still faces toxic levels of scrutiny → Read More
Why was the Isle of Wight left so vulnerable to Covid catastrophe?
Our island has an ageing population and one small hospital. Allowing people to travel from tier 4 areas has had tragic results, says Hannah Ewens, features editor at Vice UK → Read More
'We're not doing this to be ironic': are 100 Gecs the world's strangest band?
Their music may sound like the internet melting but the US duo have found a cult of fevered fans, including fellow pop futurist Charli XCX → Read More
Crystal Moselle on Betty: ‘I was worried it wasn't racy enough’
The Wolfpack director on turning her film about a gang of female skateboarders in New York into a new HBO series → Read More
Five Things to Expect From the NHS Track and Trace Coronavirus App
We spoke to people from the Isle of Wight who have been using the app for the last month. → Read More
Sorry, the band making ennui sexy
The Londoners’ tales of sex, drugs and mid-20s doldrums have got people talking – but the band themselves are keeping stumm → Read More
‘It’s the rawness’: why Green Day and 90s punk still resonates with today’s young music fans
They are old enough to be their parents – but many teenage fans today find the lyrics and energy of 90s punk speaks more to them than today’s rock bands → Read More
How to Get Back in Touch with Childhood Friends
E. and I hadn't spoken to each other since we were teenagers. → Read More
How we stan differently: Japanese Harry Styles fans discuss
An exclusive extract from 'Fangirls', a new book by Hannah Ewens. → Read More
Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: 'We're back. It's intense'
Their songs excoriated rape culture, their motto was ‘girls to the front’ – and they inspired Nirvana’s biggest hit. Now Bikini Kill are back with a mission still relevant in 2019 → Read More
Billie Eilish: the pop icon who defines 21st-century teenage angst
With a gothic-horror aesthetic and a fearsome melodic flair, Eilish has inspired Nirvana levels of devotion among the world’s teenagers. So why doesn’t she feel safe on stage any more? → Read More
Why goths will always defend their right to shock
Goths have been protesting against discrimination in China. As a group, they have often faced prejudice, so why has their subculture survived while so many others have vanished? → Read More
Patti Smith Is Still an Untouchable Icon
Even when she's covering U2, as she did at a London gig over the weekend. → Read More