Liv Siddall
Dazed
United Kingdom
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Rewatching the first ever series of Big Brother can tell us a lot
Both about reality TV, and more importantly, about ourselves → Read More
Rewatching the first ever series of Big Brother can teach us a lot
Both about reality TV, and more importantly, about ourselves → Read More
American Girlhood
In this exclusive series, the photographer documents her summer travels with Annabelle, a Brooklyn kid who became her muse, and reflects on the magic of girlhood → Read More
Public Speaking is Terrifying—6 Ways to Deliver Like a Pro
Congrats! You’re the keynote speaker at a mega conference. It’s months away and your palms are already sweating. Here's how to deliver your talk like you've done this all your life. → Read More
Unseen images of Martin Parr’s everyday England
The photographer shares never-before-seen snaps that offer a window onto the punks, mums and ‘normal people’ of Britain → Read More
Engaging short film follows the day to day life of a London drug dealer
There's a reason why a long pan-out is such a recurrent feature at the end of feature films: it reminds us that the characters we've been engrossed in for the past couple of hours are just some more tiny ants in the nest of a bigger picture. The same goes for zooming in at the start of movies, and for the concept of this short by Luke Carlisle that takes us fleetingly into the serene, somewhat… → Read More
Sam Lyon's amazing Jelly Gummies GIFs!
We recently came across Scottish artist Sam Lyon who resides in Dundee and makes these jiggling, nonsensical, fleshy GIFs. The creatures channel _Flubber_, sea cucumbers and those floppy little rubber sausages you used to get at school. The technical skill it must take to make them is beyond me I'm afraid, so I can't shed any light on how this is done, but what I can say is that Sam's style has… → Read More
Pretty heartbreaking video epic for Hot Chip's new single
Can't think of the last time I watched a music video right through to the end without skipping. Is there some kind of term for that nowadays? A non-skipper? A skipless? Whatever. This is one of those. Shynola, the film team behind classics like Radiohead's _Pyramid Song_ and that famous Junior Senior video with the "pixelated… → Read More
Tearjerking animation explores our unhealthy relationship with technology
Maybe it’s because it’s January and yesterday was officially the most suicidal day of the year, but something about this animation really threw me. It was something to do with the throbbing pain in my thumbs from playing too much Candy Crush Soda Saga (in bed, on the train, in the bath) and that numb-eyed sensation that comes from scrolling through Twitter like a dead person, and refreshing… → Read More
Cass Bird photographs the Met Gala Toilets for Vogue
Cass Bird is so good she's almost mythical. Sometimes I find myself just staring at her photographs, or writhing in jealousy thinking about the art directors who get to work with her to create some of the most memorable magazine covers in recent history. I get envious of companies like _Vogue_ who have a long-standing relationship with Cass, and have the power to lean back in their shabby-chic… → Read More
Todd Terje interviews the creators of his new animated video!
What a treat this is! We have for you today a special conversation between bearded electronic wizard Todd Terje and two very talented illustrators Espen Friberg and Bendik Kaltenborn about the fantastic new music video they have been working on. If you haven't already seen it, it's a hilarious whirlwind of illustrations painstakingly animated together frame by frame, and something the three of… → Read More
Rachel Thomas and Sandra Freij's imaginative shoot for Bare Journal
The set designer that launched a thousand imitators, Rachel Thomas, has recently art directed, styled and designed the set for a hosiery shoot for _Bare Journal_. The magazine is a self-professed "ode to the raw beauty of realism and simplicity," which perhaps explains why Rachel was roped in for the job: she's the master of small details that fizzle together to form simple and engaging images.… → Read More
Teenage lust, bowling and boobies in this rude animation by Wong Ping
You know what it's like when you're of that age, when even the sight of certain pieces of fruit and veg can turn you on faster than you can say "wet dream." Cantonese animator Wong Ping decided to take all of the cosmic lust he felt as a teenage boy, and channel it all into one seriously hot animation made exclusively for _NOWNESS_. Watch as a teenage boy becomes intensely obsessed with a girl… → Read More
Surreal Photoshop and selfie skills from Izumi Miyazaki
Life can be pretty boring when you're a teenager. Rather than turning to the gory allure of video games and SnapChat, 18-year-old Izumi Miyazaki decided to take matters into her own hands and make a series of selfies that make yours look absolutely rubbish. By utilising household items and foodstuffs as props, and sometimes going as far as building her own sets (see head in the clouds photos… → Read More
Bendik Kaltenborn's back catalogue of Todd Terje record sleeves
Art and music go together like warm Yorkshire puddings and gravy, everyone knows that! But it's even more delicious when the artist and musician love each other so much that they collaborate again, and again, and again. Such is the nature of Norwegian duo DJ Todd Terje and artist Bendik Kaltenborn. Bendik's been cracking out spectacular designs, posters, comics and illustrations for years and… → Read More
Extraordinary photos of young hitchhikers and freight train hoppers by Mike Brodie
When you read _On the Road_ (I assume you've read it) did you ever get upset that things just weren't like the old days, and kids in this day and age – yourself included– would never have the balls to hitch hike across America with nothing but the clothes on their/your back? I did, until seeing this photo series by Mike Brodie. Armed with a camera, Mike hopped trains with this weathered group of… → Read More
Film: Gender roles reversed in French short film gone viral, Oppressed Majority
There's a reason why this French film has gone viral, and that's because it's bloody brilliant. A perfect example of a very simple idea executed to perfection, director Eleonore Pourriat has taken us to Paris where we follow a man around his normal day. As he goes about his chores the realisation slowly creeps in that this guy isn't just a house-husband, he's living in a world where the role of… → Read More
A poetic series of the women of Las Vegas by Stefanie Moshammer (NSFW)
"Las Vegas is the strip club capital of the world," says Stefanie Moshammer, an Austrian photographer whose recent project led her to the underbelly of Nevada's shimmering city. Stefanie began work on a series called _Vegas and She_, in which she documents strippers, nightclubs, and various bits and bobs that represent Las Vegas culture: bright pink limos, dust trails, palm trees, and diving… → Read More
The Psychedelic Sex Book
Unless we ask our parents (which we will certainly _not_ be doing) us young’ns will never really know if sex in the 1960s and 70s was better than it is now. They say a lot of things are better when you’re on acid, so I can imagine the rumours are true: being naked in the company of someone else, and getting down and dirty on some hand-embroidered rugs sounds far superior than a quick bonk in the… → Read More
Dedicate six minutes to this beautiful interactive web game, A Way To Go
I very rarely struggle to start writing a post - but I have hit a bit of a wall with this. Bear with me while I try and get across the magnificence of this game. I just spent a while playing _A Way To Go_ - a web game created by Vincent Morisset with the help of Caroline Robert, Philippe Lambert and Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit. I knew it was going to be super special before the gameplay started and… → Read More