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Celebrity Skin

By Corina Knoll Photograph by Eric Sueyoshi Stephen Stickler is weary of the notion of celebrity. “It used to be, if you were a celebrity, you were famous because […]

Color Me Mine

By Michelle Woo Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Inside an airy, brick-walled studio, Saelee Oh takes a moment to gaze at her corner workspace. It’s nearly bare now. Her desk and […]

One Love

By Michelle Woo Framed photographs of hip-hop and reggae icons hang on the walls inside radio station studio Wild 98.7 in Tampa, Fla. In a bright sound booth, DJ […]

Margaret Cho’s The Artist’s Muse

My Illustration was inspired by an old cover of the LA Weekly on which Margaret Cho totters like a sleepwalking Godzilla, devastating the unsuspecting city with her fabulous manicure. Even the […]

CSI: Pyongyang

By Louis Wittig Illustration by Ian Kim A detective is sent to investigate a body found in the city’s most lavish hotel. It could be the premise of any […]