ENDNOTES, FRED SHAW

Fred Shaw returns to the pages of Sleaze to offer a thought-provoking exploration of life, death, and love in his latest piece.

ACT OF OPINIONS: BLESSING AFOLAYAN, FIONA SLEMP

Born in Nigera and now living in Dundee after moving to Glasgow, Blessing is Scotland's MVP for all things style.

'EATING SPRING ONIONS WHOLE' AND OTHER POETRY, LOTTIE INKSTER

Poetry Live in Literature Now.

PERMISSION TO PARTY, GENEVIEVE STEVENS

As a dreary September officially brings Brat Summer comes to a close, Genevieve Stevens reflects upon the undeniable cultural impact of Charli XCX’s album. From challenging the clean-living TikTok archetype to championing cool-girl, lime-tinted hedonism, Gen reveals why she thinks Brat has struck such a chord. Tracing her own journey from Charli XCX closet fan to proud ‘angel’, Gen offers a refreshing take on how ‘Brat’ Became 2024’s unexpected manifesto.

THE STRATEGY OF WHAT TO WEAR, LOUIS SUMMERFIELD

Louis Summerfield traces the remarkable evolution of jeans from humble workwear to global fashion icon.

BRITISH MUSEUM SCANDAL, TARA RUSSELL

In sleaze’s latest, Tara Russell explores the long, complicated history of the British Museum, in particular, its inability to look after artefacts, artefacts not rightfully owned by the UK.

FORAYS THROUGH THE FAKE FOREST, NICK HARHALAKIS

In 'Forays Through Fake Forest' Nick Harhalakis takes his reader on a winding path through Chile's past and present and he travels from Santiago to Malue to Ushuala.

THE SUBLIMINAL SOUNDS OF SOL PARADISE, EVIE FABER

In our latest piece, Sleaze's own Evie sits down with Sol to talk all things mental health, multi-instrumentalism, and Mother Nature.

IN CONVERSATION WITH EMIL JAMES, EMIL JAMES

Emil James is a name you should know. The young rapper, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has remained completely independent while performing at some of the biggest festivals in the UK (including Boomtown, Cross the Track & Moovin’), and racking up well over a million streams on his first few singles.

'CREATIVE BY NATURE', ESTHER FOLLIS

Esther Follis returns with a review of the Foundry Films brainchild, ‘Creative by Nature’, a glorious Glasgow-based exhibition that both revels in the natural world and spotlights Scottish storytelling.

HANGXIETY, ANASTASIA ROLLAND

Anastasia Rolland reflects on hangxiety, a word that encapsulates that deep, dark feeling of dread that lingers after a night out.

ESSEX IS MY OYSTER, ROSIE MCCANN

In this beautifully written piece, Rosie McCann emphasises a slowing down of the pace of life.

SWANNA IN LOVE, LAUREN GALLAGHER

Lauren Gallagher’s review of Jennifer Belle’s “Swanna in Love" tackles the disturbing topic of child grooming from the victim's perspective.

CULT OF SKIMS, ABIM ADEGBEMBO

Abim Adegbembo examines how, once a tool of sexual restraint, shapewear has evolved to symbolise women's liberation and empowerment.

EXHIBITION REVIEW: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, JULIET KENNEDY

Juliet Kennedy reviews Edward Enninful's curated exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe work in Galérie Thaddaeus Ropac, in the Parisien district of Le Marais.

NOSTALGIA OF HOPE, BEN GORDON

Ben Gordon observes the histories past and present as he finds himself swept through the streets of Santiago.

20 YEARS OF DUBSTEP, MYRTLE BOOT

The wonderful Myrtle Boot chronicles the rise, fall, and potential resurgence of dubstep in Sleaze’s latest piece.

TMIA: AGNES PETTERSSON, WOLF BY LAMB, ROSIE LOWIT

Rosie sits down with Agnes Pettersson, founder of Wolf by Lamb.

THE TRUTH BEHIND T-SHIRT ACTIVISM, HIBAH SYED

As slogan tees seem to be taking over the world, Hibah Syed asks: does political dressing do more harm than good?

SHUTTERBUG, TYRA BUCKLEY

Tyra Buckley encapsulates how photography is the preservation and extension of life.

SOUNDS REWIRED, DOMINIC DAVIES

Dom Davies bestows an insight into the ever-exciting movements of Breakthewire, a music-based channel making waves in the underground dance scene.

THE RETURN OF THE GAZE, EITAN ORENSTEIN

Eitan Orenstein assesses the significance of the gaze both on screen and in real life.

SONGS OF QUEER ESCAPISM, ZOE MILTON

Zoe Milton beautifully explicates the multiform ways in which music is able to encapsulate and express queer experience.

A WALK THROUGH COB GALLERY'S CONSTRUCT, ROSIE LOWIT

Rosie Lowit in conversation with 'Construct's' curator Brooke Wilson.

IN CONVERSATION WITH LAINEY WHELAN, CLARA POTS

Clara Potts sits down with Lainey Whelan, a Dublin artist reimagining ‘the future of funerals, the commodification of death and what we leave behind’.