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On the 22nd of May—after the sun had gone down, the stars had begun to shimmer, and the air had turned crisp—hundreds of people found themselves treading up stairs to pack into Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Inside, warm lights illuminated at ankle height against the light grey tiles, and wooden chairs carved a long runway down the length of the cathedral. In the centre of the runway stood a cross, commanding the audience’s attention to its presence. The event in question w

Music, Fashion, Film Charli xcx shows no signs of stopping As I wrote earlier this year, Charli xcx has known for a while now that she needs to escape out from under the towering legacy of her 2024 opus brat. She’d been an important left-of-field pop star since at least 2017’s mixtape Pop 2, but brat was bigger than anyone could’ve anticipated. One of the more lucid pleasures of my life—and for music kids like myself—was rolling to Charli deep cuts like “Track 10” in a field

Naomi Waxman When I talk to my friends about their relationship with music, a lot of them give a similar answer—music truly makes them feel. Whether that feeling is enlightened, tragic, nostalgic, or best described by another suitably dramatic adjective, really depends on the person. Personally, I strongly associate music with experiences that I’ve had. When I listen to those songs now, I either feel nostalgic and think back on how much fun I had, or, quite frankly, never wan