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28/06/2017

~new~ a heartfelt fanletter from one of our contributors and editors, sara sherwood, to the fierce feminist music icon, kate nash. grab a cup of your favourite warm beverage and snuggle down to read something that will warm up your soul.

http://chew-mag.com/a-fan-letter-to-kate-nash/

becoming a superstar pop hit. Dancing around with women who all love you as much as I do, who knew the words to every single song, was joyous. I’d forgotten your songs are short stories peppered with kisses, heartache and daydreams.

25/05/2017

new -- a piece from daniel stein all about how fifth harmony and katy perry engage with dystopian futures, a must read over this lunch hour!

http://chew-mag.com/the-soundtrack-to-our-dystopian-future/

The last few years have shown that popular music with a political message is often slept on by mainstream music outlets and of course, by the Grammy’s. Kendrick Lamar’s vitally important messages about race on “To Pimp a Butterfly” were snubbed by the latter. Whilst, M.I.A’s album, “AIM” was ignored...

17/05/2017

please submit papers to this great conference and share with friends who might be interested!! 📚

22/03/2017

new -- imagine meeting ryan gosling, zayn malik, and others at a house party 🎉 http://chew-mag.com/imagine-a-house-party-with-celebrity-guests/

06/03/2017

~new~ an intimate look at the reclusive and mystical keaton henson. why not have a little read during your lunch hour.

http://chew-mag.com/the-glass-sanctuary-the-vulnerability-of-keaton-henson/

A gaunt figure makes his way to the centre of a stage, holding a sheaf of papers that dimly glimmer in the spotlight. He stands, shuffles his papers, and begins to read to a silent audience. This is a rare appearance at the National Poetry Day from Keaton Henson, an ‘acclaimed musician, writer and v...

15/12/2016

"...you chose to work with Diplo and Metronomy, who moved you away from the glittering twilight of Girls Aloud and created a bratty and colourful soundscape for your lyrics. The surrounding visuals for the album are so well realised; it’s a dilapidated fairytale landscape contrasted with technicolour fashion and your pre-Raphaelite hair."
-- sara sherwood's fan letter to nichola roberts http://chew-mag.com/a-fan-letter-to-nicola-roberts/

A Fan Letter to Nicola Roberts November 28, 2016 | Sara Sherwood Dear Nicola Roberts, I’m not going to pretend that I loved you from the beginning. When you first appeared on Popstars: The Rivals, with your choice clothing and hair ablaze, I didn’t really care for you. I was more hooked on Kimberley...

12/12/2016

"It is this contrast between pace and pause that underpins what is most subtly impressive about Gilmore Girls, aside from its rich comedy, consuming dialogue and feminist politics..."
-- mala sanghera-warren on the fast and slow of gilmore girls http://chew-mag.com/gilmore-girls-pacing/

And Nothing Happens: The Fast and Slow of Gilmore Girls November 17, 2016 | Mala Sanghera-Warren In my secondary school years, on the good days when I managed to get home before 4 o clock, I would switch on to E4 for the daily episode of Gilmore Girls. It had a feeling of familiarity that existed no...

09/12/2016

did you see victoria rodrigues o'donnell's fan letter to the wondrous peggy guggenheim? 💌 http://chew-mag.com/a-fan-letter-to-peggy-guggenheim/

A Fan Letter to Peggy Guggenheim December 2, 2016 | Victoria Rodrigues O'Donnell Dear Peggy, I must admit from the outset of this letter that I hadn’t exactly heard of you until I watched a documentary entitled Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict by Lisa Vreeland. I knew of Vreeland’s work (she also direct...

07/12/2016

we're always looking for zazzy pitches - send us ideas on art, books, film, tv & music -- http://chew-mag.com/submissions/

05/12/2016

~ new ~ imagine eating haggis with justin bieber... go on, just imagine it. or instead let this piece by sam bradley do it for you.

Imagine: Eating Haggis with Justin Bieber December 5, 2016 | Sam Bradley Last night, my life changed, and it was all because of haggis. The haggis is a underrated foodstuff. It is not Instagrammable. It is not on-trend. It is not photogenic, though it is one of the few foods that actually looks bett...

01/12/2016

~ new ~ move it football head! check out the latest uploads on chew including this suave piece on the legacy of jazz music in hey arnold!

http://chew-mag.com/the-pigeon-man-hey-arnolds-jazz-legacy/

The Pigeon Man: Hey Arnold’s Jazz Legacy December 1, 2016 | Alexandria Daniels Hey Arnold is one of the 90s most memorable cartoons that has left an imprint on the hearts and minds of many millennials. A 9-year-old boy raised in an urban city life whose inner life is richly imaginative tries to help...

25/11/2016

~ new ~ the lasting impact of girl power from kate lunn-piguela ~ check it out and then throw a spice girls dance party!

The Lasting Impact of Girl Power November 25, 2016 | Kate Lunn-Pigula The Spice Girls exploded into being twenty years ago, proudly shouting ‘girl power!’ at everyone and everything. People questioned their brand of feminism-lite even though they were influencing girls across the world to do what th...