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Who wears the dad-bod best? You are the judge of this off-piste beauty pageant.


Beer guts and tiaras scandalize the catwalk in Maxim Kelly's playful film for our returning Define Beauty series. The dad-bod has gained a curious cultural status of late, embodying the celebration of 'real' masculinity. Kelly's film throws a spotlight on these everyday bodies within the context of the most retrograde of events — the Miss Universe swimsuit competition. Here, the paunch takes center-stage.

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DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES
Fashion, Films
DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES
Fashion, Films

DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES™ is a project by Ghanaian artist Jojo Gronostay and Amsterdam Berlin. The origins of the name lie in the Ghanaian term “obroni wawu”, which translates to “dress of the dead white man”.

Fashion, Films
VALENTINE
Films
VALENTINE
Films

Dive deep into a hypnotic stream of consciousness in this profile of Chinese artist Faye Wei Wei by Italian-born filmmaker Andre Bato.

Films
AAIZÉL CHAPTER III
Films
AAIZÉL CHAPTER III
Films

Director Sharon Hakim
Music Diboujone
Models Lili Steele & Arianna Alexis

Films
RICARDO BOFILL: LA FABRICA
Films, Architecture
RICARDO BOFILL: LA FABRICA
Films, Architecture

Nowness presents: Ricardo Bofill's "La Fabrica" redefines the conventional home. 

Films, Architecture
LAILA PAKALNINA: RUMBA
Films, Sunday Essentials
LAILA PAKALNINA: RUMBA
Films, Sunday Essentials

Nowness presents: RUMBA - an observation by Laila Pakalnina.

Films, Sunday Essentials
LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION
Sunday Essentials, Films
LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION
Sunday Essentials, Films

Douglas Hart offers a light-hearted look at familial tensions during the holidays.

Sunday Essentials, Films
GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH
Whitelies, Films
GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH
Whitelies, Films

GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH takes us to an apocalyptic near future that confronts problems of information dissemination and communication.

Whitelies, Films
JIM CARREY: I NEEDED COLOR
Sunday Essentials, Films
JIM CARREY: I NEEDED COLOR
Sunday Essentials, Films

David Bushell captured Jim Carrey talking about paintings, color and life. 

Sunday Essentials, Films
ARIEL PINK: ANOTHER WEEKEND
Films, Music
ARIEL PINK: ANOTHER WEEKEND
Films, Music

"Another Weekend" by Ariel Pink

Films, Music
ARON OTTIGNON: WATERFALLS IN TANZANIA
Films, Art
ARON OTTIGNON: WATERFALLS IN TANZANIA
Films, Art

Pianist Aron Ottignon stimulates our senses and makes us dream of Tanzania's Waterfalls.

Films, Art
SARAH MEYOHAS: CLOUD OF PETALS
Films, Art
SARAH MEYOHAS: CLOUD OF PETALS
Films, Art

Whitelies presents: CLOUD OF PETALS - a film by Sarah Meyohas.

Films, Art
THE CROWN
Films, Beauty
THE CROWN
Films, Beauty

Nowness presents Maxim Kelly's critical short film "The Crown" as a part of their on going series "Define Beauty". 

Films, Beauty
PRACTICE
Films
PRACTICE
Films

An experimental film by Grace Wales Bonner and Harley Weir.

Films
DIRTY BEACHES: LORD KNOWS BEST
Sunday Essentials, Films
DIRTY BEACHES: LORD KNOWS BEST
Sunday Essentials, Films

Music by Dirty Beaches from the album “Badlands” (2011).

Sunday Essentials, Films
WE VISIT OFTEN
Films, Travel
WE VISIT OFTEN
Films, Travel

Filmmaker Billy Boyd Cape takes us on a sweeping tour of the United States in this contemplative video mashup.

Films, Travel
BJÖRK: ALL IS FULL OF LOVE
Sunday Essentials, Films
BJÖRK: ALL IS FULL OF LOVE
Sunday Essentials, Films

WHITELIES presents a timeless masterpiece of contemporary music: “Björk: All is full of love”.

Sunday Essentials, Films
ALONE WITH EVERYBODY
Films, Poetry
ALONE WITH EVERYBODY
Films, Poetry

A Charles Bukowski poem "Alone with everybody", reinterpreted by Adrián Suárez.

Films, Poetry
TONIC STATES: LET THE SWAN BE YOUR GUIDE
Fashion, Films
TONIC STATES: LET THE SWAN BE YOUR GUIDE
Fashion, Films

WHITELIES presents LET THE SWAN BE YOUR GUIDE, a fictional fashion film based in the city of Antwerp. The film puts the Belgian fashion scene in the spotlight.

Fashion, Films
A BEIJING ESSAY
Films, Architecture
A BEIJING ESSAY
Films, Architecture

Nowness presents "A Beijing essay". The German architect Ole Scheeren reflects on his perception of his adopted home.

Films, Architecture
DON’T YOU KNOW YOU'RE QUEEN
Films, Fashion
DON’T YOU KNOW YOU'RE QUEEN
Films, Fashion

An award winning fashion film directed by Arice.

Films, Fashion
ODE
Films
ODE
Films

Nowness presents a monochromatic fashion tale that plays out in a four-fold brutalist scene. Director Eliot Lee Hazel uses epic and poetic imagery to create an otherworldly universe.

Films
F16 / LOVE
Films
F16 / LOVE
Films

Fighter pilots belong to a military elite and occupy one of the most desired positions within the military.

Films
SHAPED BY THE SEA
Films
SHAPED BY THE SEA
Films

„Shaped by the sea” is a journey through a men’s memories.

Films
HEDONÉ
Films
HEDONÉ
Films

Original Idea Indra Zabala
Direction Indra Zabala, Enya Rodriguez, Willy Barleycorn & Oriol Colomar

Films
COME UNDONE
Films, Music
COME UNDONE
Films, Music

„Come Undone” is the lead single of Brussels’ psych pop band WOOLY MAMMOTHS debut EP.

Films, Music
JONAS LINDSTROEM VIDEO INSTALLATION
Films, Fashion Week
JONAS LINDSTROEM VIDEO INSTALLATION
Films, Fashion Week

The official short version of lala Berlin’s video installation which was presented during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

Films, Fashion Week
CATHERINE LOUIS
Films
CATHERINE LOUIS
Films

Nowness presents a crystalline portrait of model Marla Fabri. Director Catherine Louis visualizes the idea that a lake can be worrying but also soothing, depending on your point of view.

Films
AGON
Stories, Films, Interview
AGON
Stories, Films, Interview

A few days ago I was asked if I wanted to do an interview with AGON’s foremost head of double-dyed hair, Jonathan Lyon, to talk about the new music video the band.

Stories, Films, Interview
BLOCBOI FAME
Films
BLOCBOI FAME
Films

Randy „Blocboi Fame” Slone is the leader of „Fixie Goons” - a fixed gear bike gang hailing from South L.A.

Films
SPRING SUMMER
Films
SPRING SUMMER
Films

From british photographer and director John Lindquist comes a short film as a reflection on the time he has spent in the fashion photography industry.

Films
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