The FADER Weekend Reading List
Featuring POTUS, private prisons, Blake Lively, and more.
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The Unbearable Blakeness Of Lively
Teo Bugbee, MTV
I'm really into this insane piece about why Blake Lively will forever be the most popular girl in school. She cannot be stopped. đ¸đź
Bill Cunninghamâs Big Gay Heart
Dan Shaw, The Cut
"Looking back at his work, Iâd say that all of Billâs photographs are actually valentines," writes Shaw, in this move-you-to-tears piece that is essentially a love letter to iconic photographer Bill Cunningham. "Theyâre how he shows his affection for the people of New York who love and revere him in return."
If You Want To Feel Hope About The Internet Again, Read This Book
Will Stephenson, The FADER
Virginia Hefferman wrote a book called Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art, about why the internet is "civilization's greatest masterpiece." This is the interview that proves it's a must-read.
The City That Bleeds
Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine
A long, moving letter from Baltimore about the city's makeup in the midst of the Freddie Gray trials.
Vince Staples, Regular Genius
Jeff Weiss, The FADER
One of our Summer Issue's cover stars Vince Staples grew up in North Long Beach, California. It was his whole world, but now that he's escaped its grip, he just wants to be a normal 22-year-old guy.
My Four Months As A Private Prison Guard
Shane Bauer, Mother Jones
Riot squads, stabbings, beatings, and more. An absolutely terrifying account of what it's like to be a prison guard at a private prison, from a journalist who became a prison guard himself to find out about the inner workings of "an industry that holds 131,000 of the nation's 1.6 million prisoners."
The âAnti-Businessâ President Whoâs Been Good for Business
Bloomberg
While Donald Trump spouts lies about his "great" moneymaking abilities, our current president has actually been good for the American economy. For POTUS's cover story, the folks at Bloomberg BusinessWeek spoke to President Obama on free trade, bank regulation, and why Malia and Sasha definitely don't have Wall Street in their futures. Plus, gorgeous portraits from former FADER staffer Geordie Wood.