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NYLON Cool Girl’s Guide To Chicago

Chicago has many names—The Windy City, Second City, City of the Big Shoulders—but as someone who was born and raised in this Midwest crossroads, I call it The Biggest Little City. Chicago might be the third biggest metropolis in the U…



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Tove Lo Shows Us How To Be A Really "Cool Girl"

For her sophomore album, Lady Wood, Tove Lo isn't holding anything back. The Swedish pop star makes that all the more clear in the music video for "Cool Girl," which shows her shaving her head, writhing atop a car in a deserted hotel parking lot, and licking a translucent coffin…




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What To Expect From Kanye’s New York Pop-Up Shop

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two days, you more than likely have caught wind that Kanye West is doing his pop-up shop thing again. If you missed the opportunity to pick up a Life of Pablo tee when he did it the first time, now’s your chance to stock up on all new Kanye merch—and this time, you have the chance to do so in 21 different cities, from L…

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Kan Wakan Dropped A Juicy Jam For The Weekend

Kan Wakan is the musical moniker for Gueorgui Linev, a Los Angeles-based multitalented artist who makes music so sweet that it's like a sugar rush pulsing through your system. The producer, songwriter, and composer provides a soundtrack for 20th-century minimalism while creating an ambient atmosphere within the soul of sounds…


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Kid Froopy Is Making Internet Music For ":) + :'("

Like any great modern success story, Kid Froopy's began on the internet.  The 26-year-old has been a fan of internet DJ collective Moving Castle for years, and his 2015 remix of founder Robokid’s “Helix" racked up almost 40,000 SoundCloud hits—among them, one from Robokid himself…


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Zendaya's Role In 'Spider-Man' Is Surprising In The Best Possible Way

When Zendaya was cast as the female lead in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel and Sony made the curious move of not revealing which character she would be playing. Would it be Peter Parker's classic love interest Mary Jane Watson—made famous by Kirsten Dunst—or someone less familiar to the audiences? And why was it being kept under wraps?  When footage screened at Comic-Con last July, fans noted that Zendaya's character, with her tousled hair and nerd-chic look, appeared to be playing an entirely new character…