masculinity

At the Met Gala, women performed the dandy at its best — twisted, contorted and pumped

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Doechii in Louis Vuitton (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) The Met Gala is always something of a performance art spectacle. The 2025 edition was no different. What was unique was that it sought to celebrate not just clothes or ideas, but an entire culture. The Met Gala stepped outside the typical focus on couture womenswear to highlight … Read more

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on teen pop, toxic masculinity and 25 years of ‘Infest’

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Four hours or so before he’s due onstage at Inglewood’s Kia Forum, Jacoby Shaddix lifts a steaming water bottle to his lips as he sits backstage in a plush leather armchair. “On show days, I drink hot water to keep my voice lubed,” says the 48-year-old Papa Roach frontman, his hair swept up in a … Read more