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“Everything that I’ve learned I’ve learned out of wanting to educate myself on the history of the craft that I was committing my life to.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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On her plans for directing and writing: “I think because there’s more eyes on me than I anticipated, I’m a bit more cautious about what I want to put out.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

“Any time I join a job, I love to pretend it’s necessary to watch five films. Maybe I am poor with time management.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

“Part of the reason why studios are freaking out is because nobody knows why things hit the way that they do, and you can never premeditate that, but there’s a sense of urgency for individuality.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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“I’m trying to prioritize new directors and original stories. I never thought I would do a movie with unicorns. But an original script is exciting. If I can help get it made, I love to do that.” Photos by Coni Tarallo the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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On the phrase “old soul”: “It’s an easy way to get inside someone’s head.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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On filming Death of a Unicorn: “You know when you laugh so hard you cry? I used that as emotion.” Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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Introducing April/May Cut cover star ⭐ JENNA ORTEGA ⭐ Her performance in Wednesday, and now A24’s Death of a Unicorn, has positioned her as Hollywood’s Gen-Z sage. Read the profile by Phoebe Reilly now.   Photos by Coni Tarallo   the-cut.visitlink.me/CJM4g9

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“The feeling that I have when I listen to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the same feeling I want some other Black little girl to have when she listens to me. And in order for her to have that feeling, I have to talk about my feelings.” Photos by Richie Shazam www.thecut.com/article/doec...

“Old-school hip-hop is vulnerability. I’m gravitating towards the pure skill that was incorporated. Anyone who doesn’t think that hip-hop is an intellectual genre, I think that assumption is rooted in racism.” Photos by Richie Shazam www.thecut.com/article/doec...

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“In my music, I have to be raw and explicit or else it’ll make me uncomfortable. I don’t like secrets.” Photos by Richie Shazam www.thecut.com/article/doec...

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“I don’t like making music just for a moment. I like to make music for therapy, for an inner experience, an inner purpose, and not just for an algorithm.”   Photos by Richie Shazam   www.thecut.com/article/doec...

The Cut @thecut.com · 18/02/2025

Introducing Spring Fashion Issue Cut cover star ⭐ DOECHII ⭐ Fresh off her Grammy win, the unapologetic Florida rapper is just getting started. Read the profile by Danya Issawi now. Photos by Richie Shazam www.thecut.com/article/doec...

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On his upcoming residency in PR: “Por la mañana, puedo estar allí jugando dominoes con mi abuelo, y por la noche puedo estar en la tarima” (In the morning, I can be there playing dominoes with my grandfather, and at night I can be onstage) www.thecut.com/article/bad-...

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The Cut @thecut.com · 18/02/2025

“Se siente de momento como que protegiendo mi música, la esencia de lo que es todo.” (It feels like I’m protecting my music, the essence of what everything is.) Photographs by Emmanuel Sanchez-Monsalve www.thecut.com/article/bad-...

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Jenna Lyons for the Cut’s Fall Fashion Issue. Read the profile by @MatthewSchneier now. Photographs by Paul Kooiker

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“Culturally, we want the underdog to win. But as soon as they’ve won, we’re like, ‘Okay, well, wait, wait, wait, that’s too much. You’re the underdog and we’re gonna lift you up, or you’re way up here and we’re gonna take you down.’” Photo: Paul Kooiker trib.al/B1qfjEE

“The thing I’m struggling with is I had an identity attached to my work and my accomplishments, and I’m very careful — I don’t want my identity to become wrapped up in the show. I think it’s gonna be really different when it airs.” Photo: Paul Kooiker trib.al/B1qfjEE

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After Jenna Lyons’s exit from J. Crew, many expected her to jump to another American megabrand. Absolutely no one expected her to become a Real Housewife. For the Fall Fashion Issue, Matthew Schneier profiled Bravo’s unlikeliest star. Photo: Paul Kooiker trib.al/B1qfjEE

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Exhibit C: In August, New York designer Sandy Liang and Baggu introduced a series of nylon handbags with a pair of thin black bows affixed; retailing for $62, they are $18 more than the same bow-free Baggu bag trib.al/ZuicPAy

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Exhibit A: Miu Miu sells a $650 white cotton T-shirt; the price for almost the same shirt with a black bow around the neck is $950 trib.al/ZuicPAy

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Erykah Badu for the Cut’s Fall Fashion Issue. Read the cover story by Casey Gerald, with portfolio by Zhong Lin, now trib.al/4hjyVDS

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On her controversies. Photo by Zhong Lin trib.al/4hjyVDS

“My biggest fear is the same as my biggest hope: That I am seen. I’m scared to express things that are not the most popular opinion. I’m confident that my truth is relevant, so I go ahead and say it.”

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On Fashion Week. Photo by Zhong Lin trib.al/4hjyVDS

“I’m gonna go to Fashion Week, but I’m gonna go to every motherfucking show and I’m gonna turn that motherfucker out.”

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On the reaction when she stopped wearing a headwrap. Photo by Zhong Lin trib.al/4hjyVDS

“I was evolving and growing, still, and dedicated to the work, you know? But people saw it as me changing. That I was different, changing, different, and I couldn’t explain because it wasn’t important to me anymore to explain.”

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On why she removed the head wrap she was known for. Photo by Zhong Lin trib.al/4hjyVDS

“Many people are not looking for a leader. They’re looking for someone who looks like one. I wanted to see what I was made of. And that’s the path I’ve been on since then.”

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