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DIY

How Lauren Riihimaki Turned Her Passion for DIY Into a Social Media Empire

The path to internet fame is so incredibly murky that even Charli D’Amelio, the most followed person on TikTok, has said she doesn’t know why she is famous. But Lauren, who has been an influencer for years, cultivated her following by doing what she loves: Crafting. 
By Isabella Simonetti

4 Beauty Brands Show How to Customize Your Skin Care With Easy, DIY Remedies

Four new brands that provide natural, DIY products—and teach you exactly how to use them to get glowing skin.
By Sara Spruch-Feiner
Pixies perform at Brooklyn Steel on May 26, 2017 in New York City.

Kale Smoothies and DIY Beats: Inside Brooklyn’s Latest Musical Revolution

No matter how gentrified BK gets, there's always a place for great music.
By Rob LeDonne
Kayo Dot.

The Month in Weird: July’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Todd Patrick's Market Hotel, as viewed from the adjacent JMZ subway platform.

DIY Venue Owner Todd Patrick: Only the Bourgeois Think NY Is Dead

By Justin Joffe
Whitney plays at their album release show at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, NY on June 3, 2016.

The Best Debuts of 2016 So Far Were Played Live in Small Spaces

By Justin Joffe
Chris Pitsiokos.

The Month in Weird: June’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Joe Carducci.

From Running SST Records to ‘Stone Male’: The Journey of Joe Carducci

By Brad Cohan
The Body.

The Month in Weird: May’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Chocolate-Makin' Kit

Any Guy Can Buy a Box of Chocolates. Benchic Let’s You Make One.

By Simon Isaacs
Fancy vest required.

This Wooden Stick Will Magically Age Whiskey 15 Years in Only a Few Days

By Sage Lazzaro

Concoct Your Own Ideal Skincare Products with Help from LOLI Beauty

By Alexis Krauss

Looking To Feel More Inspired, Passionate, Or Refreshed? Aura Cacia Has You Covered

By Shaney jo Darden

Heartworm Press Finds Poetry Beneath the Noise

By Justin Joffe

Experimental Music Finds a New Home in Ridgewood

By Brad Cohan
Andrew Hutchison - Flickr

A ’90s Cult Favorite, Unwound Finally Get Their Due

By Justin Joffe
Morus Alba

A Music Scene Grows in Jersey

By Eli Zeger

Back to Our Nerdy Roots: At Twin Cities Comic Fair, Independent Artists Abound

By Alanna Martinez

Searching for American DIY at Gigawatts Fest

By Justin Joffe

Uniform’s ‘Perfect World’ Is Mesmerizing—But You Wouldn’t Want to Live There

By Eli Zeger

Sea Monsters, Noise & Fire: Providence, RI, Explained by Eric Paul

By Eric Paul
Emily Reo @ Silent Barn (Photo by Justin Joffe/ New York Observer)

Emily Reo Finds Sanctuary in Bushwick’s Communal Music Spaces

By Justin Joffe

Meet America’s Next Great Composers: Pile

By Eli Zeger
Courtney Barnett. (Photo: Mia Mala)

Courtney Barnett’s Debut Is Something to Think About

By Ilana Kaplan
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