Hero Magazine, Issue 34

Hero is our antidote to the stuffy and over-thought cultural dryness that has gripped menswear publishing.

We strive to make a magazine and website that are not afraid to be visually led and arresting – have beautiful photography, amazing fashion and great, informal interviews with actors, designers and friends – and for that to be something to celebrate and revel in.

Our emphatic definition of the season is a joyously curated vision of what we love. No filler news pieces or fluff articles, just pure and bold statements. We are read by taste-making men in their twenties, thirties and forties who love fashion and culture, and want to be excited by it again.

Our approach to fashion is celebratory and zealous. Embracing the styling, foregrounding the clothes.

In this issue:

Tyriq Withers

In conversation with Justin Tipping

It’s the era of Tyriq Withers. Star of Him (the new Jordan Peele-produced mind-bending NFL thriller dropping this Fall), Withers is breaking through on the biggest stage. In conversation with director Justin Tipping, the pair trace Withers’ standout performances in his ascent to legit leading man.

THE NEW ROMANTIC: NOAH LaLONDE
Noah LaLonde cements his place in the iconic lineage of TV bad boys as Cole Walter, heartthrob rebel of hit teen drama My Life with the Walter Boys. Following the debut season’s dramatic cliffhanger, he’s back for Season 2 – bringing even more of that magnetic energy.

WAYNE McGREGOR’S ON THE OTHER EARTH: A NEW CINEMATIC LANDSCAPE
Wayne McGregor’s brand new dance/cinema work – On The Other Earth – is a 360° immersive experience transporting viewers to new worlds – the tech makes each viewing unique. Created with digital pioneer Professor Jeffrey Shaw, the duo explore how technology is shaping the future of the arts.

HOW CYBERPUNK PREDICTS REALITY
Head curator Doris Berger talks to filmmaker Alex Rivera about Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures Through Cinema, a new exhibition at LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the genre’s palpable influence on our own world.

DAVID LYNCH: A TRIBUTE
We honour the singular life and career of the incredible David Lynch through a rare conversation between two of his closest collaborators – sound designer Dean Hurley and cinematographer Peter Deming – the trusted architects behind his irresistible and unforgettable worlds.

FUTURE SHOCK: THREE ARTISTS
Lu Yang, Mat Collishaw and Louis Morlæ: three artists, three visions of the future. Through radically different lenses, the common thread between each is a shared use of narrative, technology and aesthetics to probe the question of what it means to be human.

LIFEGUARD: CARVING OUT CHICAGO’S NEW SONIC LANDSCAPE
Born from the wreckage of high school bands and college days that bled into soundchecks, Lifeguard are at the centre of Chicago’s new sound. Fresh off their debut record Ripped and Torn and relentless touring, the trio sit down with Iceage frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, who imparts some left-field wisdom to the new kids on the circuit.

DURAN LANTINK: DESIGNER COLUMN
Our guest designer column is back by popular demand! For the first instalment, we give Dutch designer Duran Lantink free rein, penning an essay on the homogenisation of culture and the freedom of expression in design.

Also in the issue:
We celebrate Kim Jones’ final Dior collection; Oscar-winning composer Nicolas Becker and innovative producer Lexx un-hack their trailblazing use of AI to elevate recorded music into live frequencies. Photographer Danielle Levitt focuses her lens on teen gamers at home, Gino Gurrieri captures a life lived off-grid, and artist Alicja Kwade bends time and space with her new exhibition, Telos Tales.