Glamcult #145 THE HIVE ISSUE with Shygirl

In a hive, no single bee is responsible for the honey. Just as no one body accounts for the sweat drops gathering on a club basement ceiling, the sudden eruptive synchrony of a jazz ensemble, or the moment a crowd surges against a line of riot police and the street becomes impossible to contain. In philosophy, systems theory, and natural science, this might be called emergence, a phenomenon by which a complex entity displays properties that its components do not possess on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole. We welcome you into THE HIVE issue. An offering of hearts, time, and care — the most precious resources one has, shared generously and trustfully purely for the love of the culture. One image, one considered answer at a time. This issue is a tiny manifestation of how we’re forever altered by contact. And somewhere in that constant, imperfect exchange, we find both humility and pride in getting to experience this world next to one another. Next to you. This issue features SHYGIRL, SKEPTA, FS GREEN, CASSYETTE, SIMON WHEATLEY, THALIA GOCHEZ, MYKKI BLANCO and more. This is a pre-order. Orders will ship from 11 November — more covers revealed soon.