This past year was a really fun one for the blog, so we pulled a few of our favorite 2014 stories from our archives as our version of Flipagram. Catch up on very necessary reading above, broken down by specific, near-ridiculous categories.
Thanks for letting us be a part of your 2014—we had a blast—and looking forward to seeing your bright shiny faces in the new year!
Best Love Affair With An Airbrush: We stepped inside the colorful studio world of airbrush artist Malcolm Stuart and talked mall kiosk art and nasty food courts. Malcolm Stuart Makes Mall Airbrush Art, Only Better
Best Use Of Hair As A Crown: With Luar Zepol's designer as our tour guide, we discovered what's really going down in the streets of the DR—including forward-thinking hair trends. Straight Trippin': Raul Lopez In The Dominican Republic
Best Excuse To Pig Out: With so many addictive 'n cheap dumpling spots to choose from, we took it upon ourselves to try them all. Five extra pounds later, we presented you with Bites On A Budget: The Dollar Dumpling Face-Off
Best Old-Man Chat: At 84, Milton Glaser is a legend, and sharp as a pistol to boot. The Artist Behind 'I ♥ NY' Says It Works Because It's 'Tight-Ass'
Best Reason To Replay The 2014 Turn Up Song, "2 On": The Look: Tinashe
Best Reason To Believe In Miracles: The Look: Natasha Lyonne
Best Denim Throwback: At this year's VMAs, Katy and Riff Raff were channeling Britney and Justin circa 2001, so we picked the brain of the designer behind Brit Brit's infamous denim gown in A Short History Of The Canadian Tux.
Best Funny-Man Interview: Before our Spring/Summer 2015 one-act play, we chatted with its writers, Spike Jonze and Jonah Hill. Spike Jonze, Jonah Hill, And Humberto Leon Talk 100% Cotton
Best Reason To Stop Drinking Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Part of our 100% Lost Cotton program, Alexis Wilkinson's essay on the bad versus basic bitch garnered such positive attention, we asked her to be our
Thanks for letting us be a part of your 2014—we had a blast—and looking forward to seeing your bright shiny faces in the new year!
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