She Drew the Cover of Your Favorite Cookbook
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
She Drew the Cover of Your Favorite Cookbook
HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
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Fashion’s Love Affair with the Bush
From ancient Egypt to Sex and the City, women’s pubic hair has been policed, fetishized, erased, and reclaimed—always reflecting larger cultural forces. Rae Witte traces how the ‘70s bush symbolized liberation, the ‘90s Brazilian turned bare the norm, and the paparazzi-fueled 2000s made hairlessness a spectacle. Now, the pendulum is swinging back and women are reclaiming body hair as autonomy, not shame. The bush isn’t just back—it’s a cultural reset.
SSENSE
Wrapped in pastel branding and influencer hype, buy-now-pay-later services like Klarna and Afterpay are selling more than clothes—they’re selling debt as lifestyle. Marketed as “little payments” and glamorized through pink buses, Paris Hilton collabs, and TikTok “girl math,” these services disproportionately target young women. As BNPL volume surges past $100 billion, critics warn: behind the strawberry murals and sparkly slogans, “cute debt” is just debt.
THE ATLANTIC
Apartamento speaks with Joana Avillez, the illustrator and storyteller known for blending personal history, family influence, and playful observation into her work. From early sketches inspired by her draftsman father to professional collaborations like Roman Recipes for Modern Cooks, she channels curiosity, humor, and a deep connection to childhood creativity. Grounded in New York yet shaped by travels in Rome and Lisbon, Avillez balances daily life, motherhood, and a career defined by simplicity, line, and imagination.
APARTAMENTO
Carolina Julius reflects on Elizabeth Bishop, the 20th-century American poet known for her depictions of Nova Scotia, Key West, and Brazil. A Neustadt prize winner, Bishop captures the season’s drifting attention through painterly observation, inviting the reaper into “self-forgetful, perfectly useless concentration” – perfect reading material for those end of summer days.
A RABBIT’S FOOT
At 98, Lois Dodd gets her first European retrospective at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Since the 1950s, the American painter has quietly captured everyday life — barns, windows, laundry lines, snow-flecked streets — with small, immediate panels painted en plein air. A Tanager Gallery co-founder and longtime Brooklyn College teacher, Dodd has stayed resolutely herself: unfashionable, observant, and now increasingly celebrated.