FASHION Magazine
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SNP’s word of the day: Near-futurism
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett Word: Near-futurism
Meaning: A concern with the events of the future, coupled with a belief that the future is… now.
Usage: “The current wave of literary near futurism comes at a time when the printed book — and the very act of traditional reading — seems under siege by digital technology.” — New York Times, The 10th Annual Year in Ideas, 2010
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Hot Disc: YACHT
Photography by Sarah Meadows The DFA (dfarecords.com) machine—cranking out new-new-wave hits that occasionally leak from the cool kids to the club kids—breaks down a little when it comes to YACHT (www.myspace.com/yacht). Newly a twosome, with the formerly solo Jona Bechtolt enlisting Portland artist and musician Claire L. Evans to sing along, the LP See Mystery Lights is their debut on James Murphy’s indie-electronic label. (They were signed last year, after recording “Summer Song” as an ode to the LCD Soundsystem frontman and DFA Records ringmaster.)