In Boys Don’t Cry, Italian motorsport enthusiast and blogger Federico Aliprandi wrote a two-page editorial titled “Active Analysis on the Superiority of Lesser Objects,” in which he shares his views on 20 compact cars from various years, makes, and models.
Read MoreMikey Alfred, founder of the LA skate brand Illegal Civ, offers advice to readers of Boys Don’t Cry magazine based on their zodiac sign.
Read MoreIn Boys Don’t Cry, American writer Andrew Durbin presents a short story titled “You’ve Been Flirting Again,” paired with illustrations by Swedish visual designer Kilian Eng. It follows a man seeking romance in a world where technology has made travel and dating effortless. As a result, courtship has become superficial and simulated, like finding love on a reality TV show.
Read MoreFrank Ocean writes seven free-verse stanzas titled “Boyfriend” in his new zine.
Read MoreBoys Don’t Cry magazine features a series of images by British photographer Michael Mayren that captures amateur drivers at Achna Speedway, located near the City of Larnaka on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Read MoreFrank Ocean’s zine features a photo series by London-based photographer Harley Weir that captures the people of Dakar, Senegal, located in West Africa. The models reenact quotes from various artists, poems, and performance art projects. Weir shot the images in 2015 under Ocean’s creative direction.
Read MoreIn Boys Don’t Cry, Italian car enthusiast and blogger Federico Aliprandi chats with amateur racecar driver and Ocean’s longtime friend Evan “Ed aka the Sloth” Clark, photographed by cinematographer Francisco Soriano. The two discuss a variety of topics, including car collections, manufacturers, drivers, engines, supercars, American muscle, and more.
Read MoreBoys Don’t Cry includes a poem by English writer Kate Tempest that highlights the deaths and persecution of ‘brown-eyed men’ by police and others.
Read MoreIn his new magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean published a photo series featuring a remote-control toy and “life-size” model BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution. The photoshoot juxtaposes children playing with a small RC car and an adult driving a full-size version out of a large toy box.
Read MoreIn Boys Don’t Cry, British novelist Ben Brooks published a silly piece titled “Kimchi,” or “Partial List of Misappropriated Hood Ornaments,” which follows an 11-year-old painting prodigy named Elliot Vostock. The article includes two portraits by British photographer Michael Mayren and an illustration by American visual artist Eric Yahnker.
Read MoreAmerican photographer Jim Mangan captures Frank Ocean and his longtime friend Ray Buck driving amphibious all-terrain vehicles in a magazine article titled “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Water Moccasin.” Mangan captured the photo series along Red Creek near Perkinston, Mississippi, in 2015.
Read MoreIn his new magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean joins journalist Zing Tseng in interviewing composer Christophe Chassol and producer Om’Mas Keith in Paris, France. The foursome discusses music, identity, philosophy, and more. The piece also features two paintings by visual artist Daniel David Freeman and photos by video director Nabil Elderkin.
Read MoreIn Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean shared a verse and photographic series titled “Jumbo” that features his friend Ysham Jackson modeling outfits styled by fashion director Rita Zebdi. Notably, the piece includes an image that appears on one of three magazine covers.
Read MoreIn his zine, Frank Ocean models for German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans in a series titled “I’m a Morning Person,” captured in Berlin in January 2015. The piece includes four portraits, one of which appears on the cover of Boys Don’t Cry and its companion album, Blonde.
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