Dazed & Confused

A trailblazer for emerging talent and proudly independent, Dazed magazine aims to set the cultural agenda, both on and offline. Founded by Jefferson Hack and Rankin in 1991, the entire archive of back issues is available for digital subscribers to Dazed. The independent British fashion, culture and arts magazine has a strong global reputation for its groundbreaking and trendsetting editorial and its support of new generations of fashion, art, literature, photography and music talent. DazedDigital.com, their online magazine, is updated daily, hosting interactive projects, extra editorial content, exclusive music and fashion film.

Dazed & Confused

THE HEAT IS ON

READY, SET, GO!

JUST RIDE • Roaring out of the urban jungles of Brazil, stunt bike-riding is an extreme-sports phenomenon with its fingers in fashion, gaming and music – but what does it take to become a grauzeiro?

THIS SPORTING LIFE • As the Premier League's first-ever creative director, Kenny Annan-Jonathan wants to turn Crystal Palace into a cultural powerhouse to rival the biggest teams in Europe. He breaks down his abiding love of the underdog, and the future of fashion and football

UNHINGED • From freeloading ‘foodie calls’ to TikTok content farmers, here's your guide to the modern tribes of competitive dating – time-wasters need not apply

TRUE BLUE • A match-day encounter with Sheyi Cole, Chelsea fan and scene-stealing star of The Beautiful Game

FIGHTING BACK • In Doro, a south Sudan refugee camp home to more than 50,000 people, a martial arts training programme is giving power and agency back to young people coping with the trauma of war

DOG EAT DOG FOOD WORLD • With his breakout bop, Milton Keynes-born rapper Niko B gave the locked-down suburbs a soundtrack to remember. Now, he's back with a first album full of ‘happy songs for headfuck times’

PRACTICAL MAGIC • Smart, slinky and adaptable, Johanna Parv makes ‘engineered formalwear’ to flatter the body and the mind. Here, she reflects on her love of practically perfect fashion, her Estonian roots – and the undersung beauty of elbows

HIIT THE STREETS • Pushing through the pain barriers as a path to self-knowledge, No Soldiers Left Behind is the London fitness collective challenging the mind, body and soul

PLAYED in FULL • Business is booming in the Indian esports market, where increasing numbers of people see gaming as a viable career choice. But as women players push for a piece of the action, they're being met with a backlash from men who can't hack their talent

PLAYTIME IS OVER

THE RUNNING MAN • A quadruple threat at this summer's Olympics, Noah Lyles lives a life defined by a series of dizzying digits. Now, the world's fastest man wants to spark a revolution in the sport

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES

ÇA ROULE!

LOVE TKO

A FIELD OF HIS OWN • When he scored a screamer against derby rivals Liverpool, Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo crystallised much ofthe excitement that's been swirling round this prodigious young talent since early this season. Now, with a shot at Euros glory before he's even hit 20, he reveals his determination to keep his head above the hype, and bring his boyhood club back to former glories

THE ONLY WAY IS UP • Five years on from her seismic summer jam ‘Motivation’ – a song she now considers ‘kinda mid’ – Normani's new album Dopamine is an exhilarating rush from an artist in full swing

THE ATRE OF DREAMS

BE SCIALLA. WE CAN MAKE IT • At the age of 11, Bebe Vio's dreams of Olympic fencing glory were shattered by a life- threatening bout of meningitis. Now, 64 medals and 27 broken prostheses later, she's an unstoppable force changing the conversation on disability in sport

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