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Digital illustration by <n>extracrispy</n>.

Model <n>邓芯洁</n> for <n>Flanelle Magazine</n>'s "MEET THE DAZZLING BLACK SIDE". Photo by <n>liuyun</n>.

<n>Natalie Portman</n> as <n>Mathilda</n> in <n>Luc Besson</n>'s 1994 film <n>Léon: The Professional</n>.

A still from the 1987 anime film <n>Wicked City</n>, directed by <n>Yoshiaki Kawajiri</n>.

The <n>Sony Walkman WM-701C</n> portable cassette player, released in 1988.

Characters <n>Vincent</n> and <n>Jules</n> in a still from the 1994 film <n>Pulp Fiction</n>.

Poster for the 2011 film <n>Drive</n>, directed by <n>Nicolas Winding Refn</n> and starring <n>Ryan Gosling</n>.

A still of <n>Misato Katsuragi</n> from the 1995 anime series <n>Neon Genesis Evangelion</n>.

The <n>Stüssy Summer 2023 Campaign</n>, featuring sunburn art. Photo by <n>Liam MacRae</n>.

A <n>Daft Punk</n> helmet designed by <n>Hedi Slimane</n> for <n>Saint Laurent</n>, photographed by <n>Maciek Pozoga</n>.

<n>Kristen Stewart</n> photographed by <n>Lucas Michael</n> at the 2024 <n>Sundance Film Festival</n>.

The <n>Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII</n> drum machine.

A still from <n>Mamoru Oshii</n>'s 1995 film <n>Ghost in the Shell</n>, featuring <n>Motoko Kusanagi</n>.

A still of <n>Michelle Reis</n> in <n>Fallen Angels</n> (1995), directed by <n>Wong Kar-wai</n>.

Icelandic singer <n>Björk</n> with her <n>Vegvísir</n> tattoo.

A behind-the-scenes photo for <n>Vogue</n>, shot by <n>Theo Liu</n>.

<n>Sony</n>'s <n>Net Yaroze</n>, a special black <n>PlayStation</n> development kit designed by <n>Ken Kutaragi</n>.

A tiger from <n>Christian Zuber</n>'s 1978 documentary, <n>Animals in danger / L'arca di Noe</n>.

<n>INVASIVE MODIFICATION</n> <n>Butterfly boots</n> from the Spring/Summer 2023 collection.

A graffiti-covered <n>New York City Subway</n> car in the early 1980s. Photo by <n>Steven Siegel</n>.

A type specimen for the <n>At Hauss Mono</n> variable font by <n>Arillatype Studio</n>.

No escaping. Sound design by <n>Ocular Sounds</n>.

Actor <n>Keir Dullea</n> in a lobby card for <n>Stanley Kubrick</n>'s 1968 film <n>2001: A Space Odyssey</n>.