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Best of issue one: This story by hair stylist Cyndia Harvey (@cyndiaharvey), photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman (@kristinleemoolman) and fashion editor Nell Kalonji (@_n_e_l_l_) elicits the young rebels of London. Online now. . Only anarchists are pretty: Link in bio . Make up: Athena Paginton (@athenapaginton) at Bryant Manicure: Yasmine Elwakil (@yasmineelwakil) Models: Emmanuel Adjaye (@manniaj) at AMCK (@amckmodels), Klein (@kleinrus), Jay Jay, La Timpa (@l.a.timpa) at Lorde (@lordeinc), Olabisi (@olabisiolaniyan_) at Select (@selectmodelmgmt) Executive production: Cat Crawford (@catcrawfordia) Production: Jonathon nixon (@jonnyinixon) Casting: Troy Fearn at Troy Casting (@troy_casting) . #NataalMedia #NataalMagazine #Bestof2018 #FutureGaze https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsxw81nnaIg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mf16qw84v32e

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Future Gaze: Week 12

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture.”

– Andrew Postman from Guardian article My dad predicted Trump in 1985 – it's not Orwell, he warned, it's Brave New World

This semester has fully awakened my curiosity in all aspects of digital life and experience. I feel like I have covered a lot of ground, contradicted myself many, many times and not really reached a conclusion of opinion, as such, but rather a well-rounded understanding of how digital life it inevitably intertwined with physical reality. Looking forward I see the complete dissolution of life, communication and community as we know it. I also see a very dark tunnel ~ the exploration into VR, robotics and AI, an a death of the human identity as we have understood it for thousands of years. From the dirty ash of technological experiments I see a phoenix arising from the ash, less dependent on flat screens and more integrated with the natural universe.

Future Gaze readings list:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/feb/03/is-snapchat-the-new-facebook

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We profiled Super YAYA (@superyaya100) in issue one of Nataal magazine. You can now see the story of Rym Beydoun’s (@rymbeydoun) interplanetary fashion label on our website. Enjoy! . Abidjan love story Link in bio . Photography Joyce Sze Ng (@joyceszeng) Styling Makram Bitar (@makrambitar) Models Rym Beydoun (@rymbeydoun), Paule Magniné Words Helen Jennings (@hellojennings) . #NataalMedia #BestOf2018 #SuperYaya #FutureGaze #nataalmagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVnVQOn0o7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r256di6ii7us

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Nataal’s art and fashion odyssey through Marrakech featured in our first issue. Read the extensive story profiing the ochre city's finest creatives - such as Amine Bendriouich (@aminebendriouich) pictured - on the website now. . New Marrakech Encounters: link in bio . Photography: Elina Simonen (@elinasimonen) Words: Helen Jennings (@hellojennings) . #NataalMedia #Morocco #Marrakech #FutureGaze #NataalBestOfIssueOne #nataalmagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLPvScnUTH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nrpysof61oks

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Get to know the heartbreaking songs and smooth moves of S4U (@s4uldn). The duo talk about their love for music and up coming collaborations in Nataal Magazine. S4U : link to buy in bio Photography Vic Lentaigne (@viclentaigne) Styling Nathan Henry (@naifhen) Hair Erik Pascarelli (@erikpascarelli) Make-up Jenny Green (@jennygreen_hmua) Fashion Zoe wears Qasimi jacket (@qasimi_official) , Weekday top (@weekday_stores) Lawrence wears Tourne De Transmission hoodie (@tdtproducts) , Dr. Martens shoes (@drmartensofficial)

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Artist Lorenzo Vitturi’s (@lorenzovitturi) photo series Money Must Be Made dissects the many layers of commerce and chaos that make up Balogun market in Lagos. Catch the full feature in Nataal magazine Link to buy in bio. #Nataalmedia #Nataalmagazine #LorenzoVitturi #MoneyMustBeMade #lagos #independentmagazines #print #magazine #publishing #futuregaze #outnow

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PARTY TIME: We have a hot music line-up for Nataal's opening this Friday: DJ sets from Blinky Bill (@heyheyblinkybill) 🇰🇪 who features in our debut magazine, and Jennifly (@jennifly) 🇬🇧🇱🇷 plus live performances from Oyinda (@oyinda) 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 and Bisa Kdei (@bisakdei) 🇬🇭 New African Photography III and magazine launch - 4 May, 6-10 pm at Red Hook Labs (@redhooklabs), Brooklyn RSVP: [email protected] #Nataalmedia #Nataalmagazine #independentmagazines #print #magazine #publishing #futuregaze #outnow #redhooklabs #labsgallery #youngartists #newafricanphotography #blinkybill #oyinda #jennifly #Bisakdei

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