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A self-published collaborative creative project celebrating the subcultures and trends shaping modern pop culture. TANGENT* magazine blends bold visuals with sharp, witty editorial to explore topics in music, fashion, and the internet.

ISSUE 02

Digital illustration with a blue background, pixelated text, binary code, and a pixel art wolf surrounded by computer mouse cursors. The text includes titles of pop culture magazines and phrases about technology and branding.
Screenshot of a computer folder named 'contents' containing various image files and text labels, including cartoon, floral, and electronic images, with some text highlighting themes related to girls and branding.
Digital collage with repeated blue text 'Does anyone care?' against a white background, overlapping computer error windows, a black clock with a blue ring, and a block of text discussing internet culture and digital life.
A magazine page featuring the title 'Prettiness & Petite' in large pink and black text, with a pink floral background, multiple pixelated images of women in various poses (some with obscured faces), and blocks of text discussing women's history, femi
Digital collage with bold, colorful text and graphics about pop music in a mix of blue, pink, black, and purple colors. Includes phrases like '50 alarming pop' and 'self-aware,' along with a CD and pixelated design elements.
A colorful magazine spread with a black-and-white photo of a young man with long hair and glasses on the left page. The background is bright pink with black, purple, and blue text. The right page has a yellow background with large blue and yellow tex
Illustration of a human brain with four photos of people discussing or arguing, connected to different brain regions. Text discusses themes of reality TV, private lives, and voyeurism.
Collage of internet meme characters and images, including Doge, Pepe the Frog, Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, and a rainbow pixel art background, with the overlay text "Keep Calm and Cry Baby On" and the title "Memevolution" with subtitle about internet meme
Multiple overlapping browser windows showing a webpage about memes. The main window features a close-up image of a cat with the caption: "I HAD FUN ONCE IT WAS AWFUL." A second window displays large, bold, blue text that says: "If you wanted to go vi
A meme with a rainbow background and a dog's face, with green text saying 'CLICK HERE TO SMILE!'. A second meme compares love stories to Twilight. A third meme features large blue text on a white background reading 'The internet raised me. Not in a c
Page from a magazine or book with the title "Create Jars of Salivate When Capitalism Rings Its Bell, We Begin to Salivate." Featuring an article about Pavlov's experiments, with a quote, a list of item prices, and decorative digital stickers like a s
A colorful collage with large text 'GIRLS' repeated in various colors including green, blue, purple, red, brown, pink, and light blue, styled vertically and horizontally. The right side contains a text article with a small screenshot of a social medi
Collage of Instagram photos featuring young women and men, including selfies, group photos, and outdoor activities, with a text overlay on the right side discussing themes of millennial culture, social media, and the impact on young women.
Text overlay on a pink background with black and white forest scene, with yellow outline stars and overlaid text.
A colorful word cloud with pink and yellow background, featuring words like 'social media,' 'weapon,' 'expression,' 'creativity,' 'connection,' 'girl,' 'cyber,' 'angel,' 'prism,' and 'wife.'
A girl wearing a party hat and a party blower in her mouth, with a speech bubble saying, 'thank you for reading my magazine.'

ISSUE 01

Cover of Tangent Pop Culture Magazine featuring a young woman with long brown hair, wearing a light pink blouse and white floral pants, sitting outdoors by a rocky shore with water in the background. The magazine highlights Volume 01, Issue 01, Decem
A colorful graphic with the title 'Contents' in large pink letters, accompanied by yellow pixelated characters resembling video game icons. The graphic lists topics and authors on the right side in pink text, numbered from 01 to 21.
A black-and-white photo of a woman with curly hair resting her chin on her hands, overlaid with large text 'I'M YOUR NURSE.' To the right, a woman with curly hair is lying on the floor with her head turned upside down, shown from the shoulders up, wi
A magazine spread with three photographs of female artists, one in the center with long curly dark hair wearing a dark blazer and boots, and two smaller images of women one in sunglasses at a DJ booth and another holding a bright yellow sign with 'br
Magazine article discussing social media marketing, memes, and the overuse of memes in digital advertising. Includes large quotes emphasizing meme fatigue, written by Brenanne Axelson.
A crowded party scene with people dancing and socializing, some wearing sunglasses. Overlaid text in bold distressed font discusses the culture of partying, excitement, and the role of strangers and social media in these environments.
Magazine spread with black and white photo of Lana Del Rey and large red text reading 'Question for the Culture' and accompanying article discussing her influence, artistic identity, and cultural power.
A magazine spread featuring Lana Del Rey. The left page has text about her life, music, and fandom, alongside a picture of her with crossed arms in a dress. The right page shows Lana sitting on a red blanket with two white cats, wearing a pink dress,
A black and white collage of young women in fashionable clothing and accessories, with bold red and black text overlay, including phrases like 'nostalgia craze,' 'what the f*ck does any of this mean???,' and 'indie-sleaze,' along with a red star and
A digital collage featuring a background of a classical painting resembling Michelangelo's 'The Creation of Adam,' with overlaying computer window graphics of a text editor. The text editors contain text about online sharing and social media, and dis
Pink background with green and white text overlay, featuring images of a sneaker, a teddy bear, a stuffed animal, a beaded necklace, and a decorative shoe on the right side.
A magazine article titled 'The Rise of the Podcaster' discusses the popularity of podcasts and how they are not an active entertainment but more like consuming media lazily, with images of a microphone, earbuds, and a person speaking into the microph
A two-page magazine article about the dangers of dating apps and social media, featuring large, distressed pink and black text on a red and pink background that says, "Modern love is easy to be on the drive on the phone." The article discusses trends