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This photograph was taken 63 years ago, yesterday. The next one was taken yesterday. Here’s to my parents, who have been traveling through this crazy life adventure together for the past 63 years and are still going strong. And smiling! May we all be so fortunate to have such unwavering consistency in our lives… xoxox

This photograph was taken 63 years ago, yesterday. The next one was taken yesterday. Here’s to my parents, who have been traveling through this crazy life adventure together for the past 63 years and are still going strong. And smiling! May we all be so fortunate to have such unwavering consistency in our lives… xoxox

Thanks for the memories @colbertlateshow ❤️❤️ Thanks for the laughs, the insight, the understanding and the hope. And for this epic photo. It was an honor to share the stage with you. See you soon, I hope! xox

Brooke Williams. Our US editor. She writes the kind of sentences you wish you’d written.

She popped past our brownstone to have a chat. She talks about Issue One, about what we’re building, about why it matters. Listen close. She doesn’t waste a word.

Brownstone Cowboys exists because people like Brooke believed in it before there was anything to believe in. We’re obsessed with you Brooke Williams!

That’s the whole story.

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

We spent an afternoon with Touré as he traced culture, memory and storytelling. Speaking on why he left suburban Massachusetts for New York to become a writer, how intersectional lenses shape what matters, and why honest narration is essential. His conviction surfaces in every word and action.

A writer, cultural critic and educator: a “Blackademic”, as Brooke Williams puts it.

Photographer @casanova.cabrera
Fashion Editor @heathermary.jackson
Writer @thisisauthentic
Grooming @takashi
Photo Assistant 1 @jaybherrera
Photo Assistant 2 @antioch_studio
Cinematographer @elansherman

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing women who shape us 🖤

Photo by @rslack

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

My brilliant husband (@jliberson) recently founded @dobbinai and was asked about leadership for @designleadershipnetwork He, of course, dished out some advice we all could use. For Josh leadership starts with paying attention. Scroll through for more pearls of wisdom (and stories 😍)

The DLN had this to say about Josh: “He pushes his team to look closely—at what people are saying, what’s actually happening, and what’s real. For Joshua, that kind of awareness is what leads to better decisions and clearer direction. It’s also what shapes his perspective on AI: not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to support them.

Thank you, Joshua, for showing that strong leadership is built on attention, clarity, and a deep respect for people.”

#dlnleadershipfiles #companyAI

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Michael Shannon, in Brownstone Cowboys : Book One.

We sat with him in Athens, Georgia, and talked about the asphyxiation of capitalism, the fractured state of the union, and what he still hopes for the next generation. He doesn’t perform intensity. He lives it. A moral stance, not a costume.

Read the full interview by purchasing Book One. Independent press, kept alive by the people who buy it.

Link in bio.

Photographer @christybush_public
Writer @thisisauthentic
Stylist @heathermary.jackson
Cinematographer @lancebangs
Styling assistant@brittneynotspearss

Look at what an incredible place we all have to live. How about we all commit to working as hard as we can to keep this magic spaceship operational and thriving. She’s all we have.

#HappyEarthDay

See you in Times Square NYC!!

Today is the day we show up in the streets to show our numbers. Tomorrow we get to work (or continue the work) to save democracy and protect the rights of our fellow human beings AND our planet.

WE SHALL OVERCOME

#nokings

Our first president was sworn into office in New York City, and started the American experiment of a democratic government powered by the people. President Trump wants absolute, autocratic power. We are making sure he doesn’t get it.

Join the THOUSANDS of New Yorkers hitting the streets for our neighbors and for our rights on Saturday, March 28th at 2PM !

The march starts at 2pm on March 28th, 7th Ave and Central Park South.

I’ll be with @ResistanceRevivalChorus leading folks in song from the Red Steps in Times Square. Don’t forget to wave as you are marching by and keep on singing!

After Saturday, the work continues. Get to know your neighbors, check out @handsoffnyc and @nokingsnyc for more info about next steps…

See you in the streets!!
#nokings

MICHAEL SHANNON by CHRISTY BUSH⁠
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Cover 10 of 10 on presale now. Link in bio @brownstonecowboys⁠
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The Prophet Inside the Machine.⁠
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Under fluorescent light and open skies, Michael speaks about masculinity, damage, absurdity and moving straight through darkness to find the light.⁠
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Photographed by Christy Bush, the Athens, Georgia, photographer whose long-running portrait practice has captured the musicians and artists who define that town's creative culture.⁠
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Limited edition issues for the first 100 sold of this cover · Each uniquely numbered 1 of 100 · 320 pages · Perfect bound · 230 × 300mm · Printed on heavyweight dead stock that otherwise would have gone to waste.⁠
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Photography: @christybush_public⁠
Fashion Editor: @heathermary.jackson⁠
Words: @thisisauthentic⁠
Cinematographer: @lancebangs⁠
Stylist Assistant: @brittneynotspears Michael wearing @collinastrada

I’m so grateful to @brownstonecowboys for putting me on the cover of their magazine! I love these photos by @casanova.cabrera and the styling by @heathermary.jackson who let me keep that military jacket (thank you!) and the interview by @thisisauthentic. Thank you so much guys this is amazing. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

I’m so grateful to @brownstonecowboys for putting me on the cover of their magazine! I love these photos by @casanova.cabrera and the styling by @heathermary.jackson who let me keep that military jacket (thank you!) and the interview by @thisisauthentic. Thank you so much guys this is amazing. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾