Issue #45 Summer 2024 VARG²™

Welcome to the darkest 032c issue yet, "The Opioid Crisis Lookbook." Editors Dasha Zaharova and Dustin Cauchi provide a historical and aesthetic study of America's drug epidemic, while artist Tobias Spichtig captures scenes in Berlin. Petra Collins and Helena Tejedor shoot Rosalía, and Harmony Korine creates a GTA-like world with The Weeknd. VARG²™ explores wolves with Shane Anderson, Luka Sabbat discusses his guillotine with Claire Koron Elat, and Kate Upton enjoys margaritas with Sebastián Faena. The issue also features Bryan Johnson on longevity, chrome identity by Hendrik Schneider and Tim Heyduck, and cultural appropriation by Jens Balzer and Shane Anderson. Additional highlights include a Paris runway show by Maria Koch, and contributions from various artists and critics in the X-files section. The Berlin Review concludes with favorite books of the season.