A few months ago, Noir had the privilege of sitting down with Jennifer Finch. Today, we're heartbroken to learn that Jennifer has been diagnosed with brain cancer.

“Autism gave me music. It gave me a band.” — For Glitterfox’s Andrea Walker, a late Autism diagnosis unlocked not just self-understanding, but a way to connect with the world through songwriting and the road.

The iconoclastic Garbage frontwoman asks us to seek fulfillment and not dim our light.

A career in pictures of the raw, visceral force of punk, on what would have been her 60th birthday.

A career in pictures of rock’s most untamed, radical, and compassionate icon, 27 years after her passing.

Known as India’s fearless “Lady of the Harley,” Veenu Paliwal turned the open road into a radical canvas, painting a bold picture of freedom, resilience, and enduring passion for women around the world.

It has always been the most provocative act of rebellion for a woman to love herself.

In 2008 at the age of fourteen, I very inadvertently rose to prominence within the fashion industry as the youngest internationally distributed print magazine editor in the world.

A career in pictures of punk’s disruptive visionary who read ruin in the billboards and found freedom in distortion and defiance.

The monumental visual artist invites us to trust our instincts and not fear failure or success.

As a queer woman, I have seen enough Kristen Stewart memes to last me a lifetime. When I lived in Los Angeles, I ran into her often and noticed that some of her most iconic on-screen body language translated to the aisles of our local healthy grocery store – lip-biting. 

The legendary screenwriter of Carol and Call Jane calls us to find humor in everything and embrace “the other.”

In a world full of biased social media algorithms, 30-second viral clips that hold 24-hour lifespans, and a rapid, blink-and-you-miss-it news cycle, what exactly qualifies as achievement today?

The trailblazing Runaways bassist implores us to celebrate the things we love and to stay uncool.

Gabriela Herstik is one of those luminous, numinous beings that makes you believe in the power of magic.

The groundbreaking activist, writer, and producer urges us to trust ourselves and discover our truth.

Hypnosis happens to us all the time, everywhere, whether we know it or not.

The pioneering director, artist, and photographer implores us to push past chauvinists and discover our inner power.