As the holiday roast approaches and kitchens fill with warmth, one question slices through all the familiar cheer: how do we keep celebrating and keep eating, what we can’t bear to truly see?

AFFECT is delighted to present Heimathafen a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld. During her time at CHANEL, Hamburg-born designer and art director Anna Marleen Kutsch began shaping the first ideas for a tribute collection in the fall of 2024.

AFFECT caught up with actress Sonja Weißer, known from Maxton Hall. We spoke about growing up with a lifelong love for acting, her intuitive approach to embodying complex characters, and the freedom she finds in transformation.

For some of us, our parents split so early that we never even saw them happy together. The Split Parents Syndrome : It lives in the background of your relationships whether you want it or not.

AFFECT caught up with Adrian Parpat and Julian “Juppe” Seitlinger, the duo turning Berlin’s dining scene upside down with Cracky Dining, a surreal mix of gastronomy, art, and absurdity.

When Vogue published Chanté Joseph’s article “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”, it didn’t take long for the internet to react. The piece quickly sparked a wave of responses, especially on TikTok, where users began dissecting, debating, and defending the idea of what it means to be in a relationship.

AFFECT visited the Vintage Studio last decades and caught up with its founder Carlo Wengler, a 24-year-old creative from Berlin. At just 19, Carlo turned his passion for secondhand fashion into a business, founding last decades in 2020.

In recent years, the term tradwife has gained traction across social media, conjuring up images of women in vintage dresses, baking sourdough, and praising the virtues of submissive domesticity.

It feels like an unbreakable loop: a new album drops and before the music can even settle in people’s headphones, social media has already found a feud.

When singer Nina Chuba and her close friend and collaborator Momme Hitzemann announced their new podcast “DIE LEUTE LIEBEN DAS”‍.

Fame used to be the ultimate dream, now it feels like a trap. In a world addicted to visibility, disappearing has become the new fantasy.

Known for her deeply personal storytelling and distinct visual sensibility, Lynch explores themes of vulnerability, identity, and emotional perception through an honest, self-reflective lens.

The next generation of actors is here, and they’re rewriting what feels real on screen. Authenticity has a new face, and it’s young.

AFFECT caught up with Aaron, one of today’s most compelling voices blending heartfelt songwriting with genre-defying soundscapes. Known for his own project Aaron and collaborations with artists like Zartmann, he has built a career rooted in authenticity and emotional connection.

AFFECT caught up with actor Leonard Kunz, this year’s German Television Award winner for A Man of His Word and currently starring in The Tiger, now in cinemas and soon streaming worldwide on Prime Video.

Addison Rae may not be the world’s greatest singer and that’s exactly the point. Her power lies in persona, nostalgia, and a razor-sharp understanding of pop in the age of TikTok.

Anna Wintour’s bob and sunglasses are more than style—they’re symbols of power. For over three decades, she shaped Vogue, dictated fashion, and built an unmatched legacy.

Women are no longer unseen, no longer only used for music videos and lyrics. They are slowly but surely building their own ground, and Ikkimel is one of the voices that has cut through the noise in the last year. She is impossible to ignore. Her lyrics are sharp and confrontational.

Every summer certain destinations dominate conversations and become summer’s Hot Spot. Ibiza and St Tropez have become symbols of this phenomenon.

AFFECT caught up with actress Samirah Breuer, known from Die Discounter, Krank Berlin and most recently Schattenseite. We spoke about her curiosity for complex characters, the fine line between personal experience and performance, and how psychology studies broaden her perspective as an actress