HIGHSNOBIETY’S SPRING ‘26 ISSUE IS ‘A REAL MAGAZINE’

As Editor-in-Chief Noah Johnson opines in the opening pages of the new issue, ‘reality is good.’ We’re in the era of artificiality. Slop is plentiful. Reality is scarce. That’s what makes it aspirational. And that’s what this magazine is all about.

This ethos powers the trio of cover stars gracing the front of this issue - musician Kaytranada bared his soul (and took off his shirt), actress Talia Ryder chased a dream until the dream chased her, and artistic maven Sage Elsesser rediscovered something he loved to the point of moving the culture with him.

Be as real as possible. Aspire to it. Reality is good.