No One Magazine: A Queer Nightlife Archive in Print
Established in Amsterdam in 2023 by Việt Raider-Hoàng and Jeremy Raider-Hoàng, No One Magazine explores modern queer nightlife. Its inaugural issue, released in April 2024, highlighted Amsterdam's squatting legacy, harm reduction strategies, and queer club culture, with a strong focus on community and individuality. The magazine curated articles on music, arts, health, and nightlife politics, featuring twelve narratives about various activists and collectives. The subsequent issue in 2025 transitioned to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, including a vinyl compilation for A Queer Museum. The third edition, which came out in June 2026, is centered on Philadelphia, addressing both historical and contemporary issues. The magazine's design incorporates various materials, emphasizing print as an essential archive of nightlife. This article is authored by Francesco Ciaponi.
Key facts
- No One Magazine was founded in Amsterdam in 2023 by Việt Raider-Hoàng and Jeremy Raider-Hoàng.
- The first issue, published in April 2024, focused on Amsterdam's queer nightlife and urban transformation.
- The magazine's name derives from the phrase 'we're no one without each other, and none of us is like another'.
- The first issue included stories on collectives like De Trut, Spielraum, Lesbique, BODY, Club Transmission, and De Reünie.
- The cover of the first issue featured manually applied stickers from various collectives, unique to each copy.
- The second issue (2025) focused on Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, accompanied by a vinyl compilation 'Đi Đi Đi'.
- The compilation supports A Queer Museum, a queer-feminist archival space.
- The third issue, published in June 2026, is set in Philadelphia and references Drum magazine (1964), Dewey's protests (1965), and Philadelphia soul.
- The magazine's design layers heterogeneous materials without visual hierarchy, creating a map-like reading experience.
- No One Magazine positions itself as an alternative to digital media's ephemerality, using print as a provisional archive of nightlife.
Entities
Artists
- Việt Raider-Hoàng
- Jeremy Raider-Hoàng
- Francesco Ciaponi
- Manique Hendricks
- Michel Foucault
- Hakim Bey
Institutions
- No One Magazine
- De Trut
- Spielraum
- Lesbique
- BODY
- Club Transmission
- De Reünie
- A Queer Museum
- Drum
- Bounce House
- concrète
- Westwing
- Crosby Studios
- IKEA
- TokyoBuild
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Clarks Wallabee
- Doodles Toy Factory
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Hanoi
- Philadelphia
- United States