Can art still illuminate reality in an age of monetized attention, generative AI, and culture produced at limitless scale?

I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men's prison, and how she makes it through the day.

In an area when drag is under attack, Lil Miss Hot Mess explores drag as a creative and imaginative form of play that utilizes dress-up to envision and enact new worlds as well as build community…

There is a sickness in the modern tabletop hobby, a kind of creeping, insidious consumerism that tries to convince you that you need things to play. We get c...

Research shows that humans are susceptible to simple stories and biased toward arguments that fit their current perspectives. Here’s how to confront those tendencies.

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The Village Voice reviews Martha Schwendener’s new book on Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), who prophesied the dangers of digital tech.

Cocky male monarchs underestimated Queen Amanirenas for her gender, her race, and her disability. Each time, they did so at their own peril.