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Art

Trans Artist Justin Vivian Bond Envisions a World Without Binaries

The New York performer recently curated a five-day festival, "Mx'd Messages," that explores everything from trans-theology to afrofuturism.
Linda Yang
3.20.17
FIGHTLAND

In a Quiet Division, Jimi Manuwa’s Knockout Made Noise

A left hook and a number-four ranking mean even more amidst the depletion and confusion at light heavyweight.
Jeff Harder
3.20.17
healthcare

How Trumpcare Will Affect Us All

Even those of us who thought we weren't affected.
Jason Silverstein
3.20.17
science art

Meet the Artist Animating the Kaleidoscopic Beauty of Quantum Physics

Markos Kay's new short film features CERN-approved subatomic visualizations.
Abby Ronner
3.20.17
Film

How Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Became the Darkest Tale of All

Despite the musical numbers, the 1991 Disney film is actually the darkest retelling of the popular fairy tale.
Genevieve Valentine
3.20.17
Oikospiel

David Kanaga’s Dog Opera, ‘Oikospiel’, Is Delirious Protest Art

Seizing the means of production (and a lot of Unity assets), the composer takes on labor, climate change, and the political moment.
Lewis Gordon
3.20.17
VICE News

FBI, NSA, and DOJ Have No Evidence to Support Trump's Wiretap Allegations

“The FBI and the Department of Justice have no information to support those tweets,” FBI Director James Comey said.​
Carter Sherman
3.20.17
xi for independence

​A Play for Independence: The Forgotten Story of Bangladesh's Football Revolutionaries

In July 1971, at a dusty little stadium in India, a side representing the unrecognised nation of Bangladesh struck a meaningful blow for independence from Pakistan. This is their story.
Shirsho Dasgupta
3.20.17
Epilepsy

So How Exactly Does a GIF Cause a Seizure?

Scientists can identify the triggers of photosensitive epileptic seizures, like strobes, but working out why these seizures happen is a little harder.
Ben Sullivan
3.20.17
Myanmar

Meet the Ex-Nightclub Owner Who Went from Cleaning Floors at Wendy’s to Curing His Own Prosciutto in Yangon

When Sharky's founder Ye Htut Win couldn’t find the ingredients he wanted, he decided to become a farmer, a baker, a cheesemaker, and a butcher.
Diana Hubbell
3.20.17
Photography

A Meditative Photo Series Shows Tokyo’s Loneliest Moments

Yota Yoshida’s contemplative images are far from what you’d expect from the most populous metropolitan area in the world.
Andrew Nunes
3.20.17
Predicting the future

A Soviet Film Predicted Our Robot Apocalypse—In 1977

‘Polygon’ was practically banned for subversion.
Samuel Bendett
3.20.17
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