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The Other 2020

This Artist Is Rewriting the Narrative of a Segregated Chicago

Tonika Johnson opens up about her acclaimed Folded Map Project, growing up in Chicago, and her plans for 2020.
Samantha Friend
Samantha Cabrera Friend
11.18.19
The Other 2020

Gritty’s Reign Has Just Begun

Mascots are safe to love in an era when nothing is. Gritty and Phang, Philly’s newest mascots, exemplify why.
Eve Peyser
11.18.19
The Other 2020

He Was Murdered in a Hate Crime. She Brought His Blood-Soaked Phone Back to Life.

Microsolderer Jessa Jones is recovering precious data from iPhones that Apple won't fix.
Maddie Stone
11.18.19
The Other 2020

Saweetie Is the OG Icy Girl

The Bay Area rapper shares how she defines her frosty trademark and what it means to put on for her Filipino heritage.
Eda Yu
11.18.19
The Other 2020

Memphis Is Making Old Gospel New Again

The deepest roots of Memphis music are in the Black church. The record label Bible & Tire is tapping a new generation of musicians, and an old one, to give the music new life.
John Lingan
11.18.19
The Other 2020

The Internet Musician Left at London Has Perfected the Art of Going Viral

The singer-songwriter’s impressions have been cosigned by Mitski and Tyler, the Creator. Now she wants you to listen to her original stuff.
Zing Tsjeng
11.18.19
The Other 2020

How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

A diverse group—from programmers and coders to drivers and cafeteria staff—are finally trying to force the industry to do what it’s been claiming it does all along: make the world a better place.
Rick Paulas
11.18.19
VICE Magazine

How a Pop Star Became the Face of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement

Denise Ho once had a promising music career in mainland China. But she threw it all away to become one of the most vocal opponents to the country’s encroaching power in her hometown.
Zing Tsjeng
11.18.19
The Other 2020

The Creator of the Shitty Media Men List Isn't Done

Moira Donegan could have been known solely as the woman who made the document that brought #MeToo to media. Instead, her life has been shaped by the consciousness-raising the list came out of.
Nona Willis Aronowitz
11.18.19
The Other 2020

The Last of the Climate Deniers Hold On, Despite Your Protests

Propped by an industry-funded network, demanded by the Trump administration, the last vestiges of climate deniers in academia linger as millennials protest inaction.
Dan Schwartz
11.18.19
The Other 2020

Andrea Long Chu’s Latest Book Infuses Identity With Desire

The critic has made enemies by pushing the way we think about trans feminism. But she loves a good fight.
Maggie Lange
11.18.19
The Other 2020

Kash Doll Is Rap’s New Underdog

‘Stacked,’ her long-awaited debut, is the culmination of years of captivity. The Detroit artist is rapping as if her life depended on it—and for a long time, it did.
Kristin Corry
11.18.19
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