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The Untold Story of Harlem's 'Whiskey Rebellion,' the Civil Rights Campaign for Black Liquor Salesmen
The fight against 'Jim Crow jobs' took blood, sweat, tears, and boycotts.
On Art-Making After Tragedy
The accelerating speed of communication makes artistic responses to trauma impossible to ignore.
A Navajo Artist Breaks Down His Tribe’s Urban Outfitters Lawsuit
Lehi Thunder Voice Eagle Sanchez explains how people can buy proper Native arts and crafts.
My Time with the Bangladeshi Bloggers Facing Machete Attacks and Terror
We went to Dhaka, where secular bloggers, writers, and publishers are being targeted with brutal methods aimed at suppressing free speech.
The Unsolved Case of the Gas Attack at a Furry Convention
In December 2014, chlorine gas sent 19 people at the US Midwest FurFest convention to the hospital, and we're still trying to piece together what happened.
What's the Deal with the Selfie Generation?
On selfies, Lacan, and the modern mirror stage.
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Before Chiraq, There Was Fayettenam: J. Cole Takes Us Back To His Hometown
From the "super hood" to buying the family home that was foreclosed on his mother, the North Carolina rapper owes everything to Fayetteville.
Enter a Modern Brooklyn Dollhouse Ibsen Would Be Proud Of
Brooklyn-based artists build a life-sized dollhouse hosting a month of performance art installations in Bushwick.
[Longreads] The Complexities of Drones in Art
Artists weigh in on the difficulties, dangers, and rewards of working with drones.
What Do You Do with a PhD in Celebrity Gossip?
The academic Anne Helen Petersen on why we would take the Hollywood rumour mill seriously.
Ibrahim Alfa: Buddhist Jailbird, Former Techno Star and Son of an African Dictator's Sidekick (Part 1)
This guy is not your average techno producer.
