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Humor
The Startup to End All Startups
Meet uBox, the hot new startup that's disrupting the innovators that are innovating disruption by giving you the box you didn’t know you needed.
Culture
“Born in Flames” and Political Fantasy
In Lizzie Borden's invigorating 1983 film, “Born in Flames,” music and politics go hand in hand.
Politics
Conditioned Response
Craig Atkinson’s short film includes documentary footage of police-training seminars that embrace the “warrior cop” mentality.
Culture
An Experimental Feast, Plated by Artists to Amuse and Confound
The Dutch creative collective Steinbeisser’s “Experimental Gastronomy” project orchestrates an unusual collaboration between Michelin-starred chefs, artists, and diners.
Culture
Just Grillin’
Emma and Colin kick off the summer by cooking up some cartoons.
Culture
Diana Vishneva’s Last Days with American Ballet Theatre
Vishneva, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, rehearses for the Russian ballet “Onegin,” which will be her final performance with the company.
Sports
A Professional Skateboarder Comes Out
In 2016, Brian Anderson publicly revealed that he’s gay, becoming the most established athlete in his sport to do so.
Culture
Father John Misty Performs “The Memo”
The musician performs a song from his latest album, “Pure Comedy.”
Politics
Rebuilding Little Pakistan
In 2002, Mohammad Razvi started the Council of Peoples Organization to help his community.
Culture
“Actress” and Performing the Self
Act natural: From Robert Greene's “Actress,” to the Maysles brothers' “Grey Gardens,” to Shirley Clarke's “Portrait of Jason,” there's a rich history of performance in documentary, of subjects playing themselves.
Culture
What Do You Ink?
Emma and Colin call on cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein for a tattoo consultation.
Culture
Eighty Years of New York City, Then and Now
A split-screen tour of the same streets in New York City, from the nineteen-thirties and today.
Politics
The Call and Response of History
In the fourth and final installment of a political discussion series with the Public Theatre, David Remnick and the Rev. William J. Barber II discuss the systemic racism of the Trump Administration’s policies.
Culture
A Genealogy of the Cartoon Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper—that black-coated, scythe-carrying personification of death—has appeared in over a hundred and four cartoons in The New Yorker since 1937. But where was he prior to that?