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What dinner time looks like across the USA
Culture

What dinner time looks like across the USA

A seat at the table — Photographer Lois Bielefeld has spent years documenting people's weeknight rituals, gathering intimate insight into a diverse range of lives.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The utopian vision of America's forgotten communities
Photography

The utopian vision of America's forgotten communities

Suburban Shangri-la — Photographer Jason Reblando uncovers one of the most ambitious but overlooked programs in American history: the 'anti-capitalist' neighbourhoods designed to bring people together.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Director Anna Rose Holmer on her daunting film The Fits
Culture

Director Anna Rose Holmer on her daunting film The Fits

A twisted tale — The Fits is the story about sisterhood you need to watch. Its co-writer and director talks about her fascination with dance, finding the real-life Cincinnati girl troupe that stars in it, and how magic happens in collaboration.

Written by: Marta Bausells

The journalist smashing your stereotypes of the American South
Film

The journalist smashing your stereotypes of the American South

Understanding Alabama — In 'Whitman, Alabama,' Jennifer Crandall mixes documentary and poetry to introduce a radical idea: we should all get to know one another a little better.

Written by: Marta Bausells

The reproductive rights zine informing American women
Print

The reproductive rights zine informing American women

Your body, your choice — Three young artists and activists have created an accessible and participatory publication to help women take charge of their bodies after the US election.

Written by: Marta Bausells

These graffiti pen-pals are using street art to talk politics
Art

These graffiti pen-pals are using street art to talk politics

Where activism and art overlap — Between London and Chicago, street artists Dont Fret and Edwin are turning their Whatsapp exchanges into pointed political displays scrawled across each other's cities.

Written by: Marta Bausells

In 'Swing States,' this photographer captures the mood on the street after the US election
Photography

In 'Swing States,' this photographer captures the mood on the street after the US election

A divided nation — In 'Swing States,' Taylor Dorrell uses pictures of the streets of Ohio to document the tense calm before the vote and the unrest that has followed it.

Written by: Marta Bausells

How Bay Area post-punks Creative Adult overcame competing artistic visions
Music

How Bay Area post-punks Creative Adult overcame competing artistic visions

Creative Conflict: The Making of ‘Fear of Life’ — Short documentary explores how Creative Adult’s five members came close to all-out war before completing sophomore album, ‘Fear of Life’.

Written by: Atina Dimitrova

Into the fires of Hell: Author Ryan Gattis on the LA riots, tattoos and the Lynwood Vikings
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Into the fires of Hell: Author Ryan Gattis on the LA riots, tattoos and the Lynwood Vikings

The Spiel Sesh: No. 4 — Novelist Ryan Gattis, who penned the LA Riots odyssey All Involved, answers our quick-fire Q&A series, the The Spiel Sesh.

Written by: Zach Sebastian (interview)

Photographer uses Google Street View to document fatal shootings on Instagram
Photography

Photographer uses Google Street View to document fatal shootings on Instagram

#gunviolence #everydayUSA — Photographer Michael Zbieranowski’s Someplace Else project breaks into Instagram feeds to remind us just how commonplace and everyday shootings in the US have become.

Written by: Alex King

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