The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram
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The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram

“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform.”

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In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display
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In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display

Way down upon the Suwannee River, purists and partiers clash over the movements founding doctrine

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Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography
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Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography

Lynne Tillman and other contributors to Suck magazine look back and analyze the legacy that the transgressive magazine left behind.

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If science fiction reflects our innermost fears, how do we see ourselves today?
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If science fiction reflects our innermost fears, how do we see ourselves today?

Noah Berlatsky explores the parallels between cultural fear and the work of science fiction

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The existential paranoia fueling Elon Musk’s fear of AI
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The existential paranoia fueling Elon Musk’s fear of AI

The scaremongering by Musk and other 'tech-bros' says more about the exploitative business model of Silicon Valley than Artificial Intelligence's capacity to do actual harm.

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Second Life’s loyal users embrace its decaying software and no-fun imperfections
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Second Life’s loyal users embrace its decaying software and no-fun imperfections

Inside the multiplayer virtual world of furries, glitchy landscapes, and digital slumlords, for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

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Denham Fouts: The most expensive male sex worker in the world
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Denham Fouts: The most expensive male sex worker in the world

So-called by novelist Christopher Isherwood, Denham Fouts was pursued by a Greek king, a German baron, a British viscount, and many, many more. Arthur Vanderbilt...

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