
Inside the surrealist hygge world of Puppets and Puppets
In Carly Mark and Ayla Argentina's NYC studio, cosplay becomes cult fashion

Diana Gordon is the hood’s Katniss Everdeen
As she releases her EP 'Wasted Youth,' the singer explains why she's always been preparing for the apocalypse

‘Hamilton’ as a Zoom performance is exactly what my soul needs right now
The surprise reunion is an uplifting glimpse into our country's post-corona future

‘Nowadays, sensitivity is cool’: a day in the studio with photographer Josh Aronson
Meet the youth culture aficionado bringing tropical warmth to Brooklyn

Madge puts their demons in the spotlight
The LA-based producer discusses high-camp Britney, internet culture, and the sleazy magic of ‘Love Island’

Dijon is breaking down toxic masculinity by accident
The LA-based artist is writing the blueprint for a better manhood by looking to the past

Why I changed my stance on masks
Our president still refuses to cover his mouth, which probably means you should

Mastering the art of the thirst trap with Dana Donnelly
Wipe the crust from your eyes and grab a bikini top, it's time to become a quarantine cutie

Cafe Forgot’s guide to shopping vintage while staying home
Founders Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner on curating one-of-a-kind looks for the post-quarantine world

Virtual punk fests, fantasy wrestling: GMO Gallery’s guide to self-isolating online
10 things to do that aren't mindlessly scrolling through Twitter, selected by the founders of our new favorite virtual gallery

Be Steadwell’s queer slow jams are sexy, weird, and relatable
The singer-songwriter knows we're all watching porn and binging Downton Abbey at the same time

Caroline Rose’s playlist is sonic chicken soup
Neil Young and Dolly Parton make losing hope sound strangely comforting

Yannis Davy Guibinga exposes the imperialist roots of photography in Africa
Continuing the legacies of Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, Guibinga's vibrant portraits show photography's revolutionary potential

‘Techno has always been about imagination’—Carl Craig still forges sounds from a future world
At Dia:Beacon, the Detroit techno pioneer explores the collective euphoria of the dance floor, and the loneliness of the comedown

Nnamdi recorded his album from isolation—before solitude was everyday life
On 'BRAT,' the Chicago musician captures the bittersweet triumph of being trapped in your own skull.

So Far makes clothing for the modern Georgia O’Keeffe
Designer Sophia Fish brings the beauty of desert landscapes to New York cool girl closets

Fighting words: Denzel Curry on the productive power of the rap battle
The rapper joins Document to discuss 'Unlocked,' shaving his signature dreads, and how to channel aggression into positivity

‘A Thank-You To Motherhood’: Quil Lemons on photographing his great-grandmother
For Contact Sheet, Document asks a photographer about the unseen story of a frame that defines their work.

Rachel Sennott’s guide to getting a Corona Boyfriend
Everything you need to know about dating during the quar

Watching ‘Nunsploitation’ films in the age of anxiety and isolation
50 years after Anna Karina joined a convent, nun movies are a study in feminism for our increasingly cloistered world.

Glory Hole, a documentary project honoring America’s counterculture legends
From the mud to the road, filmmaker Hunter Ray Barker tells the fantastical true stories of fringe entertainers

Ebru Yildiz captures the women making sure live music will never die
From publicists to managers, the photographer talks to Julia Cumming about the unsung female heroes behind your favorite bands

Haunted mansions, homoerotic art: Rick Castro’s guide to self-isolating online
The underground fetish legend picks 6 spooky, sexy things to do on the internet this week

Meet Sudan Archives, the violin player rejecting genre—and Western tuning
The musician discusses ethnomusicology, snakes, and finding common ground through defying definition

‘How we react in these times is everything’: designers are halting collections to make medical supplies
Hillary Taymour of Collina Strada explains why she's dropping everything to join fashion's global fight against COVID-19.

Isolation Station: Dope Saint Jude’s 42-track playlist for escaping reality
Recharge your spirits with uplifting tunes from Princess Nokia, The Jackson 5, Normani, and more

Meet Dope Saint Jude, a rapper giving voice to our collective outrage
Hailing from South Africa, the former drag king deftly straddles the line between the lighthearted and the political

Art from isolation: 9 photographers share a microcosm of their immediate world
Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Bobby Doherty, and Patricia Voulgaris, and more interpret 'isolation' through one picture

Isabelle Huppert and Robert Wilson on the magic of getting lost in the moment
Document shares an exclusive excerpt from 'Taking Time,' an upcoming book of salon-style conversations hosted by the late Azzedine Alaïa

A night out with MODEL/ACTRIZ, the noise band keeping DIY weird
The band dishes on everything from an ill-fated performance in Berlin to Bertie the Pom

Hard times and heartbreak: Swamp Dogg articulates America’s collective pain through country music
On 'Sorry You Couldn’t Make It,' the 77-year-old soul superstar expounds the radical, black roots of country.

Life lessons from a former dominatrix
Meet Claudia Summers, a downtown rebel who learned S&M methods from Robert Mapplethorpe

Look inside ‘0-9,’ the radically experimental magazine that broke all the rules of language
The lost ’60s magazine that gave artists Sol Lewitt and Adrian Piper true conceptual freedom

5 things to do on the internet this week, from DJ streams to voguing lessons
Document's URL guide to staying cultured from your couch

Here’s how to donate protective gear to the COVID-19 frontlines
Mask Crusaders is calling on all artists, builders, and anyone else with spare masks or monthly MetroCards

Ja’Tovia Gary’s radical Black feminist filmmaking
The artist captures the breadth of Black womanhood in her video installation 'The Giverny Suite'

Inside Azzedine Alaïa’s magnificent archive of art and fashion
Carla Sozzani teams up with Savannah College of Art and Design to celebrate the beautiful obsessions of her longtime friend Alaïa.

A walking tour of Shoreditch with Dr Noki, London’s original king of DIY
In 'The NOKImentary' the artist discusses the subversive power of customization

‘Boys do cry’: Georgie Wileman chronicles the private experience of male depression
The photographer captures the human faces of America's male suicide crisis while confronting the socio-economic factors behind it

Soko dares you to feel your feelings
With a new album on the horizon, the musician discusses ghosting, motherhood, and the creative process

Christine and the Queens’s visual album is a journey of self-discovery and reinvention
Borrowing from Bowie and Fosse, the singer subverts masculine tropes in a sexy, queer reimagining of a Dante classic

Intimate portraits of Downtown’s biggest stars, away from all the glamour
Photographer Jeanette Barron Montgomery tells the stories behind her images of Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, and more

Searching for cyber-utopia in music made by robots
From Eartheater to Holly Herndon, this is the soundtrack to the technological Eden of our dreams

‘Young, Gifted and Black’ spotlights the multitude of black artists defining the contemporary art scene
Artist Tunji Adeniyi-Jones and collector Bernard Lumpkin discuss inclusivity and the evolving relationship between artists and institutions

The Wildman’s guide to the culinary delights of Prospect Park
Goutweed, dandelions, and dad jokes: Steve Brill and his botany wizard daughter take us on an urban foraging tour in NYC

Larry Tse’s guide to organic farming in the Hudson Valley
As part of Birkenstock’s 1774 collaboration series, Document Journal meets 10 creatives making the Hudson Valley a kingdom of their own. Dig Inn’s ‘Farmer-in-Chief’ shares...

Dion Lee’s fashion for a utopian future, where time stands still and binaries dissolve
‘The marginalized will become the status quo’: NYC's queer techno scene brings Lee's Spring/Summer 2020 collection to life.

The Blossom’s latest music video explores how precious and haunted our bedrooms actually are
The LA artist takes ‘bedroom pop’ to its highest form with 'Kill My Mind,' out today.

Gospel, postmodern thrifting, and leather daddies: Inside the world of the Black Lips
With ‘Sing In A World That's Falling Apart’ the OG garage rock band gets an Americana makeover.
