20 states sue Donald Trump to curtail bizarre 3D-printed gun u-turn
Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson announced in a federal lawsuit that downloadable weapons are a serious national security threat.
The ghosts of historical lynchings still walk among us
A new study in the "Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities" examines the effect of lynchings from 1877 to 1950 on present-day death rates.
Robert Wilson remembers the time Pierre Bergé introduced him to French president François Mitterand
The experimental theater director Robert Wilson honored the late Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé at The 25th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction.
The Missoni family invites you to enjoy their gnocchi verdi
Francesco Maccapani Missoni collected his family recipes for The Missoni Family Cookbook, published by Assouline.
The child separation crisis at the border is far from over
Even with today's deadline to unify refugee children with their parents.
Most of the female writers you know have experienced sexual harassment
A survey conducted by Writer’s Guild of America West says that sixty-four percent of female writers have experienced sexual harassment at least once in their...
How a bouquet of flowers from Andy Warhol started Peter Marino’s art collection
'To Peter, Andy Warhol.'
Colorblind in a heatwave
Japan is applying its progressive design ethos to heatmaps that can be visible to those with colorblindness.
Entering the Hermès universe, Avec Elle
As Hermès showcased its Fall/Winter 2018 collection with an immersive exhibition at the National Art Center of Tokyo, Document sat down with artistic director Bali Barret.
Another well-researched blow to the moral panic surrounding same-sex parenting
A quarter of a decade since the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study began researchers can finally reveal that good parenting has nothing to do with sexuality.
Trump’s silence on American arts is deafening
With nine months until the Venice Biennale, the State Department has yet to announce a U.S. artist.
The story of Ser Serpas’s improvised and lucid readymades
The sculptor, painter, and performance artist on her site-specific installation at Zurich's LUMA Westbau gallery.
Brutalism never felt like this before
Opening this week at the Museum of Modern Art is “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia," a new exhibition on the cold architectural style.
The man in the hole emerges
Footage of the world's most isolated man, who has lived in a hole in the Brazilian jungle since the eradication of his tribe, was captured...
If it’s fresh air you’re looking for, avoid the major national parks
Ozone levels across the country's national parks are virtually indistinguishable from the smog and pollution found in major metropolitan areas according to new research.
Gucci and Frieze collaborate on an Italo Disco fantasy
“Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona," directed by Josh Blaaberg, is a call-back to a not-so-distant time.
Here’s one reason why you stop getting your musical kicks at age 30
A new survey of music listeners attempts to make sense of aging and musical discovery.
A meticulous recreation of Giacometti’s studio is now open to the curious
This summer the Giacometti Institute has opened a near-exact recreation of the sculpture's Montparnasse studio.
The millennials of the world have had enough of big business
A recent survey of millennials and members of Gen Z across six countries has revealed a totally reasonable and widespread mistrust of those leading the...
Global broadband inequality is making it impossible for some nations to log on
The internet is getting faster for a select global few, leaving developing nations at an extreme disadvantage.
David Wojnarowicz’s sleepless nights come to the Whitney
The artist and AIDS activist gets the retrospective treatment at the Whitney starting this month.
At the Happy Family Night Market, a chance to enlighten your palette
This weekend at the 99 Scott event space in Bushwick, the Happy Family Night Market is planning a celebration of Asian-American cuisine and heritage.
Same-sex marriage has opened doors to healthcare for gay men
In the first study of its kind, researchers have found a direct correlation between increased access to healthcare and the legalization of same-sex marriages.
50 years on, Diptyque celebrates the art of the genderless fragrance
Long before the iconic CK One and the age of gender fluidity, the French perfumer thought that a scent should be like a work of...
Raf Simons gives it the college try in Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s pre-spring collection
Raf Simons played with the bright hues and nostalgic associations of America's sunniest university, the University of California, in his latest collection for Calvin Klein.
Researchers think millennial pink might be the oldest color known to man
Before Tumblr, Instagram, and mankind itself—there was pink, floating in Earth's primordial ooze.
On its 150th birthday, couture is alive, thriving and vital
Embellished, exotic, and exclusive as ever, couture celebrated a century and half of turning heads during Paris Fashion Week.
With Amazon, buying Nazi children’s toys has never been easier
According to a new report by two watchdog groups, the e-commerce hub has become a handy resource for extremist children toys.
Vetements’s Spring 2019 collection told the story of Demna Gvasalia’s bared soul
A traumatic and violent youth served as an astonishing storyboard for the Georgian's latest collection.
A raid on an Italian artifact smuggling ring may have unlocked a vast forgery web
The recent bust of one of Italy's oldest organized crime rings may have 'convulsive' impacts on the scholarly world of artifacts and forgeries.
Young activists take UK government to court over failing to tackle climate change
After research suggests the younger generation will be facing the effects of climate change, activists in the UK are holding the government responsible.
Announcing The New Vanguard Finalists
Discover the five finalists and the winner of the Special Reportage Prize.
Anthony Kennedy’s retirement is about to shift the status quo
The future of the highest court in the land may take an even grimmer shift to the right.
Rick Owens questions the state of America
Smoke clouds, germ masks and black flags sent a clear message about the state of things in Rick Owen's men's spring 2019 runway collection.
Greenpeace gets into streetwear with its latest environmental message
The environmental advocacy group partners with Outlaw Moscow on a series of face masks to bring attention to air pollution in Russia.
That’s Dior Men not Dior ‘Homme’
Kim Jones' debut collection for the storied house at Paris Fashion Week was a bold announcement of the brand's latest iteration.
After the mall, comes a new kind of urban square
In a recent lecture on the future of retail, the historian and fashion writer Laura McLaws Helms took a closer look at the possibilities of...
Parks and wreck: New York City’s crumbling public infrastructure
A new body of research from the Center for an Urban Future paints a bleak picture for the state of the city's most treasured green...
Paul Hameline casts a glittered lens towards New York City
While getting ready for the Saint Laurent Men's Spring/Summer 2019 show, model Paul Hameline documents his day.
Why the 2018 World Cup is a game changer for Iranian women
Women from the religiously conservative nation are trekking to Russia to cheer on their home team from inside of a stadium for the first time...
Dockless bikes, the latest tech disruption, are ending up in volcanoes and trees
One was found at the bottom of New Zealand’s Mt. Eden volcano this past week.
OAMC imagines boundless futures in its Spring/Summer 2019 collection
Document went behind the scenes as the brand founded by creative director Luke Meier debuted its newest collection at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la...
The Kanye Effect
After years of collaborating with Kanye West, Virgil Abloh made a splash with Louis Vuitton Men's debut. How much of an impact does the music...
Of course Scott Pruitt’s EPA tried to kill a study about toxic chemicals in our groundwater
According to a new study released by an agency not under the EPA administrator's hapless thumb, a highly-toxic compound has been discovered in over 1,500...
Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton debut is for everyone with a mind to dream
In his first collection for Louis Vuitton Men's, Virgil Abloh announced with color, and confidence, a new era for those who dream of a better...
New York’s tepid slog towards legalizing marijuana is killing our vibe
While state-wide legalization of weed seems inevitable, recent announcements on drug enforcement policies by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are as tepid...
Why is fashion in such a Georgian state of mind?
Did the "Demna Effect" cause the fashion world to put an international spotlight on Georgia?
The 68.5 million people running from war and crisis globally is now the highest on record
According to the latest report by the U.N.'s Refugee Agency, every two seconds a person is displaced somewhere on the planet.
Mammals are increasingly going about their lives in the dark to get away from humans
Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley monitored 62 different species and discovered that all had drastically shifted their routines just to get away...
