Blueprints for a better world: proposals and manifestos
The Guerrilla Girls, Zegna's Alessandro Sartori, and architect Charles Renfro present concrete ideas for a kinder, more sustainable and just future
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.”
The founders of Herrensauna, Berlin’s wild techno haven, find freedom in a nightlife pause
While many are mourning the club's closure, DJs Cem Dukkha and Nicolas Endlicher have channeled their energy into fulfilling another lifelong dream: starting their own...
Blueprints for a better world: Rethinking the role of community
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2020 issue, we invited a selection of the culture’s most compelling creative minds to envision a new way of living
Inside ‘Mondo 2000,’ the cyberpunk magazine that gave us a glimpse of the utopian future that never was
The magazine's founder R.U. Sirius talks with Claire L. Evans about internet culture's psychedelic early days and its clusterfuck present
American Artist and Legacy Russell are hacking the cultural mainframe for a nonbinary future
For Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the artist and writer discuss the emancipatory power of the glitch
The politics of pleasure: Is there a place for partying in the revolution?
In pursuit of this question, Michelle Lhooq takes Document inside Seattle’s autonomous zone and through the history of protest
The battle over the visual language of counterculture, from Dada to the digital age
Transgressive design has been defined by the provocative, cut-and-paste aesthetics of punk. Now, a new face of counterculture has emerged.
The timely revival of ‘Brideshead Revisited,’ a defiantly opulent antidote to our bleak present
75 years and several adaptations on, the lavish indulgence of 'Brideshead Revisited' still provides audiences with champagne-flavored escapism
Freddie Gibbs and Moxie Marlinspike decrypt the modern American Dream
The rapper and founder of Signal on the luxury of privacy, the future of community, and their radical visions of the future
Ai Weiwei answers 20 questions from his son, Ai Lao
For Document Fall/Winter 2020, the renegade artist contemplates human nature, cosmic forces, and hummus
Alison Jackson’s staged portraits pierce through the absurdity of celebrity culture
Featuring doppelgängers of Donald Trump and Princess Diana, the photographer's new exhibition proves truth is only a construct
Fariha Róisín turns personal trauma into narratives of cultural resistance
Document takes you inside Róisín’s home as she talks beauty, recovery, and navigating cultural shame
French musician Oklou embodies many states of mind on ‘Galore’
The singer-songwriter talks to Tati Cotliar about finding answers amidst the noise and expressing different personas on her debut mixtape
Björk reflects on mistakes and miracles with Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, the conductor who taught Iceland to sing
On 'Come and Be Joyful,' Björk collaborates with Ingólfsdóttir's acclaimed Hamrahlíð Choir on a series of folk songs
Inez & Vinoodh launch an artful challenge to the Christmas-Industrial Complex
The photographer duo enlist the help of Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, and more for their new charity gifting platform
Portland rapper Aminé reignites his hometown’s indie-rock roots
With his sophomore album ‘Limbo,’ the genre-blending rap visionary is already leaving a legacy
Ziwe Fumudoh and Patti Harrison talk Christian guilt, shitty exes, and Spice Girls
The comedians unpack their psychological demons and dating records in a hard-hitting fucking interview for Document’s Fall/Winter 2020 issue
Saved by the rave: British youth are reclaiming public land to party, even during a pandemic
Photographer Laurence Ellis documents the outdoor free parties where communitarian spirit rages on
Meet Sama’ Abdulhadi, the DJ championing the Arab world’s music underground
Two years after her viral Boiler Room set, Palestine's 'queen of techno' is further amplifying the singular sounds of her homeland, even with nightlife on...
slowthai, punk prophet of Britain’s austerity generation, is on a strange trip to enlightenment
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the ‘Brexit Bandit’ explains why he’s now looking inward for answers
Document Journal launches Fall/Winter 2020: The Alternate Future
What does counterculture look like in this turbulent moment? This question has taken us across the globe and into the deepest corners of the web
Love Mansuy’s lyrical ballads are a vision for vulnerable masculinity
In his latest EP, the singer-songwriter channels gospel serenity with waves of sonic experimentation
Time and space: Nelly Ben Hayoun harnesses science and technology to help us empathize
The designer of experiences looks to the intergalactic to design better futures
UBI, M4A, Radical Love: Brooklyn’s Paperboy Prince is a politician for the people
The rapper and community organizer tells Document about his historic bid for congress, and crusading for NYC's everyday heroes
Zora J Murff’s photography will have you questioning your beliefs
From juvenile justice to redlining, the artist joins Document to discuss good aesthetics, Blackness, and navigating art world capitalism
Miles Greenberg is creating spaces to transcend
The Québécois artist joins Document to discuss the Black origins of surrealism, the future of performance, and being a low-key biohacker
Dana Donnelly’s hot girl guide to hot girl horror movies
Spend this Halloween with your favorite sexy scream queens
5 ways to freak yourself out this Halloween—as if 2020 isn’t scary enough
Lili Michelle's guide to getting spooky during the spookiest year on record
Fires, fascists, and Trump caravans: Rick Castro sees a revolution coming to AmeriKKKa
By taking a look back at the Watts, Rodney King, and lesser-known East Los Angeles Riots, the artist helps make sense of the chaos currently...
At Rockaway Beach, Benny’s Club makes a home for LGBTQ, POC surfers
For the New York surf collective, there’s no such thing as a “traditional” surfer
Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and 9th Wonder would like to invite you to a Dinner Party
Get to know the supergroup revitalizing both jazz and hip hop
“All I needed was a good horse underneath me”: Inside the world of Ed Forbis, the infamous Marlboro Man
Director duo Lola+Pani delve into the mysterious past of the man who embodied the 20th century advertising boom
Behind the terrifying masks of the Mamuthones, a message of solidarity and renewal
Photographer Martin Mae captures the ancient Sardinian tradition
Lili Michelle’s guide to the pandemic breakup
From mainlining Ariana Grande to scouting a new internet crush, 5 steps to follow once you've evicted Shrek from your swamp
Lessons in love from Rachel Rabbit White, the ‘Hooker Laureate of the dirtbag left’
The modern Sappho tells Document about the books that shaped her thinking on desire and romance
Trevor Paglen wants you to stop seeing like a human
The artist on CIA-funded facial recognition technology, images in the post-truth era, and why AI is its own form of politics
The Dreamachine, the execution, and the specter of William S. Burroughs
Rick Castro tells three intersecting stories about the legend of the Beat Hotel
Ai Weiwei on his surprise documentary ‘Coronation,’ a haunting portrait of Wuhan under lockdown
"We may never know what truly happened”—the artist exposes the Chinese government’s COVID coverup and the human toll of authoritarianism
DJ Freedem, the ‘trap gardener’ advocating for reparations through houseplants
“It’s a way to reclaim our relationship with nature and the land.” Behind Freedem’s Instagram-based reparation network, Underground Plant Trade
Better living through anarchy: Tracking the rise of the temporary autonomous zone
As calls to abolish the police amplify and protest zones evolve into self-governing communities, it’s clear that Americans are fed up with the current system....
Unpacking the feverish intensity of queer, fictional crushes
Why Santana Lopez is so integral to the lesbian coming-of-age canon
Can’t find your favorite song on Spotify? Check the podcast section
Disguising bootleg audio as podcasts, ingenious Spotify users reimagine the collective spirit of file-sharing for the streaming age
From virtual Lolitas to extreme sex, deepfake porn is blurring the lines of consent and reality
Exploring the dark, liberating, and potentially catastrophic future of technology's freakiest frontier
Dispatches from Eileen Myles, the greatest president we never had
The poet on writing to balance their reality, the toxicity of American 'freedom,' and finally getting into Borges
Alexis Williams is fighting white supremacy through coding
Comedian Rachel Sennott and STEM's resident hot girl Alexis Williams talk online activism, post-quar goals, and regressing at home
Is lab-grown the new grass-fed? A glimpse into the ethical future of meat
From climate change to public health, synthetic meat is going to change our world
Greta Titelman’s guide to getting the hottest body no one will see
Greta will get you arms like Michelle Obama, the abs of Zac Efron, and maybe a Rao's pasta sauce sponsorship
Buffy Summers said ACAB: How the ’90s TV series embraced the real Big Bad
