‘Fades and Braids,’ the short film exploring Asian identity through hairstyles
FAR–NEAR, a cross-cultural book series aimed at broadening perspectives of Asia, launches its second issue with a short film about hair and heritage.
Anna Delvey’s ‘delusions of grandeur’ and the gaslighting of an entire generation
Anna Sorokin—the fake heiress on trial for swindling New York’s elite—is being propped up as a symbol for millennials as deluded, entitled, and narcissistic.
Corey Wash’s art is an etiquette class for abject millennials
The artist and model is advocating for better communication through art.
Digital defenders: meet the queer activists fighting surveillance and censorship online
With the fight for LGBTQ rights increasingly being waged online, Document speaks to four individuals on the frontlines.
China learns what happens when you tell goths to remove their makeup
An online protest has erupted in China after a woman was banned from getting on public transport because her goth-style makeup was “too frightening.”
Meet the artist starting a roadkill-to-table revolution
Petr Davydtchenko, who’s been living off roadkill as an alternative to capitalism, likens his practice to the bitcoin revolution.
Pangolins: The world’s most illegally trafficked animal (and arguably the cutest)
Exploring why the real-life pokemon are the world's most trafficked animals.
Unlock your creative potential by staring quietly into the void
In his new book, ‘Not Working: Why We Have to Stop,’ psychoanalyst Josh Cohen makes the case for embracing inertia.
The producer behind ‘The American Meme’ unpacks modern celebrity
Bert Marcus talks to Document about the impact of social media on modern-day fame, and his upcoming film Apollo.
Remembering the photography of ‘Renaissance man’ Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld’s art dealer, Mathias Rastorfer of Galerie Gmurzynska, recalls working with the legendary Chanel designer as a photographer.
If you’re not buying your favorite celeb’s trash, are you even a real fan?
With social media giving us unfettered access to the stars, fandom has become manic for the ability to "own" a piece of their favorite celebrities.
Amy Lamé gives voice to London After Dark
London's Night Czar is using legislation to preserve endangered art spaces; New York should take note.
8 Afro-Italian creatives share their struggle to be seen
Amidst a rise of ethno-nationalism, eight Italian artists of color fight against their erasure.
5 Black political activists who changed America forever—and were exiled for it
Amira Rasool remembers five figures who sacrificed their lives in the United States in the fight for civil rights and social justice.
Millennials don’t want “hipster jobs,” they want health care
What the rise of “hipster jobs” hides about America’s precarious labor market.
For people with disabilities, mountains are more accessible than museums
How the travel company Wheel the World is making Machu Picchu more accessible to visitors of all abilities
Shades of Skin: class warfare and indigenous pride in Mexico City
Why is what is beautiful to some cultures considered unattractive in others? In this series, Document investigates ideas of beauty, class, and race around the...
Shades of Skin: exploring the complex history of colorism around the world
Why is what is beautiful to some cultures considered unattractive in others? In this series, Document investigates ideas of beauty, class, and race around the...
As Brexit looms, London fashion designers tell us why we need a second referendum
With backlash towards Brexit reaching a tipping point at London Fashion Week, three designers tell us how they are being affected by the decision to...
The burnout epidemic is real—and a four-day week is the answer
As millennials' quest for self-optimization causes us to crash and burn, activists are pushing for an intriguing solution.
Rediscovering skateboarding’s counterculture origins in Rust Belt America
The Academy Award nominated documentary ‘Minding the Gap’ uses skateboarding to probe masculinity, class, and trauma.
Tattooist Maxime Plescia-Büchi ponders the lovely ubiquity of symbols
In anticipation of the opening of his third tattoo studio, Sang Bleu LA, contemporary tattoo behemoth Maxime Plescia-Büchi discusses aesthetics and the potentially tumultuous state...
Did MTV’s ‘Choose or Lose’ predict the state of American politics?
The 90s youth network can't be blamed for sending Bill Clinton to the White House—but it might provide some helpful lessons for Howard Schultz.
World’s best-attended DJ set was in the online game Fortnite
10 million gamers found their way to Pleasant Park in Fortnite to dance and watch the set by Marshmello.
Piers Secunda turns back time on ISIS’ cultural destruction
Armed with industrial floor paint the artist is working to repair Iraq's bullet-ridden cultural artifacts and reconnect us with our cultural past.
Exploring the rise of Soviet nostalgia in Russia
Looking into why millennials are championing the undying appeal of Soviet-era aesthetics.
Watch Marisa Tomei transform into opera diva Maria Callas
Makeup artist James Kaliardos discusses the surprisingly emotional video.
Comedy is the last refuge for white men
Louis C.K.'s recent set has made headlines, and been excused away with comedy's inherent defense: Get over it.
2018 in images: by Virgil Abloh, Grace Coddington, and other Document contributors
We asked a few of our favorite creative collaborators to recap a long year in a single photo, screenshot, or cat sketch.
Flatbush Zombies are the hip-hop Santas of NYC
The rap trio brought holiday cheer to Canal Street with their toy-drive that saw all donations and proceeds raised for Camba, a non-profit which connects...
Gem & Bolt, among the guardians of mezcal
Tucked away at the ancient mezcal grounds in Oaxaca, Gem & Bolt is bringing mezcal into the sustainable future, while resisting the mass-produced tequila trap.
Hustle porn is making and breaking us
Experts say long hours are wrecking havoc on our mental health—so why do we continue to fetishize the hustle?
Countries move to leave UNESCO, signaling a decreased priority for the role of culture in world peace
Both the United States and the United Kingdom have expressed a desire to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
NYC Council Member Rafael Espinal continues to improve the city’s nightlife and the impact it leaves behind
With his new Agent of Change legislation, the Councilman from Brooklyn is looking to create harmony between New York's nightlife and the residents that have...
Inside Le Palace, Paris’s answer to Studio 54 and the site of the Gucci SS19 show
During the '70s, Le Palace—Gucci’s SS19 show space—was “an apparatus of sensations” that attracted Grace Jones, Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, Mick Jagger, and more.
Russia continues to crackdown on dissent
Two members of Pussy Riot were detained by police in Moscow, as a music industry insider revealed he was paid $30,000 to start a rap...
Hermès and Pierre Charpin join forces for La Serpentine
The French designer and artist collaborated with Hermès to create window displays, scarves, and tabletop items.
Who is Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky?
Google celebrates the 155th birthday of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, the Russian photographer and chemist who documented the Russian Empire.
See the vibrant faces of London’s Notting Hill Carnival
Photographer Edd Horder documented the people and fashion of London's annual Caribbean summer street festival.
How Hungary’s far-right government is curtailing culture
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s far-right party has banned skyscrapers, wants to withdraw funding for gender studies from a university, and even criticized a Frida Kahlo...
France wants to end snobbery, democratize culture, through multimillion-dollar app
The $496-million-a-year plan will target 10,000 18-year-olds, giving them €500 ($577) in credit to spend in the app.
Christelle De Castro zooms in on downtown NYC in ‘Citizens of the Bowery’
Christelle De Castro photographed and documented 60 denizens of the Bowery for the citizenM exhibition and documentary Citizens of the Bowery.
Rapper Killer Mike is the newest board member of Atlanta’s High Museum
The rapper and social activist is one of three fresh faces shaking things up at the High Museum of Art.
The UK’s visa problems are crippling the country’s cultural scene
Tightening immigration restrictions for artists seeking to enter the UK are affecting racial and religious minorities.
A new tome traces Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv’s 60 years in logo design
The iconic design firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is responsible for the most memorable American logos, from the NBC peacock to the Chase Bank...
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.
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 Document Agenda: Recognizing power in the spotlight
Every week Document has an agenda: digging up dispatches from the creases of global culture. With this information, go forth.
