The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club
Performer and hostess Linda Simpson, DJ Dany Johnson, and photographer Andé Whyland look back at a groundbreaking chapter in New York nightlife
The words that (apparently) defined 2022
From ‘goblin mode’ to ‘gaslighting’ to ‘homer,’ dictionaries missed the mark in crowning their official Words of the Year
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
In their monthly column for Document, author, activist, and porn star Liara Roux tackles age gaps, mental health maintenance, and reinvigorating romance within a marriage
The etiquette of art world gift-giving
The writer behind Minecraft’s beloved End Poem released his work to the public domain. What do we owe him in return?
Daytripping: A tale of two raves, and finding desire in the spaces between
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark explores what we seek on a night out—and how we often find ourselves wanting more
Is VR the new frontier of inclusivity? Actor Jillian Mercado weighs in from the Metaverse
Document spends an afternoon exploring Nuevo Norte, Meta’s attempt at fostering cultural community
Dr. Carl Hart champions life, liberty, and the pursuit of psychoactive drugs
The famed neuroscientist and author of ‘Drug Use For Grown-ups’ speaks on America’s shifting stance toward substances, from law enforcement to the psychedelic renaissance
Why does sport require the sacrifice of civility?
Qatar's World Cup is shrouded in political controversies, and accountability has been made unnecessarily complex
At London’s Toklas, Document and Aries toast to mutual friends and 10 years of creativity
The intimate anniversary dinner, hosted by Nick Vogelson, Sarah Richardson, and Sofia Prantera, brought contributors and creatives together in the spirit of collaboration
Miami’s club culture crumbles alongside shrinking crypto wallets
The impacts of FTX’s downfall on local businesses indicates the danger of depending on blockchain-based incomes
Document Journal launches Winter/Resort 2023: The Fabric of America
For the second half of our tenth anniversary celebration, we widen our aperture from the city outside our window to examine America as a whole—or,...
Daytripping: The queer rave fulfills the promise of family that Thanksgiving can’t
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark explores the catharsis of Halloween and the minefield of going home for the holidays
Saint Joan and her relics
Celebrity estate sales are guaranteed to be lucrative, determining what we’ll pay for a piece of an icon’s legacy
Nora Vasconcellos is building the foundation for a new generation of skateboarders
The athlete and artist joins Document to reflect on the sport as a mode of healing, and how to foster a more inclusive community
When it comes to artistic success, what are we really measuring?
From Madonna to Taylor Swift, writer and philosopher FT examines the ever-changing metric of music rankings
Are complaints about unoriginality in film unoriginal?
Movies have always reshuffled the past—and while today’s stories might not be new, they’re being told differently
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
Author, activist, and porn star Liara Roux answers readers’ questions about expressing platonic love, landing on personal style, and dating your boss’s daughter
Inside the sixth FotoFocus biennial, as told by an art world outsider
The largest biennial of its kind in America, the month-long celebration aims to foreground purposely-forgotten stories
Noel de Lesseps makes a practice of play
To the Brooklyn-based painter, art is an opportunity to reinvigorate a sense of childlike wonder
Independent porn director Erika Lust invites you to reprogram your desires
Mainstream porn sites may be getting people off for free—but at what cost?
Sophia Giovannitti is not your muse
In her new solo show, ‘Study 4: Collateral,’ the artist and auteur welds an ideology that reconsiders gendered assumptions
Inside Intima, the rave leading Brooklyn’s nightlife renaissance
“Intima means the innermost part of an organ. A party should feel that way, taking something intimate and imagining it as a space for closeness.”
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
Liara Roux answers readers’ questions about being weird, transitioning from sex work to the art world, and reconnecting with one’s body after trauma
Koreatown Run Club seeks unaltered ground with Moncler Trailgrip
In this original video, the city is left behind for canyons, rivers, and fields outside of Los Angeles
Overheard above the noise at The Jeffries’s fifth anniversary party, hosted by Kendall Werts, Evan Mock, and Julia Fox
Document compiled the best out-of-context exchanges and outrageous one-liners from the pre-Fashion Week event
Notting Hill Carnival is a haven for Black joy in the UK
The famous Caribbean street party attracts visitors from all over, providing a weekend-long respite from the reality of being Black in Europe
It’s dream or die for Disco Tehran
Modeled off of Iran’s ’70s artistic scene, Arya Ghavamian and Mani Nilchiani’s nightlife project brings community and collective memory to New York City
From porn to pop, Chloe Cherry is living the new American Dream
Ahead of her feature film debut in ‘www.RachelOrmont.com,’ the actor reflects on her ascent to stardom
Is it ‘quiet quitting,’ or are you just doing your job?
For a generation born into hustle culture, the idea that work shouldn’t consume our lives is new
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
In their monthly column for Document Journal, author, activist, and porn star Liara Roux answers readers’ steamiest questions
In an era of television filler, ‘The Bear’ demands a return to close watching
How the show’s grimy, messy realism stakes its claim as the front runner of 30-minute dramas
A genesis of trad cath celebrity shoe collaborations
From Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ to Addison Rae’s Holy Trinity bikini, today’s post-ironic apparel is designed to provoke. But who’s taking the bait?
Amazon is reading palms at Whole Foods
Biometric payment technology is a slippery slope to becoming one with our digital footprints, raising concerns about data privacy and customer surveillance
The parasocial relationships—and real-life impact—of maintaining ‘media diaries’ in the streaming age
In the era of Spotify Wrapped, media consumption is a source of community. But does broadcasting the content we consume change our taste?
Tom Sturridge strips down in ‘The Sandman’—and adds some layers of his own
The actor joins Document to discuss his starring role in the long-awaited adaptation, seeking advice from Neil Gaiman, and his own lucid dreams
In ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies,’ Chase Sui Wonders isn’t just screaming—she’s behaving badly
For Document, the actor talks scream queens, trauma bonding, and the particularities of Gen Z horror
Monkeypox reveals the cultural capital of beauty in a chronically-online culture
Anxieties surrounding the virus’s physical manifestations display society's aesthetic obsessions
‘Surface’ is more psychological than it is thriller
The show’s star Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Document to discuss the nuances of her character, the evolution of mystery, and a mass grappling with identity
Anna Delvey wants to be the new face of prison reform
The faux heiress on her newfound interest in political advocacy, the death of American entrepreneurship, and going from con artist to fine artist
For a story about stereotypes, B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ has some blind spots of its own
The film’s exploration of regional tensions effectively erase actual class dynamics—race, gender, religion, and most other major political fault-lines
The Peruvian street performers finding cracks in Lima’s conservatism
Photographer Diego Bendezu captures las tetonas, the men using laughter as a tool for survival—and breaking cultural boundaries as they do it
The intimacy of nightlife, according to its curators
Chapel Bar’s Desta and the iconic model Liya Kebede on how to create a roaring room
‘Kimi’ doesn’t belong on the big screen—but neither do most stories
Steven Soderbergh’s latest thriller will never dominate the cultural conversation, but does that mean it isn’t good?
Riane Eisler and Tao Lin on shifting our cultural paradigm
The two authors meet to discuss the role of law, the allure of prehistory, and how to adopt new modes of thinking
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
In the second edition of their monthly column for Document, author, activist and porn star Liara Roux answers readers’ steamiest questions
New York was killing me: Seeking community in the city of cultural saturation
For Document’s tenth anniversary, Rahel Aima reflects on what New York gave to her, and why she left it
Britt Lloyd meditates on masculinity and biophilic utopias
The photographer and filmmaker joins Document to reflect on the parallels between male beauty and the colossal shapes of nature
Jordan Castro’s ‘The Novelist’ is a metafictional exploration of mundanity
The author joins Document to discuss his debut novel, the bizarre and incoherent actions of man, and merging the highbrow with the lowbrow
Sean Pablo’s ‘A Season in Hell’ finds stillness in life’s fleeting moments
In the first exhibition from the pro skater, musician and artist, Pablo transports us into his childhood home for a multimedia viewing experience
