A dangerous toad threatens the ecology of Madagascar, a painkilling alternative to opioids may exist in the brain, and the story behind one of the most treasured books in the English language.
The iconic Amanda Lear and artist Francesco Vezzoli discuss finding pleasure in being alone and being original
Erika Cavallini reveals to Document the simple rituals she follows before any show and the one item she must always have on hand when it finally begins.
Researchers look at the impact of sea-level rise on the West Coast, there may be the possibility life on Mars, after all, and a debate over debris leftover from the Second World War in Finland unearths a conversation on perceptions of the landscape and history.
NYC is finally free to dance without fear of crackdown again with the repeal of New York’s 91-year-old Cabaret Law.
In an exclusive editorial, photographer Jesse Laitinen and stylist Peter Aluuan channel the indulgent glamour of the 1980s.
As the works of this lesser-known art collective come to the Tate Liverpool this month, Document spoke with the show's curator about the stringent political issues the group sought to address through art—a tactic their surrealistic brethren in Europe often shied away from.
One writer explores masculine identity in the age of Trump, researchers are still confused by sonic attacks on U.S. diplomats in Cuba, and mathematicians uncover a hypothetical black hole that can alter one's future.
When Document asked the Italian filmmaker, image-maker, auteur, self-proclaimed "wild boy," and regular contributor to the magazine, to guest curate exclusive content for our site, the complications of the present were the first things on his mind.
“The 1970s. Wow. There was a lot going on. That world doesn’t exist anymore.”
There are no more truly 'wild' horses left on the planet, Elon Musk's Hyperloop may finally break ground on the East Coast, and Mr. Chow tells the definitive story of his era-defining restaurant.
Despite the assumed differences between any parent and child, this famously creative pair are strikingly close in questions of creativity, freedom, and the society-altering powers of the internet.
"I like to think of some of these pictures as little gifts from the universe."
Iran indulges its reptilian paranoia, machines are making art that's fooling the human eye, and book reviews, argues one critic, only seem to offer vapid and overblown praise.
Document asks designers about the backstage rituals that make the moments before the first look bearable.
The designer created a life-size prism through which to view youth, LGBTQ issues, and his extraordinary run at the British house.
Cape Town holds off its water crisis, for now, intimate Andy Warhol recordings recently unearthed, and one of the world's largest publishing CEOs says Ebooks are stupid.
In the age of Instagram, travel has become the pursuit not of a singular experience—but the same point of view.
Iran's first and only female conductor on the country's political climate, Sotheby's helps you visual your taste in art, and is that really Trump tweeting?
The photographer's pursuit of American restlessness in Los Alamos is a collection of images suspicious of finality. It opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this month.
Dubai relaunches a debauched luxury development, researchers uncover new secrets about Picasso's artistic practice, and scientists now understand the need for sleep better than ever.
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama are the latest entries in a visual tradition defining the politics of the present.
The world's most inhospitable continent may be the next hospitality hot spot.
Sies Marjan and Sander Lak take Document inside of their varicolored fantasy
Japan's stubborn immigration policies, the story behind the science photo of the year, and volcanic ash might be material of the future.
Nan Goldin travels to Biesenthal, Germany to photograph her muses in this Document exclusive collaboration with Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
The Tea Party's racialized language studied, Tech CEOs are making an end-times retreat in New Zealand, and avant-garde artist Jef Geys died at 83.
Identity, club music, boredom and distraction all collide on Aaron Maine's latest album.
Contact Sheet is Document's newest weekly installment on the story behind the images shaping our visual culture.
The New York label's FW18 extravaganza was equal parts Sin City and Sunday morning.
Artist Robert Longo and designer Rick Owens discuss throwing a punch, identity and longevity in art.
The very vocal future of hydroponics, Silvo Berlusconi's animal instincts are political, and a visual study of cultural hegemony.
A word about all the changes taking place at Document Journal dot com.
Man-made climate change is measure in Kenya, Wolfgang Tillmans on his latest EP.
As the British heritage brand turns the page with its first ever creative director, photographer Marc Hibbert and stylist Lilia Toncheva O’Rourke explore the results.
The New York designer is making clothes to demolish the status quo
This week, an exploration of the British Museum's archives yields a copper coin tells the story of England's ascent from the dark ages.
Unseen beauty at the bottom of the Antarctic, Netflix's film still methodology, and the story of a mysterious radio station.
Researchers make a case for 'more light,' Chinese police break out the facial surveillance glasses, and the truth about women in the U.K,'s grime scene.
The photographer 'plays' herself in this new collection of disruptive portraiture
Uncertainty might help with making better decisions, a Vantablack house is built for the Winter Olympics, those who contemplate the future are better at waiting.
The acclaimed photographer sits down with art editor Drew Sawyer to discuss his exclusive latest work for Nike and Document Books
The Belgian designer fused nods to rave culture and Flemish feasts, while acknowledging the deep influences of New York City culture in his FW18 presentation.
Seeing the new look of the next generation of models at New York Men's Fashion Week.
Director Agnes Varda sends the Academy of Motion Pictures a cut-out of her face, the first Britons may have actually been black, and Facebook’s algorithms are stamping out underground music culture.
Photographer Moises Saman set-out to captured the scale of devastation and spirit of resilience in the days following the island's near-destruction. Document spoke with him about the role of the documentary photographer in times of crisis.
Nan Goldin, Gary Indiana, Dev Hynes, and more, reflect on ten of the photographer's singular portraits, some never before published, until now
Both foreigners in the Netherlands, Musician Sevdaliza and curator Beatrix Ruf connect about migration and the role of identity in art
Youtube algorithms are biased, traffic noise can disrupt you on the molecular level, and healthy food tastes better when it looks better.
As the chaos of 2017 gives way to a new year, Document asked a number of artists, writers, musicians, and designers to sum up an uncategorizable year in the simplest of ways.