Why museums are on the front lines of discovering the boundaries between semantics and substantive change
The politics of language is affecting art institutions, from honoring Ancient Roman same-sex relationships to reckoning with an imperialist legacy.
Rapper Lava La Rue would rather ‘Do it Together’ than ‘Do it Yourself’
Our favorite ‘Taurus-Gemini’ on how the creative hotbed of West London helped her find her singular sound.
Vegyn, music’s favorite mystery collaborator, finds freedom in a sound of his own
On his debut album 'Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds,' the wunderkind producer rediscovers electronic music's soul.
Madison McFerrin turns a humiliating moment into motivational, musical gold
The singer-songwriter gives us the story behind her upcoming EP 'You + I' and shares an inspirational playlist inspired by its themes.
Show Me The Body’s playlist for dodging corporate punches and mourning New York City
See the band building a hardcore community in the ashes of gentrification at Thrasher Magazine's Death Match.
From Berghain to Tate Modern, Pan Daijing heralds the incendiary future of opera
Ahead of 'Tissues,' a new play performed by an ensemble of 13 opera singers and performers, the experimental sound artist discusses her obsession with dualities.
Mark Leckey on ‘Fiorucci,’ folklore, and finding language for working-class stories
The artist explains why he built a giant motorway overpass in the Tate Britain—and why you shouldn't fuck with fairies.
Glaciers and ice caps in Sweden are some of global warming’s first casualties
Lost natural landmarks cue the beginning of a global disaster—one which will strike the poorest communities hardest.
Pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters speak out about sexual harassment
Demeaning comments and threats of violence have grown disturbingly commonplace for female demonstrators.
The revolution will be uh…uploaded by teens to TikTok
The home of Egirls and furries is now a hotbed of political action.
Channel Tres’ 38 songs of summer, from Paul McCartney to Childish Gambino
The genre-blending artist merges psychedelia, funk, and indie with house on his new five-track EP, ‘Black Moses,’ out today. He created a playlist for Document...
The DIY resistance of Hong Kong’s protesters
Traffic cones, oven mitts, and umbrellas: Demonstrators are finding inventive new ways to protect themselves from police aggression.
Moscow’s ‘regulated graffiti’ might be worse than its state-sanctioned rap
Officials attempt to fight counterculture from the inside, censoring street art by killing everything it stands for.
How did it get this bad? Land activists are dying for our planet
As environmental activists take a last stand against powerful interests, indigenous groups are on the frontline.
Got milk? In China, the dairy industry finds its savior
By 2020, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world’s biggest milk producer.
Climate change is real, just not on YouTube
YouTube corporate claims disinformation doesn't dominate the platform. Science says otherwise.
Grimes’s wellness regime proves we’re all still paranoid about androids
Scalping your eyeballs isn't a biohack, only a distraction from the root of our ills.
Great, now global warming is causing woolly mammoth poaching
Even prehistoric beasts can't escape the wrath of climate change.
Who is Turkmenistan’s dictator and why is he always holding puppies?
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow—taking a note from Trump, Kim, and Putin—has been distracting us from human rights violations with puppies, horses, and a viral rap video.
Russia’s hottest influencer destination is actually a toxic dumping ground
Chemical runoff from a nearby power plant has made the "Novosibirsk Maldives" the perfect yoga selfie backdrop.
Are China’s contemporary artists the saviors of its cultural heritage?
As historical sites are bulldozed daily, artists at JINGART 2019 reflect on the importance of the past.
Pussy Riot’s face down with the Alabama abortion ban
The punk protest performers trade Moscow for Birmingham in a sold-out show today.
VHS tapes, vegetables, and sustainable glitter: Central Saint Martins’ green wave
Can Maison/0—an incubator project from CSM and LVMH—convince luxury brands to be more green?
Spectacles of society: exploring 600 years of British eyewear
Document goes inside the century-spanning archive of Cubitts for a special fashion portfolio.
Watch Charles Jeffrey’s club kids take over The British Library
Poems by Adrienne Rich and Dylan Thomas punctuated the designer's latest show at Kings Cross.
Martine Rose holds a funhouse mirror to Brexit madness
The designer revels in the darkly humorous aspects of political chaos for Spring 2020.
Stefan Cooke reimagines period costume as college attire
The designers look to the informal aesthetic of NYU students for their Spring 2020 show at London Men's fashion week.
The drill rappers fighting censorship with music, blood, and the ‘Banksy of Russia’
Skengdo, AM, and Drillminister pair up with artist Andrei Molodkin to take on Britain's political establishment.
The ghosts of China’s Tiananmen Square
In Beijing, the 30th anniversary of the student-led protests was marked with a deafening silence.
Fatimah Asghar talks poetry, prose and the diverse nature of being a Muslim American
Document speaks with the artist about the power of social media, expanding the narrative, and why collaboration is always her guiding principle with an exclusive...
slowthai revives the raw energy of punk for today’s fractured Britain
With his debut album “Nothing Great About Britain,” the rapper blends punk anarchy with the purity of Daniel Johnston.
Kneeling at the altar of Virgen María’s sex-infused techno spiritualism
Document meets María Forqué, the DJ and producer embracing nudity to be closer to God.
As funding scandals shake the art world, two museums seek new alternatives
With museum funding now under the spotlight, is an entirely new funding model the answer?
Raleigh Ritchie turns imposter syndrome into cathartic RnB
‘Game of Thrones’ is nearing its finale, but Raleigh Ritchie's music career is just taking off. He talks to Document about perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and...
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.
Why everyone is rediscovering the spiritual illustrations of Emma Kunz
The Serpentine in London plays host to the UK’s first solo show of the Swiss naturopath, healer, and environmental artist.
What is ‘emotional labor’ and why can’t you invoice for it?
Artist and activist Liv Wynter explains why we need to redefine the term emotional labour.
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.
Science proves banning violent music is total BS
Drill, juggalos, death metal—studies have shown that listening to violent music can actually make us happy, so why do authorities continue to censor it?
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.
Ousted from his hometown, Nakhane finds salvation in music
On new album 'You Will Not Die,' the actor and singer embraces his sexuality and learns to reject universal truths.
Millennials don’t want “hipster jobs,” they want health care
What the rise of “hipster jobs” hides about America’s precarious labor market.
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.
Capturing the rich diversity of Latin America, from Chicano youth to indigenous trans communities
A new show at the Fashion Space Gallery in London surveys illustrators, photographers, and fashion designers redefining the world’s perception of Latin America from the...
