Meet the pandemic pets who helped New Yorkers cope with the ‘new normal’
Document speaks with five new dog owners about adopting during the pandemic, and finding equilibrium as the world opens up
Stanford scientists uploaded the Moderna vaccine recipe to GitHub
After reverse-engineering the vaccine from unused remnants, scientists assure us that there are no traces of Gates Foundation microchips in its code
Sounds of solidarity: 5 albums blending language, technologies, and traditions
From psychedelic bossa nova to 'kung fu-Appalachian' folk-rock, the music defying real and conceptual borders
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
Photographer Edd Horder honors the hospital workers on Britain’s COVID front lines
From doctors and nurses to cleaners, caterers, and chaplains, Horder captures the everyday humans comprising a heroic collective force
Fish, Pole: on crises, change, and the American condition
On the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election, writer Brian Blanchfield considers change in the absence of divine intervention
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
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
Thomas Lohr’s quarantine-era ‘street’ photographs immortalize Paris at its most eerie
In 'View Point,' Thomas Lohr and artist Olu Odukoya highlight the intimacy and isolation of urban living under lockdown
My date with Joe Files
Fetish artist Rick Castro reflects on hookup culture in the queer underground of ’80s LA, before masked faces and fear of intimacy became the norm
Under lockdown, John Cameron Mitchell read apocalyptic sci-fi and rewatched Riverdale’s ‘Hedwig’ episode
The actor and playwright's quarantine media diet is as dramatic as you'd expect
Prada’s latest collection is a postmodern choose-your-own-adventure
The Italian fashion house enlists five pioneering artists to interpret the Spring/Summer 2021 collection
Homme Plissé Issey Miyake’s newest collection is a declaration of self-renewal
Bright colors for dark times: Issey Mikyake offers an optimistic view of fashion in the post-COVID era
JW Anderson’s show-in-a-box is a celebration of handicraft (and snail mail)
The British fashion label’s first COVID-era collection gets you closer to the clothes than ever
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
Sarah Waters spends lockdown with poetry, war journals, and a feminist retelling of Achilles
The author of Fingersmith on why she might finally read the Iliad
We are the virus: body horror films reflect humanity at its most grotesque
From 'Alien' to 'The Thing,' body horror exposes the deeper evils that capitalism has left to fester
Durga Chew-Bose’s lockdown routine includes listening to Brian Eno and buying postcards online
The author of 'Too Much and Not the Mood' shares eight ways she's been passing the time under quarantine—when she’s not staring inside of her...
Michael Cunningham gets through lockdown with a little help from un-stupid, half-hour comedies
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. The second installment features the author of...
Olivia Laing hopes lockdown is turning us into anxious, hopeful teenagers again
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. In the second installment, Olivia Laing finds...
Watch a computer algorithm teach an amateur dancer ballet
As image-manipulation technology becomes increasingly potent, artist duo Ida Jonsson and Simon Saarinen speculate on the rise of superhumans
Models Jolie Alien, Akon Changkou, and more evoke the webcam novelty of the early 2000s
Director Jesse Laitinen gives multinational models free rein as both photographer and subject in this video compilation
Marlon James on ‘Covidium’ and finally watching TV shows to the end
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. The first installment features the author of...
5 artists tell us the hardships—and benefits—of creating in isolation
Lyle Ashton Harris, Luis Flores, Richard Wyatt Jr., Robert Pruitt, and Timothy Washington discuss how the lockdown transformed their practice
As the city begins to reopen, a tribute to New Yorkers’ inimitable resilience
"There's a lot of freedom in solitude": Voices from all corners of the city on finding joy and connection while in isolation
Lina Iris Viktor’s manifesto for creativity in the age of pandemic
"We live to work": The artist on finding space to feel amid art-world demands for constant output
Artist Christopher Wool confronts the stark reality of a pandemic
On a special edition artist cover for Document Issue 16, the artist captures the anarchic energy of a world in crisis
Artist Mel Bochner obscures words to reveal their dangerous potential
"All abuses of power begin with the abuse of language.” On a limited edition cover for Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue, Bochner responds to the pandemic...
Yis Kid’s quarantine photo series captures our growing restlessness
In tribute to the Surrealists, the photographer invokes a creature from Greek mythology to express our state of collective confinement
See 30 years of Glen Luchford’s photography in this virtual gallery
The exhibition showcases the true range of Luchford’s work—from his gritty ’90s images to his exuberant Gucci collaborations
Judy Chicago illustrates a cautionary tale for our post-COVID future
On a special edition artist cover for Document Issue 16, Chicago warns, ‘We must change course or we are DOOMED.’
Virgil Abloh considers the meaning of fashion in a time of crisis
On a special edition artist cover for Document Issue 16, Abloh explores the shifting meaning of luxury
Heather Glazzard and Nora Nord’s quarantine photos are a delightful critique of normie culture
In the photographers' homemade wonderland, shoes are fashioned from canned soup and Domino's boxes are headwear
Watch Frank B turn his daughter into Billie Joe Armstrong
The iconic makeup artist demonstrates a Green Day-inspired look, perfect for solo moshing
Beauty in Isolation: Hair stylist Paul Hanlon on finding inspiration on the streets of Kyoto
Fashion’s master of hair on how a random encounter helped define his love for the craft
Document beauty director Lucia Pieroni’s tribute to frontline nurses
Watch Pieroni transform a vintage wig stand in the first installment of Document's Beauty in Isolation series
The sweet escapism of my queer Sims community
In the era of social distancing, heaven is a pixelated hot tub and having at least four girlfriends.
Giselle Norman recreates the ’90s glamour of Ellen von Unwerth
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Focus beats, dance theater, very good films: Polina Zakh’s online culture guide
The creative mastermind—and VP of Sila Sveta—shows us how she keeps her curiosity satiated during quarantine.
Coronappétit, Instagram’s spiciest guide to dining during the pandemic
Bon vivant and thot savant Adahlia Cole joins Document to discuss food relief efforts, the restaurant community, and quarantine cooking
Watch Ansley Gulielmi morph into a modern-day Veruschka
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Lost joys found: What 19 Document contributors are rediscovering in isolation
During lockdown, Kris Van Assche revisits his extensive library, Lucie and Luke Meier rekindle their love for cooking, and Karl Templer unearths a favorite Irving...
Artists for Humans, the underground initiative leveraging art to protect New York’s most vulnerable
With the help of fellow artists and donors, painter Hannah Beerman has raised upward of $130,000 for pandemic relief
Meet the 23-year-old entrepreneur providing masks to communities in Gaza
Document speaks with Yasmeen Mjalli about her feminist activism and life in Palestine during a global pandemic
Try your hand at making masks this weekend with UpWrap’s Amber Testino
Partnering with Simone Rocha, Dawei, and more, the sustainable gift wrapping company has reallocated its resources to mask-making efforts
Sam Hellmann investigates social vulnerability in the corona era
The photographer's screenshots of Zoom chats with Lili Sumner, Lucien Smith, and more reveal the new frontier of friendships and intimacy
4 essential quar walks for isolated It-girls
Rachel Sennott's CDC-compliant guide to looking hot while haunting the streets of your hometown
Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/23/20
Isolated in a cabin in the California desert, Rick Castro wonders if this is how the world will end.
