Literature Caleb Femi’s ‘The Wickedest’ journeys through one night at London’s longest-running house party In this exclusive excerpt from the writer and filmmaker’s forthcoming poetry collection, the underground shoob scene reveals itself minute by minute
Film The horrors of horniness: the freaky girls of ‘Babyratu’ This holiday’s double-bill follows women whose sexuality threatens to undo them
Literature Amber Later’s ‘Special Moss’ mines the slippages of poetry and prose The New York-based writer’s debut collection spans four centuries while traversing mysterious landscapes
Architecture Iwan Baan’s ‘Rome — Las Vegas’ explores both cities from above and below The photographer’s recent project asks how architecture shapes reality in an era of mass tourism and simulation
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Above the Fold Help fight anti-Asian hate by bidding on poetry, original art, and Kichin’s crispy fish recipe Lulu Yao Gioiello and Sirui Ma launch an auction to support New York's Asian American Federation by Caroline Reagan
Above the Fold 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. by Matilda Douglas-Henry
Above the Fold 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. by Hannah Ongley
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Above the Fold Document Journal launches its 16th issue for Spring/Summer 2020 For Document Spring/Summer 2020, we survey the terrain and map the course of the world around us, both where we’ve been and where we’re headed,... by Nick Vogelson
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Above the Fold Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/22/20 Earthquakes, Starbucks bros, and gas for $2.69 a gallon—is this how the world will end? by Rick Castro
Above the Fold Caroline Calloway is the unlikely antihero of the corona era Come for the chaos, stay for the charity: the art of spinning personal scandal into media gold by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/21/20 Plague mass and mass surveillance: is this how the world will end? by Rick Castro
Above the Fold Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/20/20 The fetish legend enters Month Two of isolation in the California desert. by Rick Castro
Above the Fold Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/19/20 As the fetish legend enters a second month of isolation in the California desert, he ponders if each passing day is how the world will... by Rick Castro
Above the Fold Kat Cunning’s guide to self-isolation for horny extroverts Daddy's digital cultural guide includes Leilah Weinraub's strip club documentary, an app for sharing nudes, and a poetry Wheel of Fortune by Kat Cunning
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Above the Fold ‘Nowadays, sensitivity is cool’: a day in the studio with photographer Josh Aronson Meet the youth culture aficionado bringing tropical warmth to Brooklyn by Caroline Reagan
Above the Fold Mastering the art of the thirst trap with Dana Donnelly Wipe the crust from your eyes and grab a bikini top, it's time to become a quarantine cutie by Dana Donnelly
Above the Fold Virtual punk fests, fantasy wrestling: GMO Gallery’s guide to self-isolating online 10 things to do that aren't mindlessly scrolling through Twitter, selected by the founders of our new favorite virtual gallery by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Rachel Sennott’s guide to getting a Corona Boyfriend Everything you need to know about dating during the quar by Rachel Sennott
Above the Fold Glory Hole, a documentary project honoring America’s counterculture legends From the mud to the road, filmmaker Hunter Ray Barker tells the fantastical true stories of fringe entertainers by Caroline Reagan
Above the Fold Haunted mansions, homoerotic art: Rick Castro’s guide to self-isolating online The underground fetish legend picks 6 spooky, sexy things to do on the internet this week by Rick Castro
Above the Fold Life lessons from a former dominatrix Meet Claudia Summers, a downtown rebel who learned S&M methods from Robert Mapplethorpe by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold Look inside ‘0-9,’ the radically experimental magazine that broke all the rules of language The lost ’60s magazine that gave artists Sol Lewitt and Adrian Piper true conceptual freedom by Caroline Reagan
Above the Fold 5 things to do on the internet this week, from DJ streams to voguing lessons Document's URL guide to staying cultured from your couch by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Here’s how to donate protective gear to the COVID-19 frontlines Mask Crusaders is calling on all artists, builders, and anyone else with spare masks or monthly MetroCards by Caroline Reagan
Above the Fold The DIY magic of Art-Rite, the magazine that redefined the 1970s art scene Featuring works by Genesis P-Orridge, Patti Smith, and Laurie Anderson, Art-Rite embodied the anarchic free-for-all that was Downtown New York. by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold Terry and Tricia Jones, the iconoclastic duo behind ‘i-D’ magazine, find salvation in Upstate New York As part of Birkenstock’s 1774 collaboration series, Document Journal meets 10 creatives making the Hudson Valley a kingdom of their own. 40 years after its... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Cultural appropriation is bad, but we wouldn’t have hip hop without it From viral dances to ‘American Dirt,’ author Lauren Michele Jackson explains the difference between creative evolution and cultural theft. by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold Only NY honors Peter Saul and the soul of New York City The streetwear brand salutes the eccentric, anti-establishment art of Peter Saul at New Museum. by David Aaron Brake
Above the Fold Unmasking Paris Fashion Week’s most controversial, coronavirus-fueled trend Surgical masks dominated front rows this week—why I'm not wearing fashion's new favorite accessory. by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold I just kinda wish you were gay: my thrilling, painful dive into queerbaiting culture As pop stars increasingly tap into queer aesthetics, our codes of recognition have been transmuted into accessories for capitalistic gain. by Matilda Douglas-Henry
Above the Fold Inside the rowdy world of Brooklyn indie wrestling Outlaw Wrestling brings The Southern Psycho and full body-slams to a Catholic school gym. by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Vince Aletti teaches us how to build a legendary magazine collection The writer and champion of print media makes a compelling case for spending more time on eBay. by Rachel Cheung
Above the Fold ‘Six Feet Under’ still serves our collective cultural anxiety Why—in today's ‘golden age of television’—I turned to the surreal family drama that dominated television from 2001 to 2005. by Matilda Douglas-Henry
Above the Fold Meet Ross Days, the triple fire sign who became Jeremy O. Harris’s latest muse Kimberly Drew speaks to New York’s favorite SoulCycle instructor-turned-actor about his passion for social work and the importance of black, queer representation. by Kimberly Drew
Above the Fold Natasha Stagg’s 4 favorite works of (sad girl) fiction and cultural criticism From Eve Babitz to Elizabeth Hardwick, the ‘Sleeveless’ author gives a crash course in navigating your social existence. by Caroline Reagan