On February 5th, two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot—Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova—appeared as special guests at Amnesty International’s “Bring Human Rights Home” concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays
By Jorja Knauer
What have you been reading, watching, making, doing this week? Weigh in in the comments. What We’re Reading… With Putin’s autocratic regime putting on a show at Sochi (go team
By Jane Carr
A conversation with Steven Fullwood of the NYPL's Black Powered exhibition.
By Jane Carr
The question of snark vs. smarm is no less than a question of who may engage in public discourse.
By Tristan Snell
In the “Eulogy” he wrote on the passing of poet Louis Reyes Rivera, reprinted by The Liberator Magazine, Amiri Baraka described what it means to lose a poet: “If you
By Elizabeth Pittman
What have you been reading, writing, and making this week? Let us know in the comments below. Goings-on this week: Sochi Special Zones: As long as Vladimir Putin doesn’t actually
By Jane Carr
