Art
Watching Human Dreams Disintegrate in Photos of the Ultra-Rich
Lauren Greenfield's Generation Wealth, a book and exhibition of the same name at the Annenberg Space for Photography, documents the out-of-control growth of the one percent.
Dan Schindel
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Books
The Indulgence of an Anthology of Erotic and Horror Comics
Mirror Mirror II, the second annual collection from 2dcloud, is like a porn stash you’d find in the cupboard of a medieval demon.
Film
Transhumanism and the Promise of the Bodiless Mind in the Original Ghost in the Shell
Rather than make the series feel dated, identity issues in the cyber age make the 1995 film seem extraordinarily prescient.
Interview
“Documentary Reporting Has Become So Rigid”: Adam Curtis on Storytelling Today
The journalist and documentary filmmaker discusses his recent film HyperNormalisation and past projects, as well as his plans to make a documentary on the West's relationship with Russia.
Books
A Startlingly Intimate Graphic Novella About the Black Plague
Julia Gfrörer expresses the fantastical and the medieval in the mundane.
Art
After His Sudden Death, Recalling the Piercing Work of Comic Book Artist Steve Dillon
Dillon, who's best known for his work on the Vertigo series Preacher, could draw subtle faces and searing action equally well.
Film
An Animated Glimpse of Hokusai's Life Through His Daughter's Eyes
A new animated biopic offers insight into the career and work of Hokusai through the life of his daughter, a fellow artist in Edo-era Japan.