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How Did We Get Here?
We’re in a time where the act of imagining a better world is considered a threat to society.
Noah Fischer
Guide
New York City Art Shows We Love Right Now
Edward Gorey’s illustrations will get you in the Halloween spirit, but there’s plenty more to see, including sculptures by Reverend Joyce McDonald.
Art Review
Edward Gorey Killed His Darlings
A show at the Society of Illustrators demonstrates his mastery at turning ghastly scenarios deadpan and winkingly absurd.
Comics
MAGA Is Coming for the Arts!
Trump-approved Venice Biennale proposals, perspectives from artists who endured authoritarianism, and more in The Siren’s third edition.
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Art Comes Naturally in Upstate New York
When no cultural divide is as great as urban versus rural, where are the true boundaries located?
Book Review
A Mystical, Obsessive Encounter With the Ginseng Root
Craig Thompson’s rhizomatic new graphic novel about the root’s farming industry exposes the paradoxes of Trump’s America.
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100 Days of MAGA Broligarchy
The Siren is back for a second issue. Read up and rise up!
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The Sanest Response to Insane Times
MAGA is coming for our rights. The Siren is here to fight back.
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A Prospect Heights Ghost Story
The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focuses on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone.
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NYC Housing Stories: Ramona Ferreyra, Monxo López, Samuel Stein
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part six of a series.
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NYC Housing Stories: Miguel Robles-Durán and “Jerzy”
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part five of a series.
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NYC Housing Stories: Ingrid Gould Ellen and Marquis Jenkins
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part four of a series.