Film
How New York Let the Bronx Burn, and How the Borough Survived
The documentary Decade of Fire delves into the wave of arsons that wracked the Bronx in the 1970s.
Documentary
Film
A Small Town Reenacts the 1917 Deportation of a Thousand Striking Miners
The documentary Bisbee '17 deconstructs how we perform our idea of the past as it resurrects an unsavory episode in labor history.
Film
An Innovative YouTube Series Visualizes Sports Data in a Mesmerizing Manner
SB Nation's Jon Bois brings a singular style to his video storytelling.
Film
Reconsidering The Jinx as Robert Durst Goes on Trial
Robert Durst will soon be tried for murder in part because of HBO's true crime series about him. What does it mean if the fact that the documentary was misleadingly edited impacts the verdict?
Film
An Overlooked Gem from the New Queer Cinema Wave Imagines John Lennon on Holiday
1991's The Hours and Times, recently restored and now available to stream, is part of a tradition of queer films recontextualizing what we think we know about history.
Art
How One Meme Reveals the Difference in How Humans and AI "See"
As AI technology grows more sophisticated, neural networks can generate pictures people are comfortable looking at. It takes a surreal reject of an image to remind us of how differently a computer perceives the world.
Art
In Hungary, an Online Photo Archive Fights Revisionist History
Free to access and run with a high level of transparency and public input, Fortepan has collected over 100,000 photos taken by Hungarians during the 20th century.
Art
What the "Can You Pet the Dog?" Test Reveals About Modern Video Games
Across social media, various players love to test game realism. What do the limits of this realism say about the future of the medium?
Art
When Tragedy Strikes, Social Media Posts Can Become Invaluable Artifacts
As Notre-Dame burned, there was controversy over people responding by sharing selfies they'd taken at the cathedral. But there may be public value in this practice.
Interview
The Story of a Pregnant Man, Told With Sensitivity and Respect
Director Jeanie Finlay talks about her new documentary Seahorse, in which she follows trans man Freddy McConnell through his pregnancy.
Film
The Passion and Process of David Hockney, Seen in a Restored Documentary
A new 4K restoration of Jack Hazan's 1974 documentary A Bigger Splash brings us a look at the pop artist's work, erotic imagination, and romantic turmoil.
Film
Martin Scorsese Tells a Tall Tale of Bob Dylan's 1975 Tour
The director's new documentary, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, is practically a mockumentary — playing fast and loose with facts to highlight the musician's penchant for fascinating contradictions.