Henk Schiffmacher knows the sting of a tattoo needle, the exquisite buzz of its artistry, and the beauty of truly well-executed ink on a person’s skin. As a Dutch tattoo artist, tattoo ephemera collector, and tattoo historian who goes by … Continued

One of the biggest losses of music going from LPs to digital—besides the comforting click and pop sounds of a needle on vinyl—is the shrinking size of the album cover art canvases, so often illustrated with the exquisite vision of … Continued

A new generation of thinkers and activists were exposed to the work of James Baldwin through Raoul Peck‘s stunning documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, which showed that, as far as America believes it has come in the realm of … Continued

This past February 24th, photography lost a unique and provocative voice, Chinese artist Ren Hang. His creative output was prolific, in spite of near-constant clinical depression. In the past six years alone, there have been 24 solo exhibitions and 76 … Continued

What do Miles Davis, the Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Linda Rondstadt, Katy Perry, Duran Duran and Coldplay have in common? Answer: they’ve all recorded hits on Capitol Records, the label that is celebrating its … Continued