Interview

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

By Dan Sheehan and Tea Obreht July 20, 2017

Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan consider the finest on-camera smooches.

The Kiss Arts & CultureSex

Interview

William E. Jones: Urgency and Impermanence

By Jordan A. Rothacker July 19, 2017

Filmmaker, artist, and writer William E. Jones discusses his new film.

Arts & Culture

Essay

Video ad Absurdum

By John Washington July 5, 2017

How a collection of fifteen thousand Jerry Maguire VHS tapes reveals the ugly underbelly of the media-entertainment industry.

Arts & CultureUSA

Interview

Victoria Redel: The Lifelong Power of Female Friendships

By Annie DeWitt June 27, 2017

The writer on making hard choices, being raised by feminists, and her latest novel's newfound wisdom.

Arts & CultureFamily & RelationshipsGender

Commentary

The Greater (Grater) Divide

By Roslyn Bernstein June 19, 2017

Considering recent contemporary art in Israel.

Arts & CultureMENA

Essay

Nina Simone in Liberia

By Katherina Grace Thomas June 19, 2017

The singer went to Africa, she said, in search of peace, or a husband, or maybe the feeling of home.

AfricaArts & Culture

Essay

The Seedcake Kiss

By Gabe Habash June 16, 2017

On Bloomsday, reflecting on the famous kiss.

The Kiss Arts & Culture

Commentary

August Sander: The Intimacy of Time

By Alex Zafiris June 15, 2017

The singular power of portraiture's 20th century master.

Arts & Culture

Interview

Tine Thing Helseth: Listening to the Heart and Mind of a Musical Genius

By Emily Fragos June 15, 2017

Norway’s foremost trumpet soloist plays without a safety net.

Arts & Culture

Interview

Amy Benson: Like a Cloud You Walk Into and Then Out of Again

By Julia Bosson June 11, 2017

The essayist on the first person and the end of humanity.

Arts & CultureClimate & Environment

Interview

Osama Alomar: The Whole World Is Fighting

By Nissa Rhee June 9, 2017

The novelist on Syria, censorship, and the safety—and power—of metaphor.

Arts & CultureMENA