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‘Shiva Baby‘ is a viscerally anxious coming-of-age film
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‘Shiva Baby‘ is a viscerally anxious coming-of-age film

Emma Seligman in conversation — The first-time director discusses her new high-octave panic of a movie about a young bisexual Jewish woman, portrayed by Rachel Sennott, who runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva.

Written by: Jack King

Sand art calls on world leaders to cut carbon emissions
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Sand art calls on world leaders to cut carbon emissions

G7 summit 2021 — The giant sand art commissioned by sustainable footwear brand Allbirds is calling on leaders to use their global leadership position to drive down their carbon footprints today.

Written by: Ben Smoke

A portrait of a deeply divided North Carolina community
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A portrait of a deeply divided North Carolina community

Our town — Photographer Michael von Graffenried made a series of four trips to New Bern to create a series of panoramic images over a 15-year period. The result is an empathetic call for increased integration and understanding at a pivotal moment in American history.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Ming Smith’s lyrical portrait of Black America
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Ming Smith’s lyrical portrait of Black America

Breaking boundaries — A new exhibition of the African-American photographer’s pioneering work celebrates an artist who, over her five-decade-long career, has always followed her instinct over the status quo.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A harrowing & humanising portrait of the US opioid crisis
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A harrowing & humanising portrait of the US opioid crisis

The human cost — As America enters its third wave of the opioid epidemic, a new exhibition brings together the work of four photographers to grapple with the ongoing questions surrounding the crisis.

Written by: Miss Rosen

What does lesbian & bi culture look like in the internet age?
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What does lesbian & bi culture look like in the internet age?

All The Things She Said — Writer Daisy Jones discusses her new book, a nuanced and introspective guide to the ever-changing nature of modern-day queerness.

Written by: Katie Goh

Intimate photos of the Chinese-American experience in NYC
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Intimate photos of the Chinese-American experience in NYC

Meet the Lams — In an attempt to better understand his own heritage, photographer Thomas Holton set out to document a single family‘s life in a nuanced portrayal of the Asian-American immigrant experience.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The photographer capturing five years of the refugee crisis
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The photographer capturing five years of the refugee crisis

A dream of Europe — Since Spring 2015, Jacob Ehrbahn has been documenting the worst refugee crisis in recent history. He is determined to make sure the issue, which is still devastating lives, does not fade from public attention.

Written by: Huck

Photos of unemployment offices in Thatcher‘s Britain
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Photos of unemployment offices in Thatcher‘s Britain

Beyond Caring — Photographer Paul Graham recounts documenting the packed waiting rooms and corridors of unemployment offices, exposing the bleak reality of a crisis that many at the time chose to ignore.

Written by: Huck

A photographer’s elegy to a divided New York community
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A photographer’s elegy to a divided New York community

Remnants of an exodus — Al J Thompson reflects on his series capturing a once-thriving diaspora in Spring Valley under threat of gentrification and the dramatic shift in its demographic and political landscape.

Written by: Huck

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