Mask: The Conflict Issue

Put Your Ego in the Back Seat Singer, composer, DJ, and writer Leila Adu. Photo: Luis Nieto Dickens.
Philly State of Mind Interview with sci-fi collective Metropolarity.
Turn off the Spigot Maya Weeks’ photographs a different California.
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En Rogue by Alex G. Brown

Have You Seen Martin Margiela?

Much like Margiela the man, the distinction of Margiela the label is indistinction.

Tommy shouts through the speakers in his best Homer Simpson. Then softens his voice but keeps it playful to record the intro. “Hey! Welcome to Food 4 Thot...”

Stealth Care by Ruby Brunton

Under One Roof

How to live with abrasive roommates? Ruby asks "If 50,000 Kowloon residents could sort out their difficulties, why couldn’t we?"

Fraught political arguments between a righteous middle-aged white woman and her gay socialist son, or how to address economic inequality.

Hillary, Bernie, My Mother, and Me

by David K. Seitz

Weaponized kindness hurts both sides: killing with kindness can kill us too. What happens when religious faith melds into faith in personal relationships?

A Destruction of Kindness

by Yena Sharma Purmasir

Why can’t we remember the names of our favorite songs anymore? Nicholas Henderson considers memory loss through new music platforms.

Insufficient Memory

by Nick Henderson

Cameos Rio Sofia, Cherry Iocovozzi, and Sam Kiyomi on their body care, modus operandi, and what’s cheering them up.

After years of abuse and trauma, I didn't want to be terrified anymore. So, I decided to start training martial arts.

4ever Yung by yung costanza

Being Mad Online™

Yung Costanza tries to avoid flying into a blind rage.

Towards Health Autonomy: Interview with Dr. Frank MD

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Grace Phillips traces her roots back to a pioneer homestead in Williston, North Dakota – point of origin for the Dakota Access pipeline, and just a few hours away from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

White Absolution in the Bakken Oil Fields

by G.S. Phillips

Trade Secrets by J.P. Tamang

On the Oral Tradition

“I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to put a dick in their mouth. Unless it ... felt good?” J.P. Tamang reflects on how his time in the monastery demystified the elusive nature of oral sex.

Horoscopes by Corina Dross

April 2017

As Venus moves from Aries to Pisces this month, we continue to navigate longings, nostalgia, and tricky conversations with lovers past and present.

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