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JESCA HOOP

Photo by Matt Jacob (Memphis Industries) Santa Rosa, California native Jesca Hoop has displayed a unique creative range rooted in folk rock across her five studio albums. Raised in a musically-inclined Mormon family, she went […]

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AVERY ALDER

AVERY ALDER Avery Alder designs tabletop roleplaying games which blend facilitation, design, and play – bringing keen curiosity and visionary imagination to how we create together. In this interview, she talks about the more dynamic […]

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SKEMER

Skemer is a brand new cooperation between singer Kim Peers (who is also a model for Vogue, Steven Meisel, and Prada) and guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove of post-metal band Amenra and his personal project Syndrome. Two […]

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CHRISTINE OTT

Christine Ott has performed as a solo ondist with numerous classical orchestras, at festivals around the world and in operas. In 2006, she was chosen to represent the ondes Martenot at the first Festival of […]

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NICK BAUTISTA

“What We’ve Done To Each Other” – 2020 – acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 68-1/2 x 58-1/2 inches In this interview, New York-based artist Nick Bautista talks about the risks of overthinking and over explaining […]

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SARA SLIGAR

Photo by Abbey Mackay Sara Sligar is an author and academic based in Los Angeles, where she teaches English and creative writing as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California. She holds a […]

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HANIA RANI

Photos by Marta Kacprzak Hania Rani is a Polish pianist, composer and musician. Her debut album of solo piano pieces Esja was released in 2019 to wide acclaim. Her new album Home expands on the sounds […]

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ESZTER BALINT

Eszter Balint has deep family roots in the arts. She has continued this creative legacy with a unique and varied career of her own. She first gained wide exposure playing Eva in the Jim Jarmusch […]

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OLAF BREUNING

“Pelican,” 2020, Lemon white stone, ceramic eyes, 80 x 53 x 31 cm (31,5 x 20,87 x 12,20 in) Sculpture, 71,1 x 77,5 x 53,30 cm (28 x 30,5 x 21 in) Pedestal Olaf Breuning […]

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SRSQ

Photo by Kristin Cofer SRSQ (pronounced seer-skew) is the solo project of Kennedy Ashlyn. SRSQ explores nuance, nostalgia, reflection, and reconciliation, manifesting in the aural landscape of her 2018 debut album Unreality. In this interview, […]

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PIYARAT PIYAPONGWIWAT

“Fabric” – 2017 – Image courtesy of MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum Piyarat Piyapongwiwat is a multidisciplinary artist working with various media. Her practice centers on documentation as a method to expose and question the conditions […]

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AMANDINE URRUTY

French artist Amandine Urruty creates intricately staged and delightfully surreal works in charcoal and graphite. In this interview, she talks about how juxtaposing random objects creates visual uncanniness, the contemporary mythology of pop culture characters, […]

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GILLE KLABIN

Justin Long and Sheila Vand in The Wave Gille Klabin had extensive experience directing music videos before his feature film directorial debut The Wave was released in early 2020. In this interview, he discusses the […]

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ALISON C. ROLLINS

Photo by Maya Ayanna Darasaw Alison C. Rollins, born and raised in St. Louis city, currently works as the Lead Teaching and Learning Librarian for Colorado College. She also serves as faculty for Pacific Northwest College […]

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SOFIYA ALEXANDRA

Sofiya Alexandra is a writer and comedian who grew up in Odessa, Ukraine, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of eleven. She appeared on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening talking about her grandpa’s dick […]

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JESSI JEZEWSKA STEVENS

Photo by Nina Subin Jessi Jezewska Stevens is a writer of fiction and criticism. Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, Harper’s Blog, 4Columns, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Guernica, BOMB, […]

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JULIAN RANDALL

Photo by Johnny Lee Chapman Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, CantoMundo, Callaloo, BOAAT, Tin House and The Watering Hole. Julian is the recipient […]

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Replay – PAUL YOON

Photo by Peter Yoon This interview was originally published February 10, 2020 Paul Yoon is the author of two story collections, Once the Shore, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and The Mountain, which was a NPR […]

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PAUL YOON

Photo by Peter Yoon Paul Yoon is the author of two story collections, Once the Shore, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and The Mountain, which was a NPR Best Book of the Year. His novel Snow Hunters won […]

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SUSAN BRIANTE

Susan Briante, a poet, essayist and translator, is the author of books of poetry: Pioneers in the Study of Motion, Utopia Minus, and The Market Wonders. Her research and teaching interests include poetry and poetics, […]