To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

The Village Voice talks with Jim Merillat, one of the pianists who entices patrons to belt out show tunes at Marie's Crisis Cafe.

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Billy Jacobs is a painter living and working in New York City. A self-described Tom Wilson aficionado, Jacobs’ paintings often depict the forgotten, obscure, or undervalued figures of American social ...

“Everybody’s Head Is Open to Sound” looks at the life of the legendary record producer, but rarely gets out of the studio.

The Village Voice review of Lucas Schaefer’s ‘The Slip’ reports that is a character-based novel brimming with outrageous characters.

“The system was rigged against him. It's the same old Scott Joplin/Charlie Parker story, only with a different person. Julius is just another in the line of black geniuses who get squashed in ...

The Village Voice sits down with jazz pianist Matthew Shipp to discuss Andre 3000's bad music, Rothko's great paintings, and much in between.

The Village Voice review of Celine Song’s new film, “Materialists,” finds characters who are game for a changes in the rom-com genre.

The Village Voice looks at filmmaker Rithy Panh’s latest dissection of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime, "Meeting with Pol Pot." ...

Becoming a successful Twitch streamer has become the modern-day dream for many young men, but the reality is far less glamorous. Fewer than 1 percent ever reach the point where st ...

It’s official: Bonnie Blue has been banned from OnlyFans. While people were initially speculating that the 26-year-old from a rural village in Derbyshire chose to deactivate her ...