Mask: The Material Issue

If you are alive right now, you have been practicing self-defense Believe with Alex Smith and M Eighteen Téllez of METROPOLARITY. Photo: Eva Wǒ.
Practice Doing Nothing “Sometimes I can’t face myself.” Elizabeth Newton on learning to meditate.
Alone with Molly Soda The internet is an art gallery you can visit whenever you want and karaoke is awesome.
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Stealth Care by Ruby Brunton

Getting Your Hands Dirty

“My hands last felt paste sticking political posters to bollards a few years ago. I don’t remember the last time my hands touched clay.”

Metropolarity

Turn off the Spigot

Statement Coats and Texture

Monika Estrella Negra of Audre’s Revenge Film

Juliana Huxtable Made You A Mix “I SAT DOWN AND PLAYED WHAT I WANTED. AN IMPROVISATIONAL MOOD”

Masque Up by Alesia Pullins

My Favorite Sunscreens for Dark Skin

As spring approaches, follow these tips for protecting your skin from the Disney villain in the sky.

Game Maker Avery Alder on the Mechanics of Care

What is it like to be part of an alternative family? Three parents share their stories.

Family on Our Own Terms

by Hanna Hurr and Randon Rosenbohm

Romantic foreigner or cunning linguist? Throw yourself into the labyrinth and find out. But be warned: you might tumble out the other end feeling regretful and used.

The Heart of the Labyrinth

by Kaila Philo

mothertongue.m3u

'I can’t find my body because it isn’t there.' An interrogation of the material self.

Are You My Body?

by Cynthia Spencer

Anne Vieux

Horoscopes by Corina Dross

March 2017

As Venus moves retrograde this month, get ready to examine how love and defense are intimately intertwined.

Letters by Hanna Hurr

Be Careful

This is the Material Issue, in which we contemplate the correlation between deep trust, strong communities, and the impact of transgressive acts like breaking windows during a riot.

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