The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

Death is impossible. It’s a door that you keep waiting to swing open, announcing the entrance of a dinner date who never arrives, or the recurring dream of a person whose prolonged absence makes ...

Is being too pretty a crime? No, but apparently it was an obstacle Alicia Davis struggled to overcome as she worked as a medium-security prison guard in Australia. The 32-year-old is now making ...

The Village Voice reviews "The Shrouds," the latest excursion into the darkness from David Cronenberg, granddaddy of the body-horror genre.

The Village Voice interviews photographer Glen E. Friedman about his new book on Bad Brains, a band that changed the landscape of punk.

The Village Voice looks at the environmental devastation wrought on Ukraine’s land and water by Russia’s ongoing attacks.

The Village Voice reviews Frank Pizzoli’s interview and book review collection, ‘Passionate Outlier: Gay Writers and Allies on Their Work.’ ...

On Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” during WWII, November 1938, Jewish homes, hospitals, and schools were ransacked as Nazis demolished buildings with sledgehammers and rioters ...

In a Village Voice "My Favorite Album" post, Lyris Faron, front-woman for Talulah Paisley, discusses Liz Phair's “Exile In Guyville” album.