Billy Jacobs is a painter living and working in New York City. A self-described Tom Wilson aficionado, Jacobs’ paintings ...

“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 Village Voice looks at three graphic novels that artfully and entertainingly delve into past and present political battles.

“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 report on the military parade in Washington D.C. notes that the POTUS's birthday celebration was pretty "meh." ...

The Village Voice coverage of the "No Kings" march in New York City notes that the fight against Trump's autocracy will be long and hard.

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

It seems that Sydney Sweeney is taking a cue from the OnlyFans world as she takes on a new market: selling soap that was made from her bathwater.

∼ ∼ ∼ This article is part of a series — At 250, Who Will America Be? — reporting on threats to American democracy as we approach the nation’s Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026.