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.

Looking over some new graphic novel releases brings to mind a school library, but gone are the days when teachers would side-eye students perusing comics. Reading, in any format, is something to ...

“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 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.

The Village Voice looks at "Jaws" and how it portrayed masculinity way back in 1975, when it created the template for summer blockbusters.