CULTURE

Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, circa 1980s- Although the parade still occurs every year, the unique culture of artists that birthed it is now with the undead. (Image courtesy of Curbed and Scott Laperruque) “For masterpieces,” Virginia Woolf said , “are not single and solitary births; they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common.” In the modern era, our culture has been driven by artists and the communities they build together; innovators set the tone, and th

Derek “More Plates More Dates” Monroe and Joe Rogan are just two of the many influencers spreading the gospel of testosterone to young men online  (Credit: Instagram @MorePlatesMoreDates) "It's real simple,” declares Joe Rogan , the most-listened-to podcaster in the world. “If you're fine with not feeling as good—good! But if you're not fine with it... hormone replacement therapy exists for a reason, and that reason is it makes you feel way better.” Over on YouTube, Derek of

Sometimes things just aren't that complicated (Kasia Babis, The Nib) “I can’t follow politics these days, the political scene is so crazy. There are just so many nasty comments on both sides.” This sentiment is one I have heard from many people both online and in person over the past decade, and it drives me up a wall. It seems that we live in a time where staying in the politically inoffensive middle ground on the basis of intellectualism and rationality is prioritized over