To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

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 ...

The Village Voice talks with Jim Merillat, one of the pianists who entices patrons to belt out show tunes at Marie's Crisis Cafe.

Marie’s Crisis Cafe brings everyone out to screlt Broadway show tunes — and talk revolution.

“Everybody’s Head Is Open to Sound” looks at the life of the legendary record producer, but rarely gets out of the studio.

Farrah Abraham left behind the reality television world after years on both 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom (after allegedly being fired three times!) to focus on her career in the adult entertainment ...

Before coming to the United States to study, Fu had no idea what it would truly feel like to live in a foreign land: the suppression, the silence, the loneliness, the in-betweenness—being ...

Recent WWE star turned OnlyFans creator Cora Jade has some company now that Nixon Newell (fka Tegan Nox) has followed in her footsteps. The former WWE superstar Nox announced that her OnlyFans is ...

In almost any kind of work setting, paperwork is something that very few people could describe as enjoyable. In fact, many even view paperwork and documents as troublesome, tedious, and outdated ...

At just 21 years old, Sami Sheen made a shocking announcement that she will be having her breast implants removed almost two years after her surgery. In her Instagram stories, Sheen (the daughter ...

The arts and sports might be the only modern industries which are truly a meritocracy. In both, there is no sustaining a career without the talent and skill to back it up. Film producer Yuxing Lei ...