Stephen Black

As Duchamp said, “To live is to believe.” I will never stop believing in the omnipotent, ameliorative potency of art, despite the charades and shenanigans.

This comes down to a common thread stretching from Rosseau, to Hegel, to Marx, and all the way to Crenshaw and Kendi: perception makes reality. Perception is power.

This isn’t just a game sale. It’s a cultural shift. Pokémon Go isn’t just about catching Pikachu, it’s a global ritual, a lifestyle for many. I witnessed this firsthand at Oakland’s Lake Merritt a few weeks back. A random Pokémon Go Meetup had hundreds of players scanning an overlooked garden, turning it into a digital landmark. That kind of... See more

Run clubs are now social clubs and also IRL dating apps, and new-gen running labels like Satisfy, Norda, Bandit, District Vision and countless others make fashion-forward clothing for people to run in and also to flex in at the coffee store after.

Many and in many different genres. I tend to like photographers who can do any kind of project and still be recognizable. The pinnacle of that for me is Irving Penn. Someone I’ve been obsessed with recently is Niegel Shafran and his workbooks edited by Loose Joint.