Seeds for the Pen
The city is always ours, and rarely itself, when there are as many New Yorks as New Yorkers. A gallery of images from the sketchbooks of subway-rider Witold Riedel, and a look into his thoughts on drawing.
Galleries
A collection of 422 issues
Everything Is Illustrated
Successful illustrations need strange perspectives in order to tell a story and, hopefully, strike a viewer across the mouth. An interview with pro illustrator Richard May, plus a gallery of his recent work.
Diagrammatics
Sometimes it’s difficult to explain things without the use of visual aids. An interview and gallery by artist Claire Oswalt, who does exactly that, taking the essential pieces of everyday things and finding the connections between them.
Everyday Matters
In a city of unexpected fates and constant change, it's hard to pin down the state of things. Drawing can help, especially after a traumatic accident. An excerpt from Danny Gregory's new drawing-diary, Everyday Matters.
If on a Summer’s Day a Television
A city’s orphans are the furniture on its streets, left out for garbage or an enterprising upholsterer. San Francisco photographer Heather Champ examines her town’s left-behinds.
Stupid Dreams
Our dreams often help us understand ourselves, who we love, or how we look naked. Other times they're simply worth ignoring. Artist Sam Brown offers his interpretive talents.
The New York City Tattoo Convention
In a generation, body art has gone from subversive to suburban, so it now takes a lot more ink to stand out. Choire Sicha and photographer Geoffrey Badner document the hardcore at this year’s Tattoo Convention.
The World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round Up
Only in Texas would rounding up 120 tons of western diamondback rattlesnakes sound fun. Photographer Geoffrey Badner heads to Sweetwater for the beheadings.
The Vanishing Act
Normal evening routine: Your sister goes to her room, closes the door, and falls asleep. Normal, that is, until you never see her again. New fiction by Kevin Fanning, illustrated by Joshua Allen.
They All Became New York
There are a million stories in the naked city, and here are four of them. The Cross Atlantic Report, a group of four photographers spread across the globe, present a gallery of a time when they were all together in New York.