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Arts
Taking Back Tijuana
A dramatic spike in narcoviolence, and a plunge in tourism and the economy, has altered Tijuana’s cultural life in unexpected ways.
Art and Violence in Tijuana
No artist in TJ has used their work to confront the city’s violence and security issues more consistently than self-taught artist Daniel Ruanova.
Ghetto Frida
Artist Rio Yañez’s tribute to growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco during the ’90s.
D.C. Go-Go Dancers to Compete on MTV
The Beat Ya Feet Kings Battle It Out on ‘America’s Best Dance Crew.’
Baltimore Club Kid Rye Rye
The streets still have a hold on Rye Rye, the Baltimore club kid with some adult responsibilities.
When Larry Met Salvi
The director of Kids and Bully makes his most uplifting film yet—about a group of Guatemalan and Salvadoran skate punks surviving in South Central.
Fiery Flow
In Shelliano’s world, everyone is on the grind—struggling to make money, to feed their kids, to stay out of trouble, to not end up in jail, to not end up dead. He sees rapping—making “beautiful ‘hood music”—as his ticket out of struggle.
Mexican Street Clowns
Payasos callejeros are firmly rooted in Mexico’s urban panorama, alongside traveling salesmen, boleros, prostitutes and mariachis.
Philly Is Burning
The city’s ballroom scene is both a social and support network for young LGBT African-Americans.
