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Visual artist Brian Jungen on embracing the unknown
Musician Alysha Brilla on surrender as the first step
Musician Alysha Brilla on trusting yourself as the first step
Zimbabwe authorities arrest newspaper editor on charges of insulting the president
Visual artist Nicole Wittenberg on resisting the pressure of productivity culture
Legends of a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific – Rev Mua Strickson-Pua
Musician Michael Gira (Swans) on letting the work speak through you
Musician Helado Negro on noticing what surrounds you
The Right to Criticize: Honoring Independent Journalism at the Izzy Awards
Writer Alejandro Heredia on making art in a world that profits off our time
Comic book historian Christopher Irving on the art of conversation
Photographer and publisher JOERO on making things for your friends
Author Michelle Tea on making art your main focus (and not taking your day job too seriously)
Treatment of ailing independent journalist in prison ‘a disgrace to Vietnam’
Writer Raymond Tyler and illustrator Noah Van Sciver on comics as a machine for empathy
Writer Sanam Mahloudji on taking your time
Musician Toro y Moi on facilitating real connection
Musician Lyra Pramuk on putting art first
NZ Greens call on state to condemn US over ‘dangerous’ attack on Iran
Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman on the value of not knowing
Writer, translator, and editor-in-Chief Samuel Rutter on developing creative style that outlasts cultural trends
Author and filmmaker Dennis Cooper on playing with different mediums
15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings
Musician and interdisciplinary artist Kilo Kish on taking care of yourself
Independent journalist detained in police kettle amid LA protests
Fiji police probe Commission of Inquiry report over sacked anti-corruption chief Barbara Malimali
Photographer and artist Steven Molina Contreras on pacing yourself
Independent journalist detained in LA police kettle amid protests
Musician YATTA on going towards the unknown
Writer Ariel Courage on never feeling finished
Filmmaker Matthew Rankin on building space for surprise enchantments
Comedian, musician, and writer Morgan Bassichis on embracing your playful side
Independent journalists resist threats in El Salvador
Author and illustrator Lian Cho on the tension between determination and perfectionism
Musician and Writer Eli Winter on letting rules make themselves
Musician Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) on appreciating creative accomplishment
Novelist and poet Aria Aber on the antidote to shame
Musician Bells Larsen on collaborating with your past and future selves
Author and literary agent Kate McKean on feeling energized by rejection
Creative director, designer, and illustrator Arsh Raziuddin on developing a solid foundation
Independent Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts
Comedian and artist Jasmine Rogers on seizing the creative moment before it passes
Alarming escalation in attacks on journalists amid political crisis in Serbia
Musician and actor Sharon Van Etten on letting people in
Illustrator Ashley Dreyfus on developing and refining your creative style
How major companies operating in the US are misclassifying gig workers as independent contractors
Filmmaker Kevin Wilson, Jr. on finding your way to the heart
Writer Curtis Sittenfeld on cultivating your creative instinct
Writer and diviner Selah Saterstrom on taking turns to light our passageway through disaster
Photographer Bao Ngo on the value of finishing what you start
Music writer, producer, and podcaster Dylan Tupper Rupert on envisioning alternatives
Chef Sophie Christinel on the pressure to be precise
Director Anna Baumgarten on the importance of cultivating an authentic community
Musicians Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman (Momma) on having endurance during burn out
Hong Kong journalists face tax audits in latest pressure on independent media
Writer and illustrator A. Kendra Greene on becoming an artist by listening rather than having something to say
Writer and illustrator A. Kendra Greene on becoming an artist by listening
Musician, actor, and visual artist Tunde Adebimpe on having a master plan
“A Chilling Message”: FBI Visits Independent Journalist Who Published Leaked Vance Dossier
Writer and translator Mike Fu on creative routine as spiritual commitment
Writer and editor Shelby Hinte on how to handle creative feedback
Musician Cassie Wieland (Vines) on creating without structure
Fashion Designer Jackson Wiederhoeft on challenging the audience
Musicians Charlie Martin and Will Taylor (Hovvdy) on supporting your collaborator
Hungary’s Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ bill threatens remaining independent media
Writer and performer Annie Hamilton on feeling understood
Musician Mereba on cultivating joy in the creative process
Musicians YOASOBI on valuing an audience reaction
Photographer Caroline Tompkins on being delusional (in a good way)
Writer and reporter Cora Lewis on how to listen to the world around you
Singer-songwriter Nemahsis on the importance of being uncompromising
Comic book artist Ian Bertram on encouraging your inner artist
Community worker and dancer Lili Dobronyi on knowing you can always pivot
Musician Demian Licht on learning to go with the flow
Designer Meg Lewis on separating who you’re told to be from who you really are
Screenwriter, director, and comedian April Korto Quioh on leading with emotion
Cartoonist Denis Kitchen on coming full circle in your work
Painter Dylan Rose Rheingold on locating your inspiration
Musicians flipturn on keeping the work fresh
Singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy on knowing when something isn’t done
Author and editor Callie Collins on finding spaces to think and work creatively
As History Erasure Intensifies, Independent Internet Archives Are Helping Fortify the ‘Digital Preservation Infrastructure’
Artist Evelyn Tan on seeing what sticks
Illustrator and author Julia Rothman on learning how to have a good time
Visual artist Bethany Collins on the power of saying no
Author Henry Oliver on what it takes to find success later in life
Musician and label founder TOKiMONSTA on leaning into your weirdness
Independent and Unafraid: Inside the 2024 Izzy Awards
The fall of Saigon 1975: Fifty years of repeating what was forgotten
Educator and technologist Joycelyn Longdon on complicating what is normal
Comic book artist Jeremy Haun on embracing what terrifies you
2 freelance journalists arrested amid Cuba’s ongoing repression of independent press
Writer and musician Josh Malerman on finding the rhythm in everything you create
Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan on working on both sides of the camera
Podcaster and musician Jake Brennan on being disciplined
Artist and Naturalist Rosie Brand on choosing to collaborate instead of compete
“All Governments Lie”: Why We Need a Radical and Independent Free Press Now
Writer and sound healer J Wortham on listening to your body
“All Governments Lie”: Why We Need a Radical and Independent Free Press Now
Musician Sarah Jane Scouten on protecting your passion