The Craziest Thing(s) About Vita Kari

Inside the surreal, scroll-breaking world of Vita Kari, LA’s most confusing and compelling performance artist

Face Fatigue: A Glimpse At the Internet’s Post-Face

Somewhere between Instagram Face, looksmaxxing psychosis, and AI slop posturing (and panic), a new monolithic face is taking shape. It's everyone and no one in one.

Marwan Moussa Bears His Heart on His Latest Album

The Man Who Lost His Heart redefines vulnerability in the MENA rap scene, told through five acts

Arabic Pop is So Back

...but it just might not be for everyone

The Fantasia and Futurism of Arab Sci-Fi

How Arab cinema explores advancement, speculation, and socio-political realities through the lens of science fiction

The Untold Realms of Samo Shalaby

The Palestinian-Egyptian surrealist is not one to be defined by style, genre or medium, and certainly won’t be confined by censorship. He’s a storyteller who annotates his imagination through paintings, sculpture, film and photography to bridge the realms of reality and fantasy

When Rock Music Echoed in Cairo: The Bands that Shaped an Era

Fady Nageeb explores Egypt's burgeoning rock and roll scene post the 1952 revolution, when pioneering bands embodied cultural change and rebellion