Painting a Better Life
When Inocente Izucar wakes up in the morning, she paints her face with lively winged spirals around her eyes, colorful designs on her forehead,…
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“Birdman,” Blockbusters, and Barthes
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest surrealist endeavor has unleashed a wave of public interest and critical appeal by offering a biting satire about the current…
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Two Become One: Fly Art and Culture Clash
Since December 2013, Tumblr user Fly Art Productions has been overlaying seminal works of art with some of the dopest verses ever spit, bringing…
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Gather ‘Round Y’all, Taylor Swift Drops NYC Knowledge
When non-New Yorkers think of New York City, I imagine they picture skyscrapers, the Empire State building, or the Statue of Liberty. Some might…
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The Engine Lasts Forever: “Snowpiercer” and Hollywood’s Counter-Revolution
Finally available this week on Netflix after being released in the heat of this year’s blockbuster-packed summer, Bong Joon-ho’s “Snowpiercer” offers a bizarre yet…
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I Hate Myself and So Can You: Cosmo YouTube Tutorials
Boilerplate Magazine’s editorial staff, writers, and readers hold discussions regarding our most recent articles at our weekly General Body meetings. Many people felt that…
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‘Dear White People’, Revisited
On Thursday morning, I woke up to the media detailing the ways in which the second autopsy report corroborated all of Officer Darren Wilson’s,…
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What’s it Really Worth? A Behavioral Economist on Values in Art
Ben Ho may not be an expert in the art world, but he does know a thing or two about applying Economics to the…
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What’s Left of the Revolutionary Arts Movements of the Arab Spring (And Why We Shouldn’t Call It Revolutionary)
If you look up Arab artists of the past five years on any Western media outlet, there is typically a smattering of articles about…
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American Beauty: An Interview with Jon Eisenmann
You probably haven’t heard of artist Jon Eisenmann, at least not yet—his debut exhibit goes up in Minneapolis this January, and shit is it…
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