How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

A visionary novelist and a revolutionary chronicler of gay life, he’s taken American letters to uncharted realms.

The Jimi Hendrixes of Korea Go Shoe Shopping

The members of ADG7, a shamanic folk band, explain how they recovered after an airline lost their costumes and all their instruments.

The Puzzle of Putting Video Games in a Museum

After years of neglect, art institutions are coming around to games. Can they master the controls?

Giancarlo Esposito Controls the Chaos

The “Mandalorian” and “Breaking Bad” villain credits his menacing poise to mindfulness and military school—and yearns to play an everyman.

Samuel Fosso’s Century in Selfies

The photographer uses his own body—and a little help from the Pope’s tailor—to chronicle Black history.