Arts + Culture

Susan Morris|Cinema

‘The conscience of this country’: How filmmakers are documenting resistance in the age of censorship

Debuting amid a global swell of authoritarianism, this year’s festival standouts are stark, instructive primers on refusing to be silenced.

Design Juice

Rachel Paese|Interviews

A quieter place: Sound designer Eddie Gandelman on composing a future that allows us to hear ourselves think

As our everyday, man-made products compete to be the most earsplitting, this sonic experience designer is trading in the “needle pricks” for spatial reverb, wood tapping, and bird song.

Design Juice

Delaney Rebernik|Interviews

Runway modeler: Airport architect Sameedha Mahajan on sending ever-more people skyward

The first-gen immigrant and second-gen architect says the best airports for our brave new world will blend wayfinding, cultural context, and, sometimes, a smaller footprint.