The May issue of the Village Voice is on the streets!  

In the May issue of the Village Voice, we talk to Ukrainians about Russia's attack on their homeland, check out compelling cultural happenings here in NYC, and visit boxer Amanda Serrano as she prepares for the fight of her life. 

From Odesa, environmental scientist Oleg Rubel surveys the ecological damage that Vladimir Putin's aggressive and unprovoked attack has wrought across Ukraine's landscape; Anna Conkling reports on attending college while dodging air raids; and Rafael Alvarez travels to Philadelphia to talk to seven Ukrainian sailors stranded in a sea of international red tape. 

Meanwhile, satirist Ward Sutton exposes how the GOP has become redder than ever by retrofitting some classic Soviet posters to honor Trump and his loyal minions. For additional historical perspective, Frank Pizzoli talks to activist Francesco Da Vinci — a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War — about what non-violent resistance to war means in 2022. 

On the cannabis scene, Farrah Blake looks at legislative progress and shortcomings in New York and New Jersey, and talks about her own history with the injustice of the War on Drugs.

 

In the galleries, Christian Viveros-Fauné sits down with Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan to discuss his multifaceted, experiential art, his myriad projects, and the profound changes he sees in the world after the murder of George Floyd.

 

Plus, Michael Musto schools New Yorkers on proper bike riding etiquette, Katherine Turman finds out from Alice In Chains frontman Jerry Cantrell just when it's time to pull the old ripcord, and Ross Barkan exposes Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul's giveaways to the rich and powerful.