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Will Democrats gain control of Congress? Or will Republicans retain their hold on the legislative branch? What happens next will shape the narrative of a nation more divided than a layered bundt cake.

Imprinted in our memories, social media feeds, and waking consciousness, November 6 offers the answers to our questions, the date looming as last-minute campaigns rampage every corner of the country. Anxiety about the fate of our world as we know it has reigned supreme these past few months.

Bad boys and tons of violence are a given for any TV program rooted in the cryptic lure of American biker gangs. But have you ever wondered what fuels the glowering actors onscreen?

According to actor Gino Vento, who stars in the Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans M.C., it's healthy snacks. "They have these green apple slices covered in peanut butter and granola... as soon as those things come out at craft services, they're gone," he shares, joking, "They’re like currency on set. You take a couple and you can trade them later for cigarettes."

Political figures in the United States are on high alert as packages carrying explosive devices have been intercepted throughout the day en route to the homes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This comes just two days after the discovery of a similar package at the home of maligned Democratic donor George Soros. 

"People see it as they choose to, kind of what you want to make it," Flanz says. "Some people laugh, some people are overwhelmed with sadness, some people think it’s cathartic, other people think it’s disrespectful. I’ve heard a lot of different musings."

Adds Bodow: “The commentary that we provide, it’s not made up. It’s all verbatim words that [Trump] put out into the world.”

There's something to be said for a collective that brings together an expansive community brimming with talent. Empowering is just one word to describe Miami's ArtCenter South Florida. A nonprofit devoted to furthering the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts, the organization launched the Ellies, a grant program inspired by their founder, Ellie Schneiderman, in April. More than six months later, the long-anticipated moment has arrived: 44 winners of close to $500,000 in artist funding have just been announced.

The midterm election is right around the corner, and it's causing people to feel every kind of way. Blue and red waves are crashing together tsunami-style as party candidates vie for political seats in a race instrumental to our nation's imminent future. Drowning in a media riptide of mudslinging public servants, we the people deserve a break every once in a blue moon. And what better way to escape the roar of the dichotomy than to ensure your spot in the audience of one of America's most universally beloved musicals?

Ah, tequila, burning like a raging inferno of poor decisions as it glides down the gullet. But the blue agave beverage isn't used only by college kids for nights of debauchery. Fifteen pushups and a shot of 1942 Don Julio are the winning ingredients behind GTA’s success onstage.

"It helps to get a little blood flowing — gets you all hyped up," explains Matt Toth, half of the dynamic DJ duo that makes up Good Times Ahead, or GTA.

If the audience had mixed reactions about X's win, they were drowned out by the swell of applause and carefully curated shots of attendees clapping vigorously. As XXXTentacion’s family made its way to the stage, split-second frames focused on audience members standing in solidarity.

Millions of fans grew up watching West Side Story, longing for the day they could snap their fingers alongside those effortlessly suave Sharks and Jets. Well, thanks to 20th Century Fox, those childhood dreams could turn into a reality. Prepare your best show tune, break out those jazz shoes, and head over to Miami City Ballet on Monday, October 29, for the remake's open casting call.

With this amendment, says Pearson, “a corporation now has the same standing as a human victim; as the next of kin that you’d normally think of in a homicide case... They now have the same footing.” She warns that corporations could easily pour resources into changing outcomes in the criminal justice system, which is not necessarily based on justice, but on “corporate needs and desires.”

Talent is not just limited to the actors, either. Gleason’s script is taken from ideation to full-fledged movie in a way that suggests nothing we see on-screen is an accident. Best of all, she frames it all so stunningly. Shots melt together like the mouthwatering ice cream sundaes of summertime.

The general response to Hart's history of misogyny has been as divided as the political partisanship of America. Some say these are harmless jokes; others say they promote sexist attitudes and are compounded by Hart's real-life cheating scandals. But does a tendency to privately betray women translate to publicly excusing or even advocating for mistreating women in his work?

Let’s play a game of word association. When you hear “boy band,” what’s a natural link? Many would instantly jump to "adolescence.” The '90s? 'NSync. Jessica Simpson? Nick Lachey. Mix them together and what do you get? 98 Degrees. Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons, and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey make up the Grammy-nominated band that sang its way into the hearts of women everywhere in the late '90s.

Iration does address politics, though. Pueschel says he and Brown are the most outspoken on social media platforms such as Twitter. The singer feels "no guilt" when speaking out against anything that threatens the "right side of emotion and humanity." Does that include Trump? Yes, he confirms he is by no means a fan of the POTUS.

It's 10 in the morning, and Daniel Chimowitz already simmers with energy. He speaks with an impassioned flair that accentuates a hint of a twangy West Coast accent. (The London-born international artist and fashion designer grew up in San Francisco.)

A man with a mission to discover the answer to a question that no one else seemed to be considering, Jason set out to investigate how Americans vote – down to the very machines they cast their ballots with. What he found is nothing short of extraordinary. Ahead of this year’s heavily anticipated midterm elections, we sat down with the director to discuss the ever-relevant message of I Voted?

There’s something about Dylan Redford. It could be the way he authentically commands the attention of a camera or the intellectually vulnerable manner in which he expresses himself. Whatever it is, Redford is having a moment, and audiences of his Borscht Corp.-commissioned film, My Trip to Miami, seem to agree.

Close your eyes and imagine a place familiar to you. Almost as if you're painting a canvas, fill the scene with lucid color, detail upon detail forming in your mind. Picture a walkway assembling itself on the ground ahead, puzzle pieces of a passage whirling through the air before settling on the path below. Now stroll along this visual trail as you take in all of the memories stored amid the dreamscape scenery.