Who? 

A mythical figure in the tradition of the titan Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to give to man, the Newsagent has made it his life's mission to ensure people have unfettered access to cultural artifacts otherwise denied to them by the powers that be. 

What? 

In the age of algorithmic streaming services, an artificial intelligence trained on maximizing profits has been put in charge of determining what knowledge human beings are allowed to access. Critical cultural artifacts are removed at random, scrubbed from existence, never to be seen or heard from again. The illusion of choice masks a sinister underbelly: Thousands upon thousands of priceless documents deemed worthless by a computer have never been made available or were once available and are now gone, replaced by generic, machine-generated slop. 

The Newsagent always puts preservation over profits because he knows value means more than money. Literature, music, movies, artwork of questionable taste and merit -- the Newsagent preserves it all without judgement. He believes anything and everything deserves a chance to be discovered and enjoyed, not just what happens to be in everyone's feed.

When?

The Newsagent is a big fan of the past. Not because he thinks it was necessarily better than the present, but because he feels the need to defend it against the algorithm's unhealthy obsession with what's new.

Of course, it's not entirely the algorithm's fault. It's been programmed to deprecate "outdated" posts -- to make way for "fresh" content. It's all the same to the algorithm: Out with the old, in with the next.

But here's the thing: That old thing? It's still good. It might even be better. It just needs to be rescued, restored, and recontextualized so a new audience can appreciate its timeless significance. But who has time for that?

The Newsagent.

Where?
 
In Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. 228 Fayetteville St., to be precise.

Why?

Have you been to Raleigh lately? It's great. You should come visit! Tell 'em the Newsagent sent ya.

How?

There's only one surefire way to break the vicious infinite scroll of algorithms: With your help.