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Erato Magazine: Songs of the Summer 2024

Jun 295 min read

Erato Magazine: Songs of the Summer 2024

Music writer Callum Foulds takes us on a journey through all the songs that need to be on your playlist as you swing your way into summer

Chapbook review: Jesse Anger’s 'Far Too Close' and the Gift Economy of Opposites

Terry Trowbridge

Jun 276 min read

Chapbook review: Jesse Anger’s 'Far Too Close' and the Gift Economy of Opposites

Terry Trowbook on the gift economy of opposites and Jesse Anger's poetry chapbook 'Far Too Close'

Bad But Beautiful: the Enduring Appeal of Caravaggio

Catriona Miller

Jun 235 min read

Bad But Beautiful: the Enduring Appeal of Caravaggio

Why is it we can't get enough of Caravaggio, a man known as much for his violent life as for his beautiful art?

How Far to Be Beloved: Shakespeare's Tips for Long-Distance Relationships

Sarah Hajkowski

Jun 216 min read

How Far to Be Beloved: Shakespeare's Tips for Long-Distance Relationships

Shakespeare's advice on long-distance relationships.

rabhelanimguni

Jun 194 min read

Wars and Words: The Power of the Pen and Freedom of the Press

The power of the pen is the ability to quake the hallways of injustice and greed.

Callum Foulds

Jun 153 min read

Ethel Cain: Live at Roundhouse, London

Ethel Cain hits the Roundhouse in London, showing reverence for her home and influences all while doing something completely unique and new.

A Bridge Across Time: NYC's Brooklyn Bridge turns 141

Sarah Hajkowski

Jun 135 min read

A Bridge Across Time: NYC's Brooklyn Bridge turns 141

NYC's Brooklyn Bridge is 141 years old, and has lived an impressive literary life.

Callum Foulds

Jun 114 min read

Adrienne Lenker and the Art of Silence

Thoughts and takeaways from Adrienne Lenker's show in Manchester back in April, offering an alternative look into live music culture.

Ghost Goes Hollywood: A Band, a “Ghovie,” and Fan-Love

Sarah Hajkowski

Jun 78 min read

Ghost Goes Hollywood: A Band, a “Ghovie,” and Fan-Love

An experience, that is: affecting multiple senses rather than “just listening to music.” A memorable, self-contained happening, with some of

Eclipse Silent Disco: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob

weldondominique

Jun 74 min read

Eclipse Silent Disco: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob

Days before the 2024 total eclipse, Twilight fans danced the night away at a silent disco to celebrate the natural event together.

'Fan Girl' and the Dangers of Parasocial Relationship Dreams Coming True

A. L. Sarino

Jun 16 min read

'Fan Girl' and the Dangers of Parasocial Relationship Dreams Coming True

'Fan Girl' seeks to answer the hypothetical of meeting one's celebrity crush through stalking and paints a grim picture for aspiring fans.

An Autistic Interpretation of Bella Baxter

devonfwebb

May 265 min read

An Autistic Interpretation of Bella Baxter

Bella Baxter of 'Poor Things' examined through the lens of autistic womanhood

Jeremy Colangelo

May 2418 min read

The New Time Travel

A framework must exist for imagining how time travel could, hypothetically, work, in order to enable new kinds of time travel plots.

Making Ends Meet as a Portrait Artist in Nigeria

kennethonwurah75

May 223 min read

Making Ends Meet as a Portrait Artist in Nigeria

Solomon Sarki is a portrait and realist artist with love for pastel and charcoal paintings.

My Head Shrinks: Cognitive Distortions in Mother Mother's 'Grief Chapter'

Sarah Hajkowski

May 1812 min read

My Head Shrinks: Cognitive Distortions in Mother Mother's 'Grief Chapter'

Mother Mother's 'Grief Chapter' engages with mental health head-on.

The Indy Indie Book Crawl: A Literary Celebration for Book Lovers

weldondominique

May 166 min read

The Indy Indie Book Crawl: A Literary Celebration for Book Lovers

Members of the Indianapolis community were invited to participate in a local book crawl event. Here's how it went.

Catriona Miller

May 144 min read

Women Artists by Themselves

As a major exhibition of women artists opens in London, we look at female self-portraits and what they say about the painters who made them.

Andrea EBJ

May 123 min read

Why Did they Kill Cassandra first?

Why did they kill Cassandra first? Deep-dive into the myth behind Taylor Swift's song, 'Cassandra', from 'The Tortured Poets Department.'

Behind Ransom Papi’s Creative Process and Novel Music Enterprise

kennethonwurah75

May 54 min read

Behind Ransom Papi’s Creative Process and Novel Music Enterprise

Meet Ransom Papi, a Nigeria-based performing artist specializing in alternative music, afro highlife, and rhythm and blues (R&B) music.

Callum Foulds

May 34 min read

Songs of Spring 2024

Spring has come! Join us as Erato Magazine writer Callum Foulds unveils the best songs for the season.

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