Non-Fiction & Essays

firstnamecarmenx

Jul 17 min read

The Vacationers

In which our author briefly recounts the difficulties of dinner.

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?

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.

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.

firstnamecarmenx

Jun 54 min read

The Real of the Body

In CX ponders some things, none of which related to why our author is stuck on our author's ass right now, no.

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.

Sarah Hajkowski

May 228 min read

The Spectacular Heart of Caroline Hoy

Charleston, SC native and dear friend of the author Caroline Hoy shares her field expert perspectives on environmental studies, Girl Scouts,

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.'

Eduek Moses

May 16 min read

The Convolution of a Nigerian Burial

“I pray it doesn't rain. In fact, it won't rain." This was my aunt on the eve of my father's funeral. She spoke like raindrops were a curse.

Finding Hope: The Power of Peace as a Form of Defiance

Chao Shete

Apr 294 min read

Finding Hope: The Power of Peace as a Form of Defiance

How do you propose something as abstract as 'hope' to someone deep in the trenches seeking cover from a world that has turned against them?

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: Eat Your Words!

firstnamecarmenx

Apr 254 min read

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: Eat Your Words!

In which our author shares another letter written to a friend after finishing another book borrowed from that same friend; very neat!

Anwesha Dutta

Apr 236 min read

Lost In The Discourse Cycle

Culture today is ubiquitous with the Internet - it is Internet Culture, or more specifically, Algorithmic Culture.

Stopmotion: Where Imagination and Insanity Converge

Gokul KP

Apr 194 min read

Stopmotion: Where Imagination and Insanity Converge

Stopmotion portrays the chaos of artistry through Ella, a troubled animator whose journey defies the lines between fiction & reality.

nabghashahid19

Apr 173 min read

I Am Your Daughter

I was afraid that all I would remember were snippets of me asking her, “Do you remember me still?"

Catriona Miller

Apr 135 min read

When Art and Protest Collide

Art has increasingly become the target of protest. Is cultural vandalism ever justified?

Was Defacing the Balfour Painting an Effective Form of Activism for the Pro-Palestine Movement?

Dea Fejzullahu

Apr 113 min read

Was Defacing the Balfour Painting an Effective Form of Activism for the Pro-Palestine Movement?

By Dea Fejzullahu Recent events have reignited discussions surrounding the enduring legacy of the Balfour Declaration, prompting...

The Sequential Artists Workshop Taught Me How to Love My Art

weldondominique

Apr 37 min read

The Sequential Artists Workshop Taught Me How to Love My Art

Dominique Weldon examines what pushed her out of the art world and how SAW helped her reclaim her artistic identity

A. L. Sarino

Mar 286 min read

The Return of Female Rage: A Year Into Paris Paloma's 'Labour'

By mixing musical genres of alt-pop and folk, Paris Paloma's Labour became a social media sensation with its thought-provoking lyricism.

LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh: The Rot Town - a brief review in the form of a letter I really wrote to a friend

firstnamecarmenx

Mar 203 min read

LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh: The Rot Town - a brief review in the form of a letter I really wrote to a friend

CX' review of Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh in the form of a letter they wrote to a friend

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