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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.

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.

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.

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?"

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

rabhelanimguni

Mar 143 min read

Essay: The art of forgetfulness

Peace dies when we turn down the volume of our solidarity with the oppressed.

Terry Trowbridge

Feb 2135 min read

On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Choosing a Book Reviewer: A Letter to the Book Review Editor Who Assigned Me Jeremy Colangelo’s First Fiction Book

On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Choosing a Book Reviewer: A Letter to the Editor Who Assigned Me Jeremy Colangelo’s First Fiction Book

The Bible of Settler Colonial Caste Systems

rabhelanimguni

Feb 114 min read

The Bible of Settler Colonial Caste Systems

Explore the deep-rooted connection between settler colonialism and the language of genocide in this compelling essay.

John RC Potter

Jan 2210 min read

A Day in May, 1965

Discover a heart-wrenching tale of loss and memory, as John RC Potter pays homage to his beloved cousin.

Anwesha Dutta

Jan 207 min read

My Favourite Films of 2023

Anwesha Dutta's favourite films of 2023.

nabghashahid19

Jan 189 min read

Kafka’s The Trial As An Emblem of the Present Day Modern Man

Explore Kafka's The Trial as a reflection of modern man's anxieties and entrapment in a surreal, absurd world.

nabghashahid19

Jan 163 min read

The Rise of Ethnonationalism: An Alienated State of Being

Nabgha Shahid explores the complexities of ethnonationalism in contemporary sociopolitical settings.

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