Between Districts and Dialects: Can we imagine a map of identity not drawn in lines, but woven in words?
By: M. Azzam Rakan Noor Growing up in a city where regional language felt alienated from daily life, I often felt disconnected from the places my parents came from. My mother, a Sundanese woman, speaks fluently with her friends and family, but she never really passed the language down to me. Driven by a growing…
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Spider Monkey and Me: Navigating Life as a Young Disabled
On December 3rd, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, I posted about my cane. Her name is Spider Monkey (yes, Twilight fans, you caught that reference), and I also shared a hard truth: I’m still sometimes ashamed to use it. The comments I received were kind and encouraging—things like, “You have nothing to be…
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La Catrina’s Elegance: a Veil of Elitism & a Critique Of Social Inequalities
Representation of the original engraving by José Guadalupe Posada titled “La Calavera Garbancera” One of the most interesting and famous characters which nowadays stands for the Mexican tradition of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead in anglophone) is called La Catrina. Nevertheless, the context that surround its origins is one which is far from…
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This Woman Undressed in Tehran
By Isciane Genuist On Saturday, November 2, Ahou Daryaei, a 30-year-old French literature student, removed her clothes for a few minutes in front of her university in Tehran, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This act was deeply symbolic in a country where women are required to wear body-covering clothing to hide…
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Rewind Culture – How Nostalgia Became the Media’s Industry Secret Weapon
By Natasha Noam Gol “Nostalgia is the bittersweet longing for former times and spaces” (Niemeyer, 2014). Whether it’s personal nostalgia—reflecting on our own past—or collective nostalgia—remembering shared cultural, national, historical moments, or even longing for very old, unlived ages—nostalgia is a powerful emotion. It’s a universal experience, a kind of “emotional time travel” that can transport us…
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Nero’s Day at Disneyland: Hauntology, capitalism and heavy beats
By Rory Bennett As the US election throws doubt on the existence of the American dream and its unrealised promise I am reminded of a particular artist that seems to encapsulate the idea of a ‘lost’ American future. Nero’s Day at Disneyland’s work carries themes of childhood naivety, nostalgia, and an unravelling future. Key to…
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Ha’Satan & Dualism: Manichaeism as a tool against uncertainty
Painting by Goya titled “ El Aquelarre” 1823 ( the actual painting is bigger than the one presented here) The rejection of phenomena which does not have a place in our empirical knowledge seems to be part of human nature, those things that are weird and we just simply do not know about. Of course,…
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The Hummingbird and the Flood of Injustice: Finding Meaning in Small Acts
By Natasha Noam Gol In an era where every scroll reveals a new crisis, atrocity, or social injustice, it’s easy to feel like we’re wading through an endless tide of pain. It’s not that today’s world has more injustice than in the past (unfortunately, history shows it’s always been around). The difference is that now,…
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7 BOOKS EVERY FEMINIST SHOULD READ!
Finding the right feminist read can feel like a quest—especially when life’s pulling you in every direction. But some books are worth it, delivering powerful insights, fierce inspiration, and a dose of social justice. Here’s a roundup of game-changing feminist books by women authors that’ll fuel your fire, whether you’re after a quick hit or…
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Trump and Putin – Best Friends?
On October 15th, Bob Woodward, renowned journalist and exposure of the 1970s Watergate scandal, published War. In this book, Bob Woodward reveals details about the relationship between Donald Trump, ex-president of the United States, and Putin, the current Russian President, sparking widespread debate and public reaction.