Written by Ioana Horhoianu Music, fashion, design, and art have been shaped by the time periods they belong to. From the interwar years – with the rise of jazz music, long cigarettes, and a newly unrestrained desire for freedom – to the 90s explosion of hip-hop and the polished, candy-colored pop of the 2000s, cultural… Continue reading What does your Rothko painting pick say about you?
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Maybe we should inconvenience ourselves?
Written by Bouchra Haddani A couple of years ago, one of my closest childhood friends didn’t attend my 18th birthday party. She wasn’t sick, she wasn’t traveling, she wasn’t busy. She just couldn’t be bothered to leave her house on a cold winter day to a function where the only person she knew was the… Continue reading Maybe we should inconvenience ourselves?
It’s “my body my choice” unless you’re poor
We’re soft launching super humans and we should be worried about it. Written by Maria Cairoli Choice feminism has made the phrase “My body, my choice” into its mantra. It expresses bodily autonomy in a world that keeps attempting to regulate, judge, control, and weaken women’s bodies. According to the so-called choice feminism as upheld by liberal ideals, plastic surgery appears as a… Continue reading It’s “my body my choice” unless you’re poor
Unveiling Africa: The World’s Most Dynamic Continent
Written by Natasha Kasonde The many faces of Africa each tell their own story of the continent’s rich history–a tapestry of colour and wonder, the epitome of the philosophy of Ubuntu, a culture enriched by celebrating diversity and togetherness. These 54 faces, along with its people, however, altogether showcase the continent’s impeccable resilience and the… Continue reading Unveiling Africa: The World’s Most Dynamic Continent
Di chi sono i nostri giorni? A proposito di certezza e dubbio
Una piccola recensione del film La Grazia di Paolo Sorrentino Written by Federico Ferrando Di chi sono i nostri giorni? Questa è la domanda che attraversa l’intero film di Paolo Sorrentino, La Grazia. Di chi sono i nostri giorni? È la domanda che Dorotea rivolge al padre, Mariano De Santis, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana allo… Continue reading Di chi sono i nostri giorni? A proposito di certezza e dubbio
How to Be Healthy: Notes From Someone Trying
Written by Deniz Kaya This year, I went crazy and bought sardines. I hate sardines and I hate canned fish. But they are high in protein and omega-3. I stopped eating sugar, I tried. I heard it gives you more energy, better skin and improved health. But I was just unhappy. This is not just… Continue reading How to Be Healthy: Notes From Someone Trying
The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
Written by Nia Georgieva As a figure skating fan, there’s nothing that could have prepared me for the moment when I opened TikTok on the day after the Olympic Women’s Free Skate Event. The entire feed was flooded with photos, videos, and edits of the new Olympic champion – Alysa Liu. Her funky hair, gold… Continue reading The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
The Apartments We Visit
Written by Larissa Straßer How do we measure time? How do we measure moments and memories and a life lived? I keep a counter, a visual one. It is a mental list of all the apartments I have visited in my life. From my grandma’s house with the dark green oven tiles and the hidden… Continue reading The Apartments We Visit
2026 is the new 2016
Written by Maria Francesca Ficarra In a world that increasingly feels (or rather is) one breath away from disaster, we are instinctively driven towards the idea of certainty, searching for means of escapism, and what better comfort there is than the rose-tinted memories of 2016? At the beginning of the year we witnessed a surge… Continue reading 2026 is the new 2016
The Beauty of Gore
Why Are We So Attracted to Murder Mysteries? Written by Nastassia Tsialpuk Why are we as humans so fascinated with blood-curdling stories of serial killers, and why do we derive a sort of guilty pleasure from indulging in consuming them? What kind of masochistic tendencies make us want to flip through the gruelling details of… Continue reading The Beauty of Gore