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 costume, and radiant smile… Continue reading The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
Category: Arts & Culture
“I Hate This Album”
Written by Nia Georgieva This is surely a sentence you’ve heard flying around social media the day of the release of a new body of work by almost every renowned pop star. It is nothing new; people on the internet have been dismissive of popular artists for quite some time now. However, it feels like… Continue reading “I Hate This Album”
On Gen Z, Crises, and Politics in Art
Written by Filipp Beldushkin I am not really well-versed in the pop culture that is popular among Gen Z, even though I am part of it, so please take my analysis with a grain of salt. I believe the Western civilization is undergoing a major institutional and value crisis. The values of Gen Z and… Continue reading On Gen Z, Crises, and Politics in Art
Why are Korean women such good writers?
Written by Livy Li After the phenomenal success of the film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982, I went to read the novel. On Japanese Goodreads, many people gave it four stars. One highly upvoted review said: “A thin book, just over a hundred pages, sparsely printed and written like a diary without any literary flair. Hardly… Continue reading Why are Korean women such good writers?
The (dead) art of music criticism
Written by Bouchra Haddani In the time of vinyl and cassettes, a music critic was someone an artist would fear. Musicians, especially in pop music, sought their approval because they knew that by winning them over to his side, listeners would follow. Fans tended to feel as though their opinion was inferior to the one… Continue reading The (dead) art of music criticism
Crossing over to nowhere
On modern musical imperialism and the West’s problem with labeling non-white music Written by Stambekova Aida Perhaps you remember the hot statement Tyler, The Creator made at the 2020 Grammy Awards right after winning the Best Rap Album for his debut record, IGOR. “It sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look… Continue reading Crossing over to nowhere
A Cinephile’s Guide to Venice Film Festival
Written by Filipp Beldushkin Venice Biennale is probably the most important annual cultural exhibition in the world, covering contemporary art, architecture, music, theatre, dance, and cinema. Venice Film Festival, one of Venice Biennale’s components, is the world’s oldest film festival and is, along with Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious. Venice Film Festival,… Continue reading A Cinephile’s Guide to Venice Film Festival
MEET THE MET (GALA)
I’ve always been intrigued by the world of fashion and although I recognize I’m by no means an expert I always try to keep myself up to date. Now, it was inevitable to stumble upon the most talked about fashion event of the year: the Met Gala. The Met Gala is a charity event that… Continue reading MEET THE MET (GALA)
Dear Buk
PART 2 On alcohol and his vices There’s no way around it, he was a serial alcoholic. And alcohol had a huge influx on him as a person, on him as a writer, on what he wrote. Which is funny to think of, because he seems to possess this unparalleled control and clearness of his… Continue reading Dear Buk
Dear Buk
PART 1 I have met Charles Bukowski. Not in person; let me be clearer. He was dead long before I had been delivered to this world, in a torrid night of May 2002. And I can only insult, praise, or ignore the dead. Not summon them back to life. I’m no necromancer of sorts. No, I… Continue reading Dear Buk