Written by Ioana Horhoianu In 2026, it should be possible to discuss women’s safety as a basic expectation. Yet two disturbing online debates about cases of violence against women, thousands of kilometers apart, expose the fragility of that expectation. The persistence of this violence, and the willingness to justify it, challenges the assumption that the… Continue reading Where is feminist art?
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Hosting a Poetry Open Mic – A Diary Entry
Written by Larissa Straßer A few days ago, I organized a poetry open mic in Berlin. I don’t live there anymore but for months I had a strong feeling that I owed it to the city, to the people. I had taken so much – energy, love, warmth and strength – from this cold, cold… Continue reading Hosting a Poetry Open Mic – A Diary Entry
The Odyssey: Una storia antica che parla all’oggi
Written by Federico Ferrando [Read the English version of the article below] Quest’estate, nei cinema di tutto il mondo, è uscito un film che era stato annunciato come una rivoluzione della cinematografia: “The Odyssey”, diretto da Christopher Nolan. Il film, girato interamente in IMAX e della durata di 172 minuti, è arrivato nelle sale italiane… Continue reading The Odyssey: Una storia antica che parla all’oggi
Thoughts on Yesteryear
Written by Viktoria Yesteryear is truly a mind-bending book. A warped spiral into the twisted inner workings of a mind being ripped apart by its own judgment and anger, a magma of hate that occasionally erupts after a long, torturous suppression. What it means to be good and kind and patient, to push the boundaries of… Continue reading Thoughts on Yesteryear
Lost Highway / Highway to Hell
Written by Filipp Beldushkin I’m on the highway to hell Highway to hell “ Chorus of “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC David Lynch is one of the most celebrated American filmmakers, who entered mass culture primarily with his Twin Peaks TV series. Apart from them, he has also directed ten other films, for one of… Continue reading Lost Highway / Highway to Hell
The fast fashion of music: how K-pop sells authenticity (or fails to do so)
Written by Stambekova Aida The past couple of years have been big for K-pop, albeit only on paper. The boom caused by BTS and Blackpink at the end of the 2010’s spread to smaller groups, K-dramas, and animated movies. HYBE, the industry’s giant, started a rapid global expansion, introducing to us international groups – the… Continue reading The fast fashion of music: how K-pop sells authenticity (or fails to do so)
What does your Rothko painting pick say about you?
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?
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
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?
Thus Spoke the DJ
Reflections on the Modern Dionysus Written by Maria Cairoli “Art is the production of objects for consumption, to be used and discarded while waiting for a new world in which man will have succeeded in freeing himself of everything, even of his own consciousness. This example I cite could be extended to the exclusively noisy… Continue reading Thus Spoke the DJ