What do we learn about our bodies – how they move, how they relate – through the rituals, rules and expectations of sport? If sport teaches us aesthetics, hierarchies,… * * * The Correct Epiphany The Mona Lisa is a painting of a woman in an…
On her website, Monique Moses writes her biography in the third person. Because that’s how she imagines Oprah Winfrey writes her to-do lists. We simply adore Monique’s bright and shining personality, which she brings to the Comedy Central a…
Erik Jan Harmens uses poetry to sift through the wreckage of memory. Pulling out fragments of the seemingly mundane – an old song, a train ride, or an unanswered question – Erik uses his poetic charm to frame them in a new light. A poet and…
Sometimes, in travel, the memory that really sticks is nothing to do with the place you actually went to. Sometimes – often – it’s about the transport method you used either side of it. The more time that passes since a trip I made to Corsi…
What do we learn about our bodies – how they move, how they relate – through the rituals, rules and expectations of sport? If sport teaches us aesthetics, hierarchies, patriarchies and competition, what does that mean for how we play with e…
I tried to marry every single one of my serious relationships. That first one, my first graduate school boyfriend, was ring shopping when I left him. The second one I ultimatumed into proposing. The third, who I met after I quit academia, I…
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’Cause it’s the real shit, shit to make you feel shit’1 – ‘Quiet Storm,’ Mobb Deep feat. Lil’ Kim To understand why the world of hip hop needed and… With a smug look on his face, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is arrested by the New…
Writer Persis Bekkering is drawn towards classical culture. You’ll find her in the plush seats of the concert hall, notebook in hand, penning lines for scintillating reviews. The novel Een heldenleven (A Heroic Life) expands upon notions of…
Álvaro Enrigue appears as a unique writer, referred to as the best storyteller in the Americas. After reading Hypothermia you understand why. This collection of short stories is a daring exploration of the universal themes of loss, love, an…
Since the early 1970s artist Billy Sullivan has captured New York’s underground, art and fashion scenes, using the photos as templates to create lovely paintings. The at once dreamy and sultry images of Billy’s friends, lovers and muses sho…
Kay Slice mixes soulful hip hop with afrobeat to create energised, uplifting music. With his irresistibly danceable sound, he avidly advocates for self-love and hopes to encourage coming generations to be their genuine, authentic selves. Ka…