Culture

The far-right AfD surges in Germany, and nobody should be surprised

Why AI is not a tool

Classical Greece to Present-Day Reflections

‘Art is complete and everything that can be done has been done’

Tracing the life and legacy of Adolphe Sax

The NaNo ship has rammed into a pile of icebergs.

(includes prompt for The Counter Arts Group)

Thoughts on rewilding urban spaces and human life

An old millennial no one asked weighs in

Why must we fight each other?

75 years after publication, an art installation explores its legacy

The ability of European comics to tell great stories and at the same time generate great social reflections is amply demonstrated in this…

From Dr. Cline to Korean “semen terrorists,” men’s love affair with their own ejaculate seems rather concerning

And what can we learn from the lessons of ‘Black Bag’ (1967)

Putting the “I” in “Intersex”

In defense of passion over engineering, B movies, genre fiction schlock, and the joy of art for joy’s sake.

I’ve been noticing that condemning people is a hot topic these days. Many point to global crises, far-right beliefs, and inequality as…

Answering the question that haunts modern creators

Just know what you’re getting yourself into when requesting to join.

How Rome changed Medusa forever

My reflections on a literary masterpiece

Beautiful nightmares and an appetite for violence: the old marriage of like and fear

The broken promises of Bangladeshi democracy.

From rioting to online pile-ons, hate and anger borrow from sympathetic magic