Counter Arts

A new stage in the life trajectory of empires throughout their history.

The art of hyperfocus and how autism and ADHD shape creativity

We can follow a blueprint and fit ourselves into a stereotypical social role. Or we can work harder and create a unique and considered life…

A pair of early Ozu masterpieces about single parents navigating post-war Japan and expectations for their child

There’s no questioning the budget, the pedigree or the stars for Warner Bros. latest… but audiences aren’t coming. What’s going on?

Mishima’s 1961 novella is bleak and confronting but written with a beautiful, poetic poise

“Luke Skywalker is a Nerd and Darth Vader Sucks Runny Eggs”

Icon, iconography, mythic truth, and Stockholm Syndrome?

Here’s some ideas.

Cherry blossom season: the only time you’ll find pink on my palette

A photo essay from Denver

This world could use some healing

A forgotten masterpiece of comicbook adaptation

M is for Marketing.

Mortality, time, and the threshold between life and death

Indebted to the Russian classics, the novel speaks through the life of its protagonist about the role of man in society, human nature, love…

Can True Happiness Ever Be Found? Lessons from Neumatt

We’ve got a great host and a killer record, all set to go. All we need now is you! Here’s how to join us.

An enriching experience at the HAR’T Museum

Sex, Death and Italian Futurism.

My Favourite Cannibals😋

A closer look at a fascinating unearthed clip that went viral

The unbearable whiteness of Gavin Newsom and why white dudes aren’t going to save us

The National Portrait Gallery shows us a more sociable Symbolist