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Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance

Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance

Maria B. Olujic Considers the Role of Neologisms and Idioms in Croatia’s Linguistic Landscape

By Maria B. Olujic | November 24, 2025

On the Many—and Contradictory—Histories of Mt. Rushmore

On the Many—and Contradictory—Histories of Mt. Rushmore

Matthew Davis Explores the Contested Meanings Behind a Famous American Monument

By Matthew Davis | November 21, 2025

On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

Orlando Reade Explores the Intersection of Technology, Desire and Uncanny Doppelgangers

By Orlando Reade | November 18, 2025

Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

“To write is to transport yourself to another world, to step into the lives of others, but also to connect yourself to those lives...”

By Frode Grytten | November 18, 2025

Suddenly So Alone: Jean Chen Ho on Dislocation and Longing in Upstate New York

Suddenly So Alone: Jean Chen Ho on Dislocation and Longing in Upstate New York

“A person can get used to anything. I got used to being alone all the time.”

By Jean Chen Ho | November 17, 2025

A Day of Fragile Hope: On Gaza’s First Moments of Ceasefire

A Day of Fragile Hope: On Gaza’s First Moments of Ceasefire

Hani Qarmoot: ”The ceasefire was more than a political announcement; it was a reclaiming of humanity.”

By Hani Qarmout | November 13, 2025

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Navigating Preteendom in the Shadow of the American Girl Doll

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A Dedication to Vision: On Successfully Breaking the Law to Create Art

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Lynn Hershman Leeson Recalls Her Participation in Christo’s Running Fence Project

By Lynn Hershman Leeson | November 7, 2025

How I Came to Know My Cuban Grandfather Through Archival Research

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Elena Sheppard: "I saw quickly and clearly that in many ways our minds were stuck in the same loops."

By Elena Sheppard | November 6, 2025

Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

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The Acclaimed Director Looks Back on the Start of His Legendary Career

By Abel Ferrara | November 6, 2025

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

Atash Yaghmaian: “In English, I’m just someone—free, unclaimed, and therefore, for the first time, self-defined.”

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