Taylor Swift and Totalitarianism

The system is broken. The celebrity is brighter than the sun. Only she can decide when it is day. There’s Continue reading →

Remembering Baudrillard’s Contaminated Discourse

The parasite serves as a useful simulacrum for post-modernism. Post-modernity engages us with a kind of viral discourse, which seeks Continue reading →

Barbie & Dragons: On the Subversion of Play

A child aimlessly moves their toy train in circles, oblivious to the realities of transportation. In play, the models move Continue reading →

Recurring Dreams and Collective Unconscious: An Interview with Alex Zhang Hungtai

In I Had Nowhere to Go, director Jonas Mekas’ diary-like collection of writings covering his life from the abandonment of his Continue reading →

Gender Bubble: A Few Points from Judith Butler Explained via a Sexually Ambiguous Clownfish

For clownfish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae, sexual development is determined by social hierarchy in an arrangement known as sequential hermaphroditism. Continue reading →

The Impossible Made Possible

The Impossible Have you ever seen a haired turtle or a horned rabbit? Or for that matter, have you ever Continue reading →

Derrida’s Account on Hospitality

We are currently experiencing a worldwide population flood. Many Western countries are grappling with one of the most pressing problems: Continue reading →

Almere: The First Solarpunk City?

“If Atlantis was the ancient city myth disappeared beneath the waves, Almere is the modern riposte, risen from the sea”, Continue reading →