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Threads
Featured Artwork: Artem Stefanov I sew myself shut With the delicate threads of false hope That maybe tomorrow I could move freely again Void of the looming fear That one single string would break And everything would fall apart All around my numb body as I lay curled Clawing at the remains, trying to hold Read more
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Love
Featured Illustration: Samiksha Singh Love is meant to be pure Golden streams Of honey A heart traveling One to another Without any stop signs Natural Not contaminated Or filtered by conditions A heart That’s an open book Misunderstood at times But loved by others Pages Now smothered By neighbouring dust Trapped Read more
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Netflix Rom-Coms and Their Love For Problematic White Boys
Featured Illustration: Annabelle Klein *Note: This piece contains spoilers for the following films: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Kissing Booth 1+2. . . . Two years ago, the world of young adults was shaken with the arrival of the film adaptation of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. The gorgeous colour Read more
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Am I Lucky?
Featured Image: Mahmoud Abu Zeid Am I lucky I am not American? The guns rattling in my head, The banners, the posters, The Black Lives Matter The kids shaking the country till the government falls to its knees. Am I lucky I am not Yemeni? Constantly fighting the hunger, the pain, the hurt, The Read more
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Reclaiming the Reel: Australian Indian Actress Ria Patel is Writing Her Own Roles
Growing up as a Gujarati Indian in Australia, Ria Patel often felt like an outsider. During her studies at the New York Film Academy, she began to utilize her unique identity to inspire her work. Now, as an award-winning actress and writer, Patel is a force to be reckoned with. The films she creates commonly Read more
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Reflections on Heritage Day in South Africa
As I scrolled through posts on social media about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), I noticed that she wore her iconic white beaded collar in the majority of the images. Apparently, it’s a favourite in her collection of neckpieces, and came from South Africa, where it is made and worn Read more
