Category: The Daily Odyssey
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LEAK: IP 5 Table of Contents
Still waiting for that Magna Carta Holy Grail leak? Well, here’s the best we can do to quench your thirst. The next issue of In Parentheses will be available TOMORROW (July 1, 2013). This marks our 1-Year Anniversary issue, as well as the first installment of Volume 2. Featuring works by: Wojciech, Michael Lee Johnson,…
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On the morning of oblivion…by G. Mramor
On the morning of oblivion I rise with the mourning star. I move through the crowds and let our shoulders bump, our hands touch, our eyes wonder. In the park light dazzles children climbing hills, dashing fields, running the jungle gyms lords of all. And in the cafes hairy legs and summer dresses, grizzly beards…
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(VIDEO) “You Can/Can’t Touch My Hair”: Natural Hair on Display by R. Uribe
Ramelcy Uribe is a student from Haverford College from the Bronx, New York. Her internet presence is centralized here. Simply put, the “Natural Hair Movement” for Black womyn from all across the Pan-African diaspora has become our re-introduction to rocking our natural curls and naps. For many, it’s the first time since our childhood or…
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8 Ways to Occupy Your Eyes on the Subway by M.Pitter
Regardless of the city in which you find yourself, whether or not you keep your ears plugged and dressed with music, this list may be applied to most (if not, all) of the subterranean mass transit systems of this planet. On the train, you can: 1. Look directly at other passengers: When boarding the train,…
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OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Volume 2 of In Parentheses (July 2013)
To learn more about how/what to submit, please visit our submission page.
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I Knew you were my Sister by Brittney Bullock
Ever since the frosted tops of mountains cut their names into the sky and struck that brilliant chord, making their magnificent sound heard all throughout the land and almost making us cry, we spilled our guts to each other like little lambs in their final hours, declaring “Freedom” as our name, making us fully willing…
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Where roots spread into oblivions…by G. Mramor
Where roots spread into oblivions,
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Hip-Hopistan:Inside Greater Kurdistan’s Nascent Hip Hop Scene
The bass pounded from the speakers, but the crowd sat idly by. Amir, an amateur Kurdish rapper, struggled to beat out his raps, completely failing to move the crowd. He left the stage in Azadi Park frustrated. Amir saw many challenges facing the hip-hop scene in Sleimiani, quoting Tupac, his foremost hip-hop influence: “I see…
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Want of Sleep…by G. Mramor
With hands raised
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The Enterprising Spirit in Domiz
As the conflict in Syria escalates, an increasing number of Syrians have crossed the Iraqi border. In April 2012, approximately a hundred people came through each day, but that number has escalated closer to seven hundred today. Domiz Refugee Camp, the largest in Iraq, continues to grapple with providing shelter and sustenance for forty to…
