What comes after Post-Modernism?
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Understanding an Artist – an Interview by M. Pitter
Xavier Robles de Medina is a visual artist originally from Paramaribo, Suriname. He spent the Summer of 2012 interning at the Dumbo Arts Center in Brooklyn. He is currently completing his Bachelor’s degree in painting and animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia. (Cover Image: “Pursuit of Perfection #2″…
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On desolation’s shore…by G. Mramor
I. ghosts I recall your ascension to the sun, and your return a ghost, you came to me on that shore recounting desolations and sand, and you watched me wrecked flotsam from a heart’s disappearance in the opal sea and you did nothing as fear and hatred dragged me down, and here am I, here are…
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On the Unpopularity of Republican Foreign Policy in a Debate by M. Pitter
After the first debate, after President Obama’s slip from and Governor Romney’s pivot into appeal, this second debate would further shape the American people’s opinion on which is the most eligible political party to occupy The Office in November. Critics strewn all over the media web devoured the showdown between Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice…
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Alleen Maar Nette Mensen: The Netherlands and the continued dehumanization of black people – a Film Review by Q. Gario
Quinsy Gario is a film and television scholar, focusing on gender, race and culture. He’s also a poet, award winning theater-maker and the performance artist behind the Zwarte Piet Is Racism art project for which he was arrested in November 2011. You can find more of his work on www.nonemployees.com or look him up on…
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Styrofoam – Short Story by L. Breen
She prefers paper cups to Styrofoam. Styrofoam is too kind on the hands. She always thinks that to hold a Styrofoam cup feels safe, and therefore the liquid inside is at perfect drinking temperature. Only after the initial sip and burnt tongue does she ever find out otherwise. She had done that very thing just…
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Ram Island, 18:17, Thursday – Poetry Submission by M. Bowen
Matti Bowen is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she studied English and Cinema. A self confessed Knowledge Omnivore, she revels in the richness of human expression found in everything from blog culture, to science fiction, to home improvement television and Melville. She currently lives in the north Hudson Valley with her dog and far…
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Thoughts About Boeings – Poem by J.Gawrych
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On Style and American Ethos in a Presidential Debate by M. Pitter
After the first debate, media sources slammed President Obama for “not being there”, for not being “stronger”, for being “unprepared”, “uncomfortable” and “aloof” in comparison to Governor Romney’s more hardline and aggressive temperament. So what, if the Republican candidate lied to save his appeal, saying that his prescribed plan to lower American tax rates by…
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Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes – a Review by M. Pitter
Flying Lotus’ highly anticipated forth album, Until The Quiet Comes, emits psychedelic elegance, effervescing introspective majesty. Lotus’ experimental music oftentimes presents obstacles for a mainstream audience to approach and connect to it. Though one could surely meet a distance between themselves and an engagement with the Flying Lotus’ art, one also has the invitation to…
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The Black Lips Bring Rock and Roll to Mesopotamia by J. Levkowitz
On Saturday, September 29th, the Black Lips walked onto the stage of a small college in Erbil, Iraq. This show was a detour from their greater Middle East tour in Cairo, Amman, Dubai, and Lebanon. Had the band members not already purchased tickets to northern Iraq during the summer, the show might not have happened…
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