Generating Destinies with an Iranian Scientist
by Julian Taub It is the summer of 1959. A boat docks in the New York harbor and off steps a young Iranian Jew named Eshagh, excited to begin at Columbia University. However, the semester hasn’t yet...
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by Max Pearl Illustration by Molly o. When I’m riding the L train underneath lower Manhattan, I practically start to shake with anticipation as we approach 6th Avenue, where everyone with an iPhone...
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Lighting a 7-Day Candle for Saint Google
Interview by Max Pearl Featured image by Taliesin Gilkes-Bower If you live in a major American city you’ve probably seen 7-Day Candles stacked under the magazine rack at the bodega, or arranged in...
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A Brief History of Advergaming
by Rachael Katz Once upon a time, when video games were still young and awkward, a couple of consumer food brands with gutsy PR departments decided to have a go at the virtual playground. They...
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Community Branding from Ikea Town to Jerusalem
by Molly o. “At times a mirror increases a thing’s value, at times denies it.”−Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities “The United States of Awesome Possibilities Welcomes Everyone.” −The Essence of the New...
View ArticleA Spy in the House of Hip
By Rahel Aima Illustration by Patrick Kyle Earlier this year, I received an intriguing email from a mysterious London-based firm. They introduced themselves as a creative agency that specialized in...
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Another Dimension
The best-known Afrofuturists may be Sun Ra and his Arkestra, future noir performer Janelle Monáe, and feminist sci-fi writer Octavia Butler. But the AfroFuturist Affair brings us deeper: with costume...
View ArticleNothing Tastes as Good as Blogging Feels
by Tara Storozynsky Once upon a time, anorexia was a relatively private matter. The person suffering from it usually denied their affliction to avoid treatment. Most often, it would remain a secret...
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How to be a Person in the Age of Autoimmunity
A twentysomething—living with three autoimmune disorders—tells us about the state of bodies under capitalism, the notion of productivity, and her own experience in biomedical purgatory. By Carolyn...
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Our Bodies, Our Shelves
Hawking body parts, pregnancy as a capital E-experience, and crashing uterus-first into the glass ceiling. by Kaye Cain-Nielsen At 1:57 I stumble out of the underground and run up the street in...
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