Nereya Otieno shares her recipe for homemade chicken stock, while ruminating on the alchemical nature of time
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Paranoiac Time, Desynchronic Time
TJ Shin examines “paranoiac time” (and possibilities for its rupture) in the context of the Cold War and the neoliberal present
Essays
cherub face in whiskey crate
Lucienne Bestall traces an object’s transmutation from historical detritus to contemporary artwork, reflecting on preservation and destruction as twinned impulses
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Curated Immortality
Yidan Karel Li writes about bunker aesthetics, and the desire to outlast the threats of the world
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Art Criticism in the Middle of the Night
Lee Weng Choy considers the distance between us, while ruminating on reading, writing, and region
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In Beats of Uncertainty
Jihyun Paik follows a reverberation through quantum mechanics, experimental video art, the palpable language of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and more
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A Tribute of Respect Paid to the Memory of Master Mahashay
Pratima Devi writes about Nandalal Bose and the artistic activities of Bichitra Studio, in this commemorative essay from the archives
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A Hong Kong Story: Why Is it So Difficult to Tell?
Leung Ping-kwan (Yasi) traces representations of Hong Kong through film, art, and theatre to examine its seemingly elusive identity
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Lyrical Theorising
Yaniya Lee reflects on Jackie Wang and a life of poetry
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Ghosts from Underground Love
Laura Nys writes about young women exchanging love letters in a juvenile reformatory, and how the dilemma between privacy protection and rendering visibility is addressed by the art of Lam Wong
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On Transcription
Samira Bose examines the figure of the transcriber through the TV show Mindhunter, Lacan’s stenotypist, and her own experiences in magazines and archives
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The More Loving One
Jimin Kang on translation as a protracted, recurring, and painful process comparable to love
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A Pedagogy of Unwellness
Mimi Khúc interrogates the myth of meritocracy, ableism in the academy, and mental health's insistence on wellness
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today, tomorrow, and the day after that
Andrea Chu writes about slice of life, everyday routines, and other kinds of stories
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But Survival Doesn’t Work Like That: On Self-Publishing and Wan Sik Press
Michael Leung shares a note on experiments in self-publishing
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Dailyrium
Shreyasi Pathak considers how crip time shapes the archive
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In Observance: staying with the body, with Palestine at the United Nations
Tara Fatehi interferes with the rhythm by bringing movement and attention into the archive
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@silvermuon: an avatar, an invitation
Amber Jamilla Musser uses an IG alter ego to explore issues around Black femininity and the terms of representation
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And Yet
Ysabelle Cheung connects apocalyptic narratives and reality tv, bookstore closures and writing workshops, fear and death and community and more
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Book Begins with Beech
Lana Lin explores legacies of imperial naming practices, and the urgency to speak out against injustice
