Helena Nascimento, Author at Inter

New Era, Infinite Notifs, and Reshaped Senses

By Weichen Zhang Illustration by Helena Nascimento The other day, seven in the evening, I was on my way back home, only to realize I forgot my charger at school. It should not have a lasting influence because I am going back to campus within twenty-four hours, but I was anxious the whole way. I…

Commodified Senses: Wellness Beyond the Individual

By Molly O’Toole Illustration by Helena Nascimento Breathing deeply, holding and exhaling, I feel more present than I have all week. I recognise the sensation of the mat below me, where the supple plastic connects with my bare feet. I smell the heady smoke of Palo Santo as it wafts lazily through the studio. I…

Hard Times and Ends of Eras

By Magdalena Styś Illustration by Helena Nascimento Thirty-seven years after its initial publication, The End of History remains the sleep paralysis demon of any history enthusiast, political science student, or smug teenage contrarian. In 1989, American political science scholar Francis Fukuyama argued that “something very fundamental has happened in world history”: alongside the conclusion of…

What Happens to Our Digital Self When Our Physical Self Leaves?

By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Helena Nascimento Facebook Notification: “It’s Kristina’s birthday today! Say Happy Birthday.” Yet Kristina isn’t here anymore to see them. To see her ‘Happy 38th’ wishes. The photos, comments, or memories we share on her wall. But her digital presence remains, as a persistent echo of her life, frozen in time…