The Y2K Bug and the Paranoia Surrounding It

By Lina Leskovec It is not at all uncommon to hear about people expecting the end of the world. I remember my friends and I staring at the clock on December 21st, 2012, waiting to see if the Mayans were right and the Earth was in fact about to be destroyed. None of us actually…

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New Far Right

By Lina Leskovec  Photo by Simon Ducos The fact that history repeats itself is one of those empty sayings known to everyone. I say empty because it is both taken as an axiom and, at the same time, fundamentally disregarded. And so, one hundred years (give or take a decade) after fascism was sweeping across…

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The Future of Public Art

By Lina Leskovec Illustration by Célia Mortureux In 1977, the president of the French Republic unveiled one of Paris’ most important artistic landmarks and, according to some, one of its biggest eyesores. Residents of the Beauborg district now had one less parking lot – instead, they witnessed the construction of a big, colourful, and eccentric new…

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Hot Topics and Heat Exhaustion

Written by Lina Leskovec Artwork by Taylor Brunnschweiler The temperature is rising. No, I am not talking about climate change. I am talking about public discourse. It seems to be full of hot topics. This over saturation can be overwhelming; we all know too much heat causes heat exhaustion. The news cycle is short, and…

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Negative Nostalgia: How We Stopped Believing in the Future

Written by Lina Leskovec Photograph by Ashley Miya Walking down the street in any area that would pejoratively be described as gentrified, you see them everywhere — charity shops, vinyl stores, antiques and antiquarians. It seems like we live in an age of nostalgia. This is not a new phenomenon, but it is definitely one…

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