The Sea in the Page: Water’s Journey Through Literature

By Larua Cadamuro  Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche When we discussed the theme of this issue and decided to pick water/sailing as our fil rouge, I was extremely excited with it. Given my background in literature, my mind immediately went there, and I started brainstorming about the million directions this article might have taken. The cradle…

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In and Out: Plastic Inside and Around Us

By Norbert Borski Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche The human body is a well-functioning, complex system made up of trillions of cells. As you can imagine, our body must be compartmentalized – we have organs, made of specific tissues, which are composed of specific cells. They can be tightly connected, creating walls that separate one part…

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Sequels, Prequels, Franchises, and Reboots

By Lina Leskovec Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche The phrase “There’s nothing new under the Sun” is sometimes attributed to Shakespeare, and sometimes (more accurately) to the Bible. But whether it was the greatest writer in the English language or God himself who had said it, they must have been talking about the current state of…

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“Can You Squeeze Some Time?”: Living in a Fast-Paced World

By Vendi Havlucu Levi Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche Why is time squeezed?   The wording of squeezing time seems rather absurd. Why are we squeezing time? Squeezing represents this idea of being compressed and pushed beyond its limits. Imagine you are squeezing a lemon; you squeeze it till the last drop is out, leaving behind a…

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