By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Taylor Brunnschweiler Replicated through reposts, mutated through edits, and spreading through communities with career, memes have begun to behave like modern microbes of culture. It’s not just about “going viral”,…
By Piotr Górecki Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche You’re working… in the field in Mesopotamia. Dirt, hear, tenth hour of farmwork… You turn around to call your son to help… Factory… The sound of metal hitting…
By Lucia Deon Illustration by Juul Setting sail into adulthood is as tricky as it is special, with the traditional markers of growth often indicating a departure from the comfort and safety of the shore.…
By Pieter Vergouw Illustration by Anya Shah Under pressureSharing is caring or so they say but at the end of the month rent is due and the kids needs braces. The fear of being exploited…
Article and illustration by Maitri it’s me, in my tree. standing in the shade of my life – embraced by the gleam of a thousand leaves, as the wind rages, the weather changes, how long…
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,…
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…
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…
By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Kacper Polasik “If you have a lemon, make a lemonade” (Carnegie 1948; 1953). It’s a phrase we’ve all heard—on canvases, mugs, and the likes. It’s meant to be encouraging, a…
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…