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Star Trek’s “Prime Directive:” An Exercise in Cultural Relativism

Star Trek’s “Prime Directive:” An Exercise in Cultural Relativism

“By [positioning] the Prime Directive’s ethical implications as a crucial plot point of many Star Trek episodes, the franchise also…
Over the Summer, My Trainer Said

Over the Summer, My Trainer Said

...like a flesh-laced corset; let breath be the needle with which / you stitch yourself whole again.
The Creation of the Modern Incel

The Creation of the Modern Incel

An incel is not born, he is made.
Envisioning Care

Envisioning Care

If seeing is believing, then to bear witness is to believe in something more.
Miguk/미국 (Měiguó/美国), you Master Manipulator

Miguk/미국 (Měiguó/美国), you Master Manipulator

Miguk, you Master Manipulator/ Your strategically curated narrative/ Is the Lethe of our people
The Natural World as Property

The Natural World as Property

“It almost felt like we were wandering amidst a graveyard. The large houses may as well have been tombstones, to…
mirror/mirror

mirror/mirror

She narrows her eyes at the photo, tries to make herself out in the blurry-sticky-sweaty mess of reflections but all…
I. How

I. How

“cunning embers still dance on your grave, relentless, carving ground and kissing dripping amber skies with tongue”
Dark Blood

Dark Blood

When the sun shines the day's eye blinds you./Blue-black violet blood/The night, lies behind you.
Eleanor Catton’s Shakespearean Climate Tragedy

Eleanor Catton’s Shakespearean Climate Tragedy

“With exacting, biting examination of each character’s thought processes, Catton lays bare each of the hypocrisies and false-truths they tell…
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