Arts and Creative
Star Trek’s “Prime Directive:” An Exercise in Cultural Relativism
April 14, 2025
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
April 8, 2025
Over the Summer, My Trainer Said
...like a flesh-laced corset; let breath be the needle with which / you stitch yourself whole again.
Envisioning Care
March 4, 2025
Envisioning Care
If seeing is believing, then to bear witness is to believe in something more.
Miguk/미국 (Měiguó/美国), you Master Manipulator
March 3, 2025
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
March 3, 2025
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
February 27, 2025
mirror/mirror
She narrows her eyes at the photo, tries to make herself out in the blurry-sticky-sweaty mess of reflections but all…
Dark Blood
January 30, 2025
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
January 20, 2025
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…