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The Art of Negativity
The Art of Negativity
On Rejecting Positive Thinking
Reading / society
The concept of ‘positive thinking’ is ubiquitous throughout society – from social media to home décor. What then, of adopting an approach grounded in negativity?
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Flight to Nowhere
Flight to Nowhere
Tourism, Gentrification and COVID-19
Reading / society
After a year of the pandemic, how might we change our travel and tourism habits going forward? Is this even possible in the face of gentrification?
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Touching, Seeing, Talking
Touching, Seeing, Talking
On Self-Isolating and Mental Health
Reading / society
The pandemic has taken an especially heavy toll on those with mental health conditions. Is it possible to find a solution to isolation within the online sphere of the internet?
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The Art of Negativity
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The Studio Was Her Entire World
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Love and the Muscle
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The Measure of Moderation
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Less Is Not More, Less Is Enough
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The Universe Works Like a Huge Human Brain, Discover Scientists
Reading / science
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
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Zero at the Bone
Media / Photo
Balarama Heller’s project “Zero at The Bone” presents an eerie view of primordial, reptilian life in the Everglades. An oft-documented area, Heller’s project is altogether unique: choosing to shoot in the darkness of night, when the outline of the familiar is dimmed, Heller draws on “symbolism and the haptic” to present the relationship between predator and prey as nebulous.
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Digital Paradise
Photography
Digital Paradise
An Interview with Wojtek Wieteska and Ania Diduch
Reading / culture
Photographer Wojtek Wieteska and curator Ania Diduch talk about their exhibition “Paradise 101” at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Kraków.
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29th March 1857
29th March 1857
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1857, a young Indian soldier in an infantry regiment of the British East India Company decided to take a stand against his British masters. His actions kickstarted a major rebellion.
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March in History
March in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of March.
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Why the New Year Starts in Mid-Winter
Reading / society
The Julian New Year starts right in the middle of winter. How can the sparrows from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Story of the Year” help us understand this?
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The New History of the Milky Way
Reading / science
Over the past two years, astronomers have rewritten the story of our galaxy.
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How Was I Supposed to Not Know?
How Was I Supposed to Not Know?
A Personal Journey Across Buddhism (Part 2)
Reading / society
An author and practising Buddhist discusses his manyfold spiritual path – and how he chose which school to follow – in the second part of our new series about Buddhism.
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A Puzzling Artwork (10)
Reading / culture
We present a quiz series involving a mysterious image connected to an artist. The featured work of this week’s artist is itself one of art history’s most puzzling paintings.
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The Fabulous Bryan Boys
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The Fabulous Bryan Boys
Tennis’s Champion Twins
Magazine / society
Mike and Bob Bryan don’t exist as single entities. They are the Bryan brothers – the twins who became the best tennis doubles team of all time.
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The Dreams of the Sleeping Knight
The Dreams of the Sleeping Knight
A Metaphor for the Unconscious
Magazine / culture
The legend of the sleeping knight, who will one day awaken as a saviour, appears in various myths. How can we interpret it?
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When Will You Die?
When Will You Die?
Personality Test
Reading / culture
Reveal when you’re going to die – or, indeed, if you’re already dead – in this personality quiz from the Everything’s Gonna Be Alright trio.
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Revolutionary Stillness
Revolutionary Stillness
Meditation as Subversion
Magazine / society
In a chaotic society where work, success and profit reign supreme, the act of meditation may prove to be revolutionary.
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The Cabinet of Earthly Delights
The Cabinet of Earthly Delights
Wilhelm Reich’s Sexual Revolution
Magazine / science
With his orgone accumulator, Wilhelm Reich intended to heal the world through a sexual revolution. In reality, it was not quite as profound.
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Mount Tenzing
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Mount Tenzing
The First Man on Everest
Magazine / society
Tenzing Norgay was the first to climb Mount Everest, alongside Edmund Hillary. This was an incredible feat, even for a Sherpa.
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A Puzzling Artwork (11)
Reading / culture
We present a quiz series involving a mysterious image connected to an artist. The featured work of this week’s artist is an early example of US land art.
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A Cooperative Utopia
A Cooperative Utopia
Ubuntu and Contributionism
Reading / society
In looking towards a more utopian society, we might consider the African philosophy of ubuntu, as well as Michael Tellinger’s concept of contributionism.