Tag: freedom

Comrade Batman
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Experiences

Comrade Batman

The latest miniseries from HBO beautifully captures Soviet aesthetics, but is lacking elsewhere. A Belarusian writer suggests that “Chernobyl” fails to portray the complex nuances of language in a society enslaved by totalitarianism.
Victor Martinovich
The Un-Prison
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Dreams and Visions

The Un-Prison

Punta de Rieles is home to around 600 prisoners, 38 small businesses and a thriving inmate community. It also has some of South America’s lowest recidivism rates.
Maria Hawranek
As Stubborn as a Brain
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Science

As Stubborn as a Brain

We take our memory, free will and rational thinking for granted, but perhaps this is simply just another cognitive bias of the human mind?
Miłada Jędrysik
Responsibility Is Sexy
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Experiences

Responsibility Is Sexy

From his characters’ motives to the author’s own literary playfulness, a writer explores the universal appeal of freedom in the work of Edward St Aubyn.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
The Shackles of Freedom
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The Shackles of Freedom

In modern European and American societies, we are encouraged to celebrate our individual liberty. But, paradoxically, sometimes freedom can paralyse our minds.
Paweł Franczak
Oh Freedom, Where Art Thou?
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Oh Freedom, Where Art Thou?

From Daedalus to Alcatraz, prison escapes have a long (and often romanticized) history.
Adam Węgłowski