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Author: Jessica Veysey
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Bizarre Desires Behind the Glass: The Contemporary Come-back of Wunderkammers
Written by Fruzsina Vida From 16th century cabinets of curiosities to a riveting app to fight off the pandemic monotony, private collections of wonders have found their audience through centuries […]
In Review: Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington
Image Credit: Amazon by James Stewart It seems to be a sad fact of contemporary fiction that the message or politics of a book comes secondary to its actual artistic […]
Creative Piece: Lifeline Rope
by Kitty Butterworth Even by the time I reached the payphone; a twenty-minute walk from the house I had left, the blood from my nose was still streaming down. It […]
Artemisia in The National Gallery, London
by Mia Gane Positioned just off centre, staring towards her audience and regally dressed in the guise of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr, Artemisia Gentileschi paints, and […]
In Review: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
by Hesandi Jayasekara Featured image by Nyesha Viechweg History, huh? Bet we could make some, has been a phrase that has been ringing through Tumblr and Twitter subcultures since this […]