Tales of an Expat
It’s an adult kind of alone.
ChatGPT can help you learn a new language
Finding creative uses for AI in education, without letting a computer do all the work
Reimagined Agency: The Women of Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two
The director made extensive changes to Dune’s beloved female characters. To what extent were these necessary?
Nightlife as a Lifeline
How one UK techno club is fostering a community of care for its trans clientele
Food Waste in London
How the city is currently tackling food waste and food insecurity—primarily with WRAP—and ways they can improve
The Fight for Irish Language Rights in Northern Ireland
For the first time in 300 years, Irish is being spoken in Belfast courtrooms. But efforts to enshrine Irish language rights continue to face considerable backlash.
Danish Isn’t As Hard As You Think
I became conversationally fluent in 6 months. Here’s why I think Danish is easier than people say.
Walking Tour of Hyderabad, India
This walking tour guides visitors through power and dissent during the late stages of the Nizams’ reign in Hyderabad, India (1850-1950) with a focus on how the Library Movement, in tandem with the national movement, helped inform the majority-illiterate masses on royal and colonial abuses.
The California Genocide and the Conquest of the Desert
Framing these two instances of 19th-century violence against Indigenous peoples as asymmetric wars, assimilations, civilizing missions, or mere instances of ethnic cleansing—rather than genocides—reinforces the traditional hegemonic narrative which justified the campaigns in the first place.
Parasociality and the Economics of ASMR
The parasocial nature of ASMR can help provide mental and physical health benefits to viewers while encouraging modern-day patronage.
Buenos Aires’s Statue of Juana Azurduy
Juana Azurduy’s statue stands as a re-conception of Argentine identity, one that recognizes and celebrates historically marginalized peoples: the First Nations and women. Yet, the statue remains controversial.
A Philosophical Dive into Sweden’s Immigration Policy
I draw upon cosmopolitanism, utilitarianism, and Wellman’s right to association in an essay about Swedish multiculturalism.
‘Vocaloid’ as a Medium for Blending the Historical and Modern
It is in this historical “re-mixing” that the unique medium of Vocaloid shines: its reflexive and postmodern nature allow it to hybridize historical themes seamlessly, even humorously.
Jorge Luis Borges’s ‘The South’
How Borges’s short story pushes against the mainstream semiotics of Argentine nationalism to “engage with broader aspects of human existence.”
Exceptions to Confucian ‘Xiao’
The tension between submitting to the wishes of one’s parents and elders and working towards one’s own ‘good life’ is seen across many cultures. In this essay, I argue that in some cases, children should not have the moral obligation to exhibit Confucian xiao.
Pesto Pasta
How much is worth documenting? How much do I leave alone?
Mobilizing Anger and Expertise: The Success of ACT UP
ACT UP was one of the most successful movements of the 80s-90s through its ability to both mobilize and organize anger across a distributed structure, using both attention-grabbing, controversial actions, as well as the power of expertise to combat the AIDS crisis in America.
My Little Glass Jar
look! There are hundreds / of us, refracted, shattered.
Constructed Authenticity in Seoul’s Ihwa Mural Village
In many ways, tourists searching for a kind of ‘authenticity’ within Seoul’s Ihwa Mural Village creates its authenticity.
Les Funérailles des Oiseaux
Am I no better than a pigeon / Pecking at the past?
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