Arts Columns
Goodbyes in G Major
Revisiting the piece helped me remember that even as the days seem to melt together, they’re marching on with the tenacity of Bach’s fastest third movement.
To 'Fleabag,' With Grief
Is love worth it if it is inseparable from grief? Yes, “Fleabag” responds, yes again and again.
Yes, Those 'Memes' You Keep Hearing About Are Art
The text and graphic need each other, bridging the gap between our very human gravitation toward language and our love for anything else that we perceive as visual.
Celebrity Saviors
The first time I listened to Dodie Clark, I felt like wanted to crawl inside her songs, to live in the universe of yellow flowers and smeared makeup and sunshine the next morning she created.
The Present and Futures of Latinx Punk
As movements continue to globalize, the role of of Latinx punks will continue to grow and innovate at the fore of the genre — just as Los Saicos did way back in 1964.
Pas de Deux: Sexism and the Gender Binary in Ballet
Ballet, as an art form tied to tradition, can be a deeply sexist and exclusive place. But women are slowly but surely breaking through the glass ceiling and proving their capabilities.
‘¡Viva Zapata!’ — The Legacies of Latinas in Punk
The feminist punk movement in the Pacific Northwest was catalyzed by a Latina.
‘Reply 1988’: Nostalgic K-Dramas and the Art of Looking Back
The year is 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. This is the era of choppy bobs, imported Walkmans, and an insatiable obsession with denim
‘Crisis en la gran ciudad’ — Politics and Punk in the ’80s
Where elsewhere, punk had somewhat moved beyond the idea that it had to be created under and necessitated by political turmoil, the scenes cropping up in Latin America were inextricably linked to the politics of the time.
The Unruly Poetics of Sight
The existential anxiety of the past months have challenged our personal and collective sense of sight.
