Trans Kafka – ‘The Metamorphosis’
Am I turning into a surreal Kafka-esque monster? Or is this what teenage dysphoria feels like? Kafka’s story of a man’s sudden metamorphosis into…
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Hung Up on Hefner – ‘Playboy’ Issue April 2014
Hidden in the corner of the bookstore or S/U-bahn kiosk, tucked away behind Men’s Health and Sports Illustrated, you’ll find the predecessor of internet porn: Playboy magazine. With its…
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Bonnets & Muskets – ‘Pride & Prejudice & Zombies’
There’s Mr. Darcy’s Diary. There’s Mr. Darcy’s Daughters. You can even spend Christmas with Mr. Darcy. (But don’t despair if you’re not the religious type; Happy Birthday, Mr….
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Breakfast Time! – Honey Rings Cereal Box
Just looking at the box would bring a smile to a child’s face. The ridiculously happy bee, the perfectly white milk, magnified crispy honey…
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For the Love of God – ‘The Old Testament’
Controversial laws, wars, heroism, and a blood-thirsty, sexist, racist, high-maintenance main character loved by millions world-wide. These are some of the ingredients for the…
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Willem’s Identity Crisis – The Dutch National Anthem
Sunday, the 29th of June 2014 marks the day the Dutch national team battles it out against Mexico in the Round of 16 of…
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“If Art is Anything, It Is Everything” – ‘On Style’
This week’s Textasy is of Susan Sontag’s essay, ‘On Style’. Style is the unique manifestation of human will, the form of which is most clearly…
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Life in Limbo – ‘Waiting for Godot’
The play Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Sameul Beckett is an absurdist piece of drama in which the main characters, Vladimir and Estragon, are condemned…
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Living & Not Living in the Age of Experience – ‘Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life’
Stuffication is a book about the burden of material ownership. The author, James Wallman, examines the history and coming twilight of the material age before…
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High on Textasy
Words are everywhere around us but it is our interpretation of them that makes us and the texts unique. Both our interpretations and the…
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