The Shape of the Year
School is for childhood but summer holidays are forever. Photo by Josephine Livingstone (2009). Aristotle said that time is “a number of change with respect to the before and after.” I learned that in...
View ArticleMichael Mayer & Agoria, "Blackbird Has Spoken"
Guess what’s just around the corner. Up next. Photo: Luke van der Hoeven You know what? It’s four weeks to Labor Day. Whatever you had planned for this summer, you’d better do it soon, because before...
View ArticleLowly, "Deer Eyes"
It’s the week you watch your summer die. Photo: Phil Dolby This is it. Your summer is almost over and you fucked it up again just like you do every year and right now you are frantically planning how...
View ArticleFill Your Bathtub with Gin and Borrow the Dune Books from the Library
And other answers to questions you didn’t ask. Image: Ben Tesch “Any tips for summer time?” — Summery Sam Summer is once again upon us. I like to sit inside during the summer, right next to the air...
View ArticleMarriage is the Hefty Bag You'll Use to Bury Your Heart in the Woods
And other answers to questions you didn’t ask Image: Ben Rosett “Wedding season has begun. How am I going to get through it?” — Single Sal Marriage is a Medieval Tradition in which we give away...
View ArticleHonestly, Fuck Your Wedding
Why you shouldn’t feel obligated to attend anyone’s wedding Image: Ian Collins Honestly, fuck your wedding. I know that’s rude, but it’s how I feel; it’s how we all feel. There is not a single thing...
View ArticleRespect The Bear And It Will Respect You Back
“teen-camper-wakes-up-to-crunching-noise-and-discovers-his-head-is-inside-bears-mouth” is a great URL Image: Eric Kilby A nineteen-year camp counselor woke up this weekend with his head inside of a...
View ArticleSummer is for Herons
Summer is for herons, who sit on old stumps and dead trees casually flung out over the side of the river. The little white ones are charming exclamation points, their long thin necks speckle the...
View ArticleBetween Night and J'ouvert
Image: Michael Dougherty via Flickr The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward schadenfreude. How else to explain the karmic perfection of a solar eclipse captivating us in the summer...
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