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Monthly Archives: March, 2022

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Trans Living Wills

Elton Connell on celebrating life and preparing for death.

Book Review: “Fairy Tales”

Petra Collins and Alexa Demie invite readers into their Avant Garden.

Moving Pictures: The Many Deaths of Ti West’s “X”

A slasher film that acts like a slasher film.

Ben Ditto’s Ingenious Gaze

The creative director Ben Ditto has an eye for curating collaborations.

The Mascot: March 27, 2022

Tracking autocracy, SCOTUS nomination, Chicago Public Schools, and the Sunshine Protection Act.

One Less Free Option in Chicago

The Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier are slated to be shut down.

Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Seisler

Nicole Seisler emphasizes the conceptual underpinnings of ceramics.

The Magic Touch of Vanna Youngstein

Designer Vanna Youngstein's nostalgic designs blow up the fashion world.

Photo Essay: Galleries Around Chicago

A handful of Chicago galleries featuring emerging artists.

The Sky Talks: Pisces, The Happy Season

This Pisces season, happiness is just around the corner — if you're willing to reach out and grab it.

Analysing Cancel Culture Through China’s “227 Incident”

In a war of "virtues," there can be no real winners. Vivien Zhang walks us through Chinese fandom culture's infamous "227 Incident."

B*tch, You’re Obsessed: Cassie Howard’s “Euphoria” Style Spiral

Vienne Molinaro painstakingly breaks down Cassie Howard's style spiral into second best on Season 2 of "Euphoria."

The Life and Death of a God Complex: Kanye West, Invasive Media, and Mental Health

Casey Wheeler untangles the history of Kanye West's struggles with mental illness, and the messy role that the media played in it all.

Cloudy Promises

How environmentally costly is cloud computing?

“The B-52s” Will Always Be In Orbit

As successful and varied as The B-52s' careers may have been, no album matched the magnetic charm of their self-titled debut.