F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Ben Kim Paplham

Playwright. Editor. Film Critic. Designer. DnD rapscallion. Anime fan. Fantasy enthusiast. Coffee drinker.

Best AIC Paintings to Go On a Date Inside Of

Experience the unforgettable with the exclusive new Art Institute dating packages!

Tales from the Exercise Bed

How a disability bed baptized my imagination and made me into a storyteller.

Black Reparations and American Imperialism in “Da 5 Bloods”

Spike Lee's new film goes far, but not far enough.

I’m Thinking of Ending Straight, White, Masculine Things

Charlie Kaufman’s film carries a message to an uncertain American future.

“White Snake”‘s White Knight Problem

Another adventure film, another undervalued female hero.

Desolation & Complicity: SAIC’s Fall 2019 BFA Show

A close look at two of the pieces in this year's exhibition.

“Bernhardt/Hamlet” Starts Strong But, Alas…

The fictionalized tale of turn-of-the-century stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, an unlikely Hamlet.

The Perils of Panels: 1619 Project at SAIC

The difficulties of condensing 400 years of racial injustice into a two-hour panel.

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