Ben Kim Paplham
Playwright. Editor. Film Critic. Designer. DnD rapscallion. Anime fan. Fantasy enthusiast. Coffee drinker.
Arts & Culture
Best AIC Paintings to Go On a Date Inside Of
Experience the unforgettable with the exclusive new Art Institute dating packages!
Literature
Tales from the Exercise Bed
How a disability bed baptized my imagination and made me into a storyteller.
Entertainment
Black Reparations and American Imperialism in “Da 5 Bloods”
Spike Lee's new film goes far, but not far enough.
Entertainment
I’m Thinking of Ending Straight, White, Masculine Things
Charlie Kaufman’s film carries a message to an uncertain American future.
Entertainment
“White Snake”‘s White Knight Problem
Another adventure film, another undervalued female hero.
SAIC
Desolation & Complicity: SAIC’s Fall 2019 BFA Show
A close look at two of the pieces in this year's exhibition.
Entertainment
“Bernhardt/Hamlet” Starts Strong But, Alas…
The fictionalized tale of turn-of-the-century stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, an unlikely Hamlet.
SAIC
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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