A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Faraz Ravi: Mystery Beyond the Surface
An interview with remarkable photographer Faraz Ravi.
Nursery Rhyme DETOURS
Some works from Calef Brown’s suite of poems in which the first words or lines are from traditional nursery rhymes, then they go off in different directions. Beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In
“I deciphered the occasional splash of graffiti: alongside youthful declarations of love and football were vague revolutionary slogans: “Freedom is a Right”, “Liberty”, and “Just when I thought I was out, they…
The Cicada’s Cry: Matsuo Basho’s Summer Poems
Arthur Davis shares his reflections on some of Matsuo Basho’s summer poems.
FReNzY : Video
There’s something of the fever dream in Gerald Slota’s videos. They hit you with their strange dream logic, a barrage of images, movement, songs. But like most dreams, they linger in your…
The unique universe of Satyajit Ray
Andrew Robinson discusses the enduring legacy of Satyajit Ray, and tells the story of the alien movie that never got made and its striking similarities to a very familiar film.
Blue Journey: Ellen Wallenstein
“Ellen Wallenstein found solace and strength in her art, continuing to create cyanotypes—ethereal blue shadow-grams on cloth—each sunny day,”
Letter from the editor: September 2024. Of Crickets—Crows—and Retrospects.
September ramblings.
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