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September, 2025


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.

What is Fela’s True Legacy?

Fela was no gentleman; he used music as a weapon. He believed in a free Africa and had problems with authoritarian and military regimes.

Daguérreotypes, by Agnes Varda

“While many artists and writers made their work on or close to rue Daguerre, only one made her work about it.” Fascinating article about a beautiful film.

Tangled Dürer: The Six Knots (ca. before 1521)

“The wires of Dürer’s knots do, in a sense, chart the paths of entwined networks — of knowledge, commodities, cultural and material translation, repeating idealistically within a flourishing system.”

Saltines: Glitter Beneath the Rot

In the late 1980s, a local study claimed that, “in Baltimore, there is rot beneath the glitter.” Through her comics, Amy aims to show that there is also glitter beneath the rot.

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