I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud-moving wind — filled with a strong desire to wander.
Cloud Moving Wind: Basho’s Travels
A Box of Slides
A poem from Mike Ladd reflecting on time, memory, love and ephemerality
July Issue, 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.
The Photo I Shouldn’t Have Taken.
“But maybe the image can serve as a metaphor — not just for that dusty street, or the ever-expanding city, or the long-suffering country — but for the sad state of a world capable of so much more.”
Philadelpha Sketchbook: Personal Eucharist
“In person, there was a beauty to the impossibility of fitting all of its warm earthy columns and ornate weathered teal domes into your frame of vision at once.”
How Serbia’s Students Are Trying to Change Their Dysfunctional Country
“To see the dignity, strength and enthusiasm of the students, their refusal to be drawn into violence, and their commitment to spreading compassion and unity is remarkable.”
An Interview With Don Julien: When the world is quiet
We were grateful for the opportunity to ask Don Julien a few questions about his photography.
Mondrian Meets Dorian Gray: Patterns of Neoliberal Disregard
“The photos not only capture the accidental Mondrian-like effect of relegation of the maintenance of building envelopes to individual tenants, they also reveal a Dorian-Gray’s-like picture of the inefficiencies of neo-liberalism and the cumulative effects of decades of rising economic inequality and shirking of collective investment in an important component of the infrastructure that enables and sustains us.”
Isabelle Eberhardt, Writer, Nomad, and Feminist
Writer and nomad Isabelle Eberhardt traversed and explored the Maghreb with a critical eye. She not only condemned French colonialism, but also the established gender roles of her era.
Sea Fever
“In this place, there is one main road, called Main Road. There are no sidewalks and the drivers on Main Road are fast, having navigated its bends and dips for a lifetime.” – A collection of Leah Frances’ beautiful photographs and reflections on her stay in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.
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