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Contributor's contribution: OC OG OK?
An excerpt of a poetry sequence about a fictional reboot of the old teen soap opera.
Contributor's contribution: The fate of nations, the importance of record
Westphalia. Waterloo. And now? Man frage nicht: Don't ask.
Contributor's contribution: Magazine meanings, sweatshirt sentiments
Try outrunning your decisions on the objects you display. Go on. We dare you.
Contributor's contribution: In the Betjeman Arms
From pre-pandemic times: a poem that ponders the preponderance of processing power — and power-outs
Talking about not talking about politics: “Talk about bupkes!” with Sarah Stein Lubrano
The author of the new book, "Don't Talk About Politics," diagnoses democratic malaise and social atrophy — and has some prescriptions for them.
 • Noach Głuchowicz and Sarah Stein Lubrano
1:04:40
Contributor's contribution: I’m something rhino
In the basement of a Brussels bar, the fluidity of meaning as distraction from the abundance of fluidity.
A voice from Gaza: “Talk about bupkes!” with Shahd Alnaami
The Palestinian writer, translator, and student gives us a glimpse of loss, hope, and survival – that is, everyday life amid Israel's destructive…
1:10:00
Contributor's contribution: Riviera sunset, 2025
Escaping to holiday shores, no escaping the seaside nightmare.
Contributor's contribution: Poets on war, war on poets
Someone is missing. There is a reason for that.
Contributor's contribution: Zone
On the privilege of enjoying a degree of autonomy through communicating administrations — and not.
Contributor's contribution: lad trope house plant death cult
A poem for a summer slipping away before it arrives.
Contributor's contribution: Integers, and Reasons for reticence
Two poems for politicians struggling with numbers.
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