“Bigger than the Music”: Kendrick Lamar’s Half-time Show

By: Iris Deng On February 9th, Kendrick Lamar made history in the annual Super Bowl, delivering a revolutionary performance, not only through his music (record-breaking, Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us”), but also with a political statement, going beyond entertainment. Inevitably, his 13-minute performance sparked controversy: viewers expecting a glitzy, patriarchal, pyrotechnical show were instead […]

Tortoise in Abdoun

By Astrid Hall (Painting By Astrid Hall) Hidden away, Rigid and cold Like a hermit or snail, I reside alone. My eyes; Tied to rubble and soil Are blind to your world And the evasive colours Of a suspended sky. But one day a patter Of rain on my roof Thunders within; An echo of […]