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I discovered this physical publication when I was a freshman in college and it's one of my favorite magazines by far. It has so many interesting essays ranging from tech, linguistics, to personal memoirs-- one of my favorite essays was one about the significance of Italian-American slang in understanding immigrant cultural identity across generations.
It's honestly worth subscribing to (or at least checking out from your local library!).
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I mean it still covers literature and pop culture and comics and art in thoughtful ways. And they're back under their old publishers now.
Nov 21, 2024
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the design, the art, the writing, the classified postings in the back... I became a bit obsessed a few years back and starting searching ebay far and wide to collect issues
Jan 26, 2024
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Believer rising from the ashes back to near the height of its power is amazing. Artforum still is generally good, tho I'll prob pivot to a different mag once my subscription is up.
Jan 16, 2025
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It shows a long life and the many smiles you've given and experienced!! It's a permanent remembrance of happiness and I think that's beautiful!!
Mar 14, 2025
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My steps:
1. Shut my phone down, hide it in my room, and lock the door so it's a pain in the ass to get to.
2. Be bored, and sit in the boredom for like 7-10 minutes (MINIMUM)-- once you're bored see what your brain gravitates to beyond The Screen (is it doodling? is it playing guitar? is it writing?)
3. Find the little thing your brain latches on to, and start doing it! Even if it's something goofy like "Just Dance youtube videos" to dance to LOL this is you, deliberately following your brain's natural curiosity & interest
And then rinse and repeat however you like <3 Once you get accustomed to the smaller, more gratifying feel good activities, social media starts to feel too overwhelming to even pick back up again-- you'll be reaching for it less and less
(a final aside: I am of the major belief that creativity & imagination is critical to creating a better reality to live in, because it shows that you're capable of leaning into what "doesn't exist", and are courageous enough to imagine and build a reality that defies the status quo. but that's just me LOL)
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Jun 3, 2025