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fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The "Unfit" Mothers of Ariana Harwicz

Ariana Harwicz's slim novels portray disintegrating maternal figures in rural settings, fusing visceral body horror, metamorphosis, and psychological fragmentation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Grow review polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent

This perky British kids' movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with additional material); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable)
Film
fromwww.london-unattached.com
1 week ago

Like Water for Chocolate, The Royal Ballet Review

The Royal Ballet opened its 2025/26 season with the first revival of Christopher Wheeldon's 2022 Like Water for Chocolate; and as season openers go, I can't think of many ballets that would offer an audience more bang for their buck. Bob Crowley's stunning, atmospheric designs, Joby Talbot's sweeping, narrative musical score, magical cookery recipes, rampaging revolutionaries, a vengeful ghost, and an extraordinary coup de theatre finale, all framing a life-long forbidden love affair, plunge the audience into a colourful, exotic, sunlit universe
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Film
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

How Hayao Miyazaki Inspired The Most Surreal Time-Travel Movie Of The Year

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey embraces unexplained magical doors and anime-inspired surrealism to prioritize emotional resonance over scientific explanation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox review a cosy state-of-the-nation yarn

Ursula K Le Guin had her Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction; I have my comfy cardigan theory. What Le Guin proposed is that human culture, novels included, didn't begin with technologies of harm, such as flints and spears, but with items of collection and care, such as the wicker basket or, nowadays, the carrier bag. And so, if we make them that way, novels can be gatherings rather than battles.
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fromInverse
4 weeks ago

'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' Wants To Make You Swoon

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is visually striking, unapologetically romantic, modest in ambition, and draws on familiar magical-realism influences despite strong lead performances.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

Interview: Alexandre Koberidze on Dry Leaf

Dry Leaf condenses Koberidze's lo-fi, magical-realist aesthetic into a meditative road trip where impressionistic visuals and encounters guide a father's search toward personal peace.
#theater
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Psychedelic rock! Formations that mess with your mind in pictures

Landscapes are depicted as timeless, animated entities where stones hold memory and the Earth hums with awareness.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Helen Oyeyemi's Novel of Cognitive Dissonance

Kinga, the protagonist in "A New New Me," is a forty-year-old corporate employee who struggles with the grind of everyday life, facing exhaustion and self-optimizing pressures.
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Arts
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
3 months ago

Between Worlds: Christian Ruiz Berman's Art Defy Boundaries | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Christian Ruiz Berman creates surreal ecosystems that merge mythology, memory, and multicultural identity, reflecting his experiences in both Mexico and the United States.
Artificial intelligence
fromColossal
3 months ago

Magical Realism Permeates Christian Ruiz Berman's Labyrinthine Paintings

Christian Ruiz Berman's paintings blend cultural influences from Eastern and Latin American traditions, depicting immigration experiences through surrealism.
#art
fromJuxtapoz
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Juxtapoz Magazine - Last Call at the Rainbow Cafe: Pace Taylor @ Nationale, Portland

fromJuxtapoz
5 months ago
Arts

Juxtapoz Magazine - In Defense of Tenderness: Genevieve Cohn @ Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco

fromJuxtapoz
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Juxtapoz Magazine - Last Call at the Rainbow Cafe: Pace Taylor @ Nationale, Portland

fromJuxtapoz
5 months ago
Arts

Juxtapoz Magazine - In Defense of Tenderness: Genevieve Cohn @ Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco

Arts
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

5 new books to check out this week including Isabel Allende's latest

Isabel Allende releases her seventh novel, blending history and fantasy with strong female protagonists, reaffirming her literary prowess.
fromWGB
5 months ago

South of Midnight Review

"South of Midnight is visually stunning and boasts a captivating soundtrack, but its gameplay ultimately feels lacking, resembling a beautifully presented dish that disappoints in flavor."
Video games
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

Mario Vargas Llosa and the Latin American boom': The extinction of the literary barbarians

Latin American writers of the 20th century left a profound mark on literature, showcasing diverse styles and themes reflective of their cultures.
fromJuxtapoz
6 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Charlie Roberts Builds a "Metropolis"

Roberts' painting, titled Metropolis, takes inspiration from Dix's triptych, yet approaches socio-political critiques with a lighter touch, focusing on human interaction.
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