“The immigrant keeps alive a period of history, with customs, memories and words that have become archaic and yet remain an existential necessity.” Arturo Desimone analyses his experience at the “Read My World” lit fest in Amsterdam.
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“Doorbells rouse excitement in the haves, while the have nots grumble at the disturbance.” Vincent J. Fitzgerald tells a simple story of a surprising friendship struck up during a routine social work visit.
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“This Thanksgiving, I will sit down to turkey with all the trimmings and stuff my face, celebrating as any Native American would, but I will do so far away from my home.” Scott Bear Don’t Walk considers Thanksgiving
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Noah Klein’s interview with Maikel Pérez in the original Spanish.
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Noah Klein interviews Cuban artist Maikel Perez about his art, his process and the changing politics of Cuba.
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“I was curious to know how he wanted to be remembered after he was gone, or whether he wanted to be remembered at all, but he was never really interested in the subject.” Sayantan Sunny Ghosh talks about his odd friendship with an aging actor in Calcutta.
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“It’s that time of year again when the mist starts to descend…” Constance A. Dunn lightens the mood with some not-very-scary ghost stories.
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“I, perhaps, naïvely imagine we live in a world where there are more people that love to read than there are that love sports.” Aaron Grierson questions the intent of international sporting events and other attempts at cultural exchange.
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“I was envious of this open and free culture, this nonchalant attitude toward the body and sex. I wished I was not born and raised in such a straight-laced society.” Rudy Ravindra remembers his escape from an arranged marriage in India and his first love in the United States.
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“The goal was simple: to use art as a medium to inspire change by encouraging prisoners to pursue a creative outlet.” Take a tour of the Karachi Central Prison’s Fine Art School with Varda Nisar.
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