Keila Totaro
Reading Anahit Behrooz’s 'BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship' right after her breakup, was a reminder of the multitude of loves. Keila Totaro reflects on female friendships, the cultural space we lack for nurturing it and her new goal to find 'errand friends'.
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Keila Totaro
Reading Anahit Behrooz’s 'BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship' right after her breakup, was a reminder of the multitude of loves. Keila Totaro reflects on female friendships, the cultural space we lack for nurturing it and her new goal to find 'errand friends'.
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Xanthe Op de Beeck
In hun allereerste 'digitale book club' bespreken Xanthe Op de Beeck, Manou Van den Eynde en Emma Vranken het boek Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women van Kate Manne en gebruiken ze haar denkkader om de werking van misogynie te onderzoeken. Luister de eerste aflevering via de spotifylink!
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Team Akimbo
At the end of April, the team behind Akimbo recall the visite to The Photographers’ Gallery and three books they read: 'Terminal Boredom', 'Minor Detail' and 'Oersoep'
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An-Katrien Callebaut
‘We may not be children anymore, but don’t forget that we will always remain mom’s children.’ After watching Jeanne Dielman from Chantal Akerman, An-Katrien reflected on motherhood, unpaid labour and mundane routines.
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Keila Totaro
In 'Unmastered: A Book on Desire, Most Difficult to Tell' Katherine Angel explores our ingrained and contradictory beliefs about sexuality, specifically female sexuality, all while adapting a very distinct style of writing.
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An-Katrien Callebaut
Trapped between the density of Hong Kong, between a childlike carelessness and social disillusionment: three friends try to navigate through a city that has neglected them.
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Amit Leblang
When can you tell an artist they’re doing bad work? Specifically, what happens when previously inspiring artists, who gained fame and resources, produce works that fall short of the expectations they’ve set? Amit Leblang reflects on a series of disappointing experiences last fall.
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An-Katrien Callebaut
Dead Girls van Selva Almada is een hybride van onderzoeksjournalistiek, memoires en fictie over de problematiek van ‘feminicides’ in Argentinië. Ze geeft hiermee indirect terug wat deze vrouwen ontnomen is: hun menselijkheid. Maar, hoe accuraat is het?
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Elena Vanden Abeele
When Maison Margiela’s 2024 Artisanal Collection by John Galliano was unveiled last January, the internet erupted in viral enthusiasm. In retrospect, and in reaction to the flood of positive reviews, this critical reflection raises questions about the ethics and aesthetics of the show.
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pop culture
An-Katrien Callebaut
In her essay 'The Longest War' from 2013, Rebecca Solnit pointed out the clear pattern of violence against women. Now, ten years later, her text feel even more relevant. If we acknowledge the pattern, would this war end?
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An-Katrien Callebaut
Je suis une paresseuse. In 1986 werd er aan Chantal Akerman gevraagd om een kortfilm te maken over luiheid. Akerman koos ervoor een soort ‘day in my life’-video te maken, en zette daarmee haar eigen uitstelgedrag in de kijker, zonder veel inspanning.
