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Dylan Fugel|Analysis
“I’d rather be a pig”: Amid fascism and a reckless AI arms race, Ghibli anti-war opus ‘Porco Rosso’ matters now more than ever
Amid fascism and a reckless AI arms race, Ghibli anti-war opus ‘Porco Rosso’ matters now more than ever.
Arts + Culture
Nila Rezaei|Essays
“Dear mother, I made us a seat”: a tribute to the women of Iran
Iran is teaching us anew: the world is shaped by mothers and daughters. In September 2022, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa (Zhina) Amini died in a Tehran hospital following her arrest by Iran’s religious “morality” police. Amini was accused of failing to wear her headscarf in accordance with Iran’s compulsory veiling laws. Government officials claimed … Continued
Design Impact
Ellen McGirt|Analysis
Authoritarian by design
The “America by Design” initiative proposes that one man alone can define “design” for the country.
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Delaney Rebernik|Fresh Ink
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Delaney Rebernik|Interviews
Runway modeler: Airport architect Sameedha Mahajan on sending ever-more people skyward
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Bert de Muynck|Essays