Issue11

Meet Brian Lumley, The Jamaican Chef With A Sublime Spin On Sunday Brunch by Sasha Lee

          Chef Brian Lumley & fiancé Mishonie Swack.  Photo Cred: The Jamaica Observer  Google ‘Brian Lumley’ and you’ll find both the British fantasy author and the Jamaican culinary prodigy. Interestingly, both are shaping narratives in their own right, with fiction and the food scene as their respective canvases. For the latter, years of … Read moreMeet Brian Lumley, The Jamaican Chef With A Sublime Spin On Sunday Brunch by Sasha Lee

Don’t Forget to Breathe by Malik Temple

While navigating a clinical depression that had start to consume more of my life, an oppressive job with a boss that was synonymous to Joseph Stalin as I’m trying to teach underserved students during a pandemic, balancing financial struggles during a time of financial turmoil, and trying to find peace in MY black experience in … Read moreDon’t Forget to Breathe by Malik Temple

THE NIKE RUN CLUB or How to Have a Quarter-Life Crisis Without Even Realizing It by Cheech Manohar

The first man I dated when I moved to New York City was eight years older than me. I was 21 and he was 29, and for our first date, we went to see the Broadway play Significant Other. In case you’re unfamiliar, Sig O is a play about a gay man in his late … Read moreTHE NIKE RUN CLUB or How to Have a Quarter-Life Crisis Without Even Realizing It by Cheech Manohar

The First Date: A Fictional Anthology (cause it aint gonna happen) by Jack Niemczyk

For those of you who don’t know me personally — which I hope is the case for most perusers of this piece — I am in the fortunate yet unfortunate population that has never been on a date, never been asked, never gone, and most importantly never had the microaggression-riddled debate of who is picking … Read moreThe First Date: A Fictional Anthology (cause it aint gonna happen) by Jack Niemczyk

The Unsustainability of Luxury Fashion by Whitney R. McGuire, Esq.

There’s a class war happening in fashion and it’s getting worse. First it was Amazon and Valentino, then Facebook and Gucci. They’re the four most prominent behemoths in a growing trend of team ups and crackdowns, the teams ups being the hyper-rich corporations and their egos. The crackdowns have fallen upon counterfeiters, aka people who … Read moreThe Unsustainability of Luxury Fashion by Whitney R. McGuire, Esq.

Pop Religion, Deadly Fandoms by Ben Larned

Artwork by Mina So The Bride of Frankenstein’s iconic beehive is chipped. Her sculpted hair shows milky under the black paint. Her bandage-swaddled right hand broke off years ago, and was never reattached. The body, also wrapped by tiny bandages, is worn where I’ve gripped her, mostly at the sides and neck. She comes with … Read morePop Religion, Deadly Fandoms by Ben Larned

“Entries” by Desde

Cover Art by Sarah Garfur @alrighhhh Desde’s first solo project ‘Entries’ is a simple and layered tape peeking into the paradox of life. ‘Entries’ was inspired by a journal, the freedom of honesty of having moments to yourself to reflect on self and where you land in the world. Desde is an artist born and … Read more“Entries” by Desde

O Evangelho do Diabo (Pt 2) by Fran Attié

The Killing of a Sacred Snake She woke up again, having barely slept the night before. In her dreams, Maria was haunted by a voice beckoning her from her childhood, her father, her mother, brother, the river. She needed to talk, opened her door and smelled coffee, pão de queijo, and walked on down the … Read moreO Evangelho do Diabo (Pt 2) by Fran Attié

Occupy Wall Street Is Now 10 Years Old – And It Is the Closest Our Generation Ever Came to a Revolution by James Taichi Collins

This month marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Another significant milestone for September 2021, which should not be ignored, is the 10th anniversary of the movement that came to be called Occupy Wall Street. While scholars may debate its successes, it was the first time my generation started to critique Capitalism.  Many … Read moreOccupy Wall Street Is Now 10 Years Old – And It Is the Closest Our Generation Ever Came to a Revolution by James Taichi Collins

Remembering the Mexican American Genocide by Jordan Alejandro Rosenberg Cobos

Last month I wrote about the Mexican “Repatriation,” a colossally important yet forgotten piece of U.S. history during the 1930s Great Depression where authorities at all levels of government deported about 1.8 million people of Mexican descent to Mexico, even though over sixty percent of whom were citizens born in the United States. This was … Read moreRemembering the Mexican American Genocide by Jordan Alejandro Rosenberg Cobos

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