Battle of the Sexes: A Silent Revolution and the Search for Identity Beyond the Court
The world sometimes resembles a vast arena. We are expected to move only within the white lines drawn by others, proving our worth through victory or defeat according to fixed rules. Yet, some…
Tove: Creator of Moomins, an Interpretation of Radiant Isolation Wrought by Forbidden Desire
Even after the smoke of gunfire clears, the wars within us do not cease. It is a solitary struggle to prove who I am and what I truly long for. For Tove Jansson,…
[The Girl King] Interpretation of a Queen’s Longing, Isolation, and Abdication: Breaking the Taboos of an Era
The agony of a human being attempting to prove their own existence under the weight of an isolated crown pierces the heart, regardless of the era. In 17th-century Sweden, at the pinnacle of…
The Girlfriend Experience: The Catastrophic Submergence of Traded Intimacy and Power
What if every relationship packaged under the name of “love” is, in fact, an elaborately designed transaction? We pay parts of ourselves to earn the favor of others and confirm our power by…
Colette (2018): A Name Bloomed Through Gaslighting, Declaring the Sovereignty of Desire
What is it like to live a life vicariously satisfying the desires of another, hidden behind their name? If the act of creation is an asceticism that carves away at the soul, how…
Reaching for the Moon: An Interpretation of Obsession and Love Crafted by the Art of Losing
All creation begins with deficiency. A complete self feels no necessity to reach out to the world. For the great American poet Elizabeth Bishop, “love” was both a salvation and a process of…
