Letter from the Editor February
If you are not listening to anything, put on a song that you like. A calm one. Maybe some smooth jazz. Maybe a waltz.
A Bird of Beauty
At first glance, it appears true beauty always eluded Edith Piaf. At just one and a half metres in height, with the slight figure of a waif, the French chanteuse was never acclaimed for her looks, and her 28 year career never rested on visual glamour.
Snapshots of Happiness
A new year is coming along and it got me thinking. You know, the usual “what am I thankful for?”. Pretty cliché, but this year has been such a rough one, so why not ask myself?
Creative Industry or Content Creation?
These days, most of us have more time to ourselves than ever before. In line with the constant ebb and flow of lockdown restrictions, an increasing number of waking minutes are accompanied by screens, and their vices.
The man, the fool
Glasses of wine in hands, we were hanging in my student bedroom, talking about beauty. Beauty. A word that has been philosophized about so many times.
A Reminder: The Beauty of the Human Body
I sometimes forget to appreciate the beauty of the body I live in but was reminded recently when I folded my ankle
The Colors We Carry
Isn’t it wonderful how you can find beauty almost anywhere? It can be found within a place, a material piece or in a person.
Barry Lyndon: a movie or a walk through a gallery?
Stanley Kubrick directed, in 1975, the costume drama Barry Lyndon. Adapted from William Thackeray’s novel, the movie tells the story of the rise and fall of an Irish rogue who, after going to war, marries a rich widow.
The Anatomy of a Celebrity Crush
There are numerous directions one can go in when exploring the realm of beauty and art. The amounts of literature there is on the connection of the two is unlimited. Philosophers like Aristotle, Hegel, Kant, etc. have been discussing the idea of beauty in art for centuries.
Letter from the editor January
Are you beautiful? Do you consider yourself a beautiful person? How dare I ask that question in this day and age?