Part One: The Sixth Extinction
The twenty-four haphazardly arranged blocks of ice deposited on the wet grey tarmac outside the Tate Modern present a peculiar sight. Familiar, yet alien to this space, the gargantuan lumps encourage curious onlookers to engage in strange, even bizarre ways. Some maintain a careful physical distance
Weekly Round Up: Divestment, Hate Crime and Shaggy Memes
Jussie Smollett Hate Crime The brutal attack on actor Jussie Smollett has been widely condemned as a hate crime – the attackers chanted ‘Make America Great Again’ as they put a noose around his neck – yet predictably, many have sought to deny the importance of Smollett’s sexuality in this
Poetry
He’s just a boy, you tell yourself as you lean into the sad corners of his mouth, curling up, becoming small amongst those creases, tracing that auburn cowlick like a damp ring road, loneliness in the bedroom between you both, his jarring youth seemingly lost under the weight of the room’s waves
A.I. Playlist
In celebration of our forthcoming BIG DATA BIG PROBLEMS panel on the 7th February, we asked The Isis team to submit their favourite tunes inspired by the theme of artificial intelligence. The resulting playlist features tracks jam-packed with autotune, synths, ironic titles and turn-of-the-millenium
In Conversation with Adam Eli
In an article for Teen Vogue, Adam Eli describes Princess Diana as the perfect mix of princess, rebel, and activist. These lines read like his autobiography. I wanted to interview Adam Eli because there is no one else that I follow online whose coverage of issues that many of us care about is so inf
100 years ago Virginia Woolf described ASMR. Why is it still taboo?
I have friends who readily watch videos where people play with slime, clean their kitchen sink or even pop another person’s spots. Even if you aren’t familiar with the term ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response), you might recognize the static-like sensation that permeates the head and neck
Fyre Fest, The Oscars and Kamala Harris 2020
Trump’s Transgender Military Ban In yet another step backwards for America, The Supreme Court have granted President Trump his transgender military ban. Announced first by a ‘surprise tweet’, this ban blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria from serving in the US
Brexit Playlist
Brexit is here! Almost! Although I haven’t really been paying attention to it because I was too young to vote. Anyway, we decided to make a whole list of songs about Brexit. Much like the process of leaving itself, it’s very long and at times incoherent. But, however you feel about it, there’s
