“Witnessing, or looking and weeping, did not stop the atrocities.”
In a brilliant essay for our first print issue, Isabella Hammad traces the motif of “weeping over ruins” in Arabic poetry – and the impossibility of mourning in Gaza, where destruction is relentless and ongoing:
Quint Buchholz is a German painter, illustrator, and author. He is best known for his colorful, pointillist paintings that draw upon the techniques and motifs of magical realism, as well as for his book and children's book illustrations, for which he has won numerous awards.🖋️
Painting by Palestinian artist Mohammed Al-Hawajri. Mo was born in 1976 in the Al Bureij refugee camp. He is a founding member of Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art in Gaza. Their gallery on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, Gaza city was destroyed by the IOF in 2023 during the genocide. The artists' collective continues its legacy in exile.
Silver Jews - Random Rules
Pavement - Range Life
Wilco - Jesus, etc.
Guided By Voices - Smothered In Hugs
Built to Spill - Carry the Zero
The American Analog Set - Gone to Earth
Yo La Tengo - Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
This is Lorelai - A Song That Sings About You
The loudest shit I’ve heard. Mixed like it’s being used to drive enemy combatants out of a foxhole. Console must have been literally smoking: weapons grade no survivors type guitars. What the world sounds like right after a concussion. https://t.co/RUxKeODUQ5