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Category: Columns

Now and Then: Imaginary Pasts in an Imaginary City

North Macedonia was a lucky country, by Balkan standards. In the violent disintegration of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, … More

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Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: The Forgotten Pleasure of Doing Nothing

If you, like me, are a fundamentally lazy person, you will agree that summer break is the ideal time to … More

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classics, Column, columnist, isabel ferrari, the forgotten pleasure of doing nothing

Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: The Persistence of Heroic Culture in Western Society

A soldier, endowed with supernatural strength, fights epically in defence of the principles at the base of his national culture, … More

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classics, Column, columnist, isabel ferrari, pop culture

Second World Problems: what I want to say to my compatriots about the sabotaging of BLM

CW: Racism, police brutality

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The New Normal: What Next?

When I applied to write this column I was a slave to my body and its inability to function properly. … More

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future, madeline docherty, self love, self-awareness, the new normal, what next

Second World Problems: Career prospects so bleak even arms dealing seems appealing

TW: war, arms trade I feel like a war is about to break out, but don’t take my word for … More

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The Garden of Forking Languages: English Epilogue

When I was still attending my high school in Italy, I read the book Dubliners, by James Joyce. I found … More

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Column, columnist, home, languages, viola ragonese

The New Normal: Feeling Guilty and Coping with it Badly!

I feel guilty about something almost all of the time. If I have to take a day off work, cancel … More

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chronic illness, Column, columnist, health, lockdown, madeline docherty, mental health, online column

The Garden of Forking Languages: Goodbye Sepúlveda

A month ago, as I was watching television, the tragic death of Luis Sepúlveda from Covid-19 was announced. I was … More

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Second World Problems: Can GlasKnow shitposting help international students “integrate”? Discuss.

I have no chat. At some point, I’ll have to stop blaming my chatlessness on my international student status (and … More

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