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by Fraser Hibbitt for this Carl Kruse Blog You’ve seen them. Probably at independent coffee shops, or in flea markets, or on your friend’s wall….
Has Rave Culture Died?
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog I went to a day rave a week ago in Hackney Wick, London. I had invited…
On Menopause
by Hazel Anna Rogers for this Carl Kruse Blog I remember when my mama started her menopause. I remember it because I remember the little…
Magical Thinking
by Fraser Hibbitt for this Carl Kruse Blog Magic in fiction appeals easily to a certain duality that exists within man. He scorns it when…
Invite to the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich
by Carl Kruse Marking the 20th anniversary of the Pinakothek der Moderne museum in Munich, the curators of the Sammlung Moderne Kunst are rehanging their…
Do You See What I See?
by Carl Kruse The truth is often difficult to uncover with even obvious events like the sun “rising” or the earth being flat are different…
Shojin Ryori: “Better a dinner of herbs”
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog I am lucky. I grew up with a mother and father who prided themselves on gifting…
Mars One: No Flowers Quivering in the Wind
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In 1993, sociologist and avid caver Maurizio Montalbini endured 366 days underground in a Nasa-designed underground…
Single Mums and Why Men Should Pay For Coke
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog I don’t know if everyone feels like this, but I do. It happens at the gate,…
Smothered Whispers and a Fictitious Disease: the History of Hysteria
by Asia Leonardi for the Carl Kruse Blog How much does it cost to be a woman? Before you turn your nose at the question,…
Alcohol: A Long Overdue Love Story
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog We begin our strange obsession with alcohol when we are young, for the most part….
“High Rise”: The Height of Decadence?
by Asia Leonardi for the Carl Kruse Blog What happens to civilized people when their needs clash with those of thousands of others in a…