Why I Still Love Jane Eyre, but Not Its Ending.
Jane Eyre used to be my favorite book. Back then, I loved it deeply and was completely moved by the love story at its center. I even secretly imagined myself as Jane — learning to be strong, to be brave, to overcome hardships, and then meeting a Rochester who would somehow save my life. Everything Read more
Why is the video game industry so complex to understand ?
The video game industry has become a juggernaut among cultural industries, but despite its growth and popularity, it remains incredibly difficult to understand Financially, it outpaces music and film combined. The outdated perception of games as a niche hobby for teenage boys has — almost — vanished. People of all ages play. You can find Read more
Board Games Bars: The 3rd place that achieved to combine art and popularity
7 years ago, my sister recommended me to go to a board games bar. By that time, I only knew bars bored me, because you sit, you drink, you try to chat in a noisy environment and cover the blanks of a discussion that are never really blank, paradoxically due to this permanent white noise. Read more
Do we still know how to listen to music ?
Unlimited music, limited attention Music has never been so present in our lives, but do we really still know how to listen to it ? In just a few decades, our relationship with sound has been transformed: from a rare and desired commodity, it has become a continuous stream. The emergence of streaming services such Read more
The Cry of the Invisible: Visconti Still Resonates in Ken Loach’s Cinema
There are films that entertain, and there are films that uncoverreality.The kind of films that make you forget the fiction and force you to face the world outside the theater. That was my experience when I discovered La Terra Trema (1948) by Luchino Visconti.Then, when I watched Ken Loach’s filmography it felt like the same Read more
How “AI Slop” is shaping the music industry
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer only playing a major role in the tech and startup industry – it has also entered the heart of many creative industries. In recent years artists tried to figure out how they can utilize AI in order to enhance or implement in their music. This has sparked a debate Read more
The Disco Myth: Why Studio 54 Still Matters in 2025
A Legendary Door Reopens I decided to write about Studio 54 after watching the recent documentary Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023) by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano. It reminded me that disco was never just a musical genre: it was a social movement, a way of being. And this year, the mirror Read more
The French animation industry: a visionary tale of craftsmanship and national exception
In March 2025, French-Latvian animation movie Flow managed the impossible: with a team of under twenty animators and in partnership with Paris-based Sacrebleu Studios, made up of less than ten employees, Gints Zimbalodis won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film. This achievement is all the more impressive considering the harsh competition it faced, having Read more
Intimacy Coordination and Opera: an overlooked yet crucial and necessary consideration
Within the opera industry, scenes of seduction, coercion, and sexual violence are more common than many realize. Yet, the use of intimacy coordination—standard in cinema and theatre—remains largely absent from this art form. Rooted in conservative traditions, opera continues to grapple with how to handle nudity, consent, and performer vulnerability on stage. As modern directors push for realism, the lack of ethical frameworks raises questions about artist safety and authenticity in today’s performing arts. Read more
4Memes, Blackness, and the Power of Circulation
This article examines how memes function as powerful cultural tools shaped by Blackness and digital circulation. It explores how meme formats, affective media practices, and online communities reflect collective creativity, cultural labour, and political expression. Drawing on scholars like Aria Dean, the analysis highlights the role of Black cultural production in shaping digital culture, the relational power of circulation, and the impact of memes on identity, visibility, and everyday online life. Read more