Ioan Flora // Andreea Iulia Scridon & Adam J. Sorkin
“I decided early that poetry is made of exact details.” Ultimately, in his poetry, [Flora’s] details are raised far beyond prosaic, everyday specification, simple catalogues of what make up, to use the title of one of his early books, The Physical World (1977).
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Casper and Fauntleroy end their incredible adventure. What better way to go out than dancing with all the friends they made along the way?
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“How are you doing?” has become quite the loaded question in this complicated day and age.
Déroutement in Julia Ducournau’s Titane
We are often so resistant to directors taking the wheel, balking at the faintest hint of directorial domination over the audience — in this case, the director’s use of our bodies against us, manipulating us into identifying with someone whom our moral code rejects.
“With eyes like ripening fruit”: Manoucher Yektai at Karma
It’s not true that the world is ending — if anything, it already has. And yet life continues, alive in its death. These thoughts — speculations — give a perfunctory account of the work of the late painter and poet Manoucher Yektai, a member of the New York School whose first solo show in the city since 1984 opened at Karma two weeks ago.
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It is easy to criticize and judge others. Situations, actions, and people are, however, often more complex and multifaceted than first impressions would indicate.
The Legacy of Political Music: A Conversation with Frederic Rzewski
Jim Igor Kallenberg interviewed the late Frederic Rzewski.
The Catskills Above the Catskills (Ptolemaic Visions)
I want to follow the paths of the stars, I tell myself. But this is not true. I want them to follow me. After all, the Earth is the center of the universe, and, as I am the center of the Earth, the universe revolves around me.
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Meet the Part Time Hero! Long has the world marveled at the hero of the paneled page, but this figure of modern myth has remained in our collective imagination…until now. Caesura is proud to bring you the most realistic superhero of them all: a hero for our time, for all time… for part time!
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It’s official: Casper and Fauntleroy have saved the day! With everyone whole again, there’s only one more loose end to be tied up. Will Casper’s village receive the denouement it so deserves?
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What’s the worst thing you’ve ever gotten for Christmas? What’s the best thing? Imagine if those two were the same thing, and you’ve got a recipe for hilarity!
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Meet Kearin Cook! Her new comic, Straight Circle, combines phenomenal drawing and pensive observations into one killer Caesura comic!
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BOOM! The crystal in place, Casper’s village begins to magically heal and become whole! Like any of history’s other great moments, this one is truly unforgettable!
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Colors, colors, what can they mean? The animal kingdom is the subject of collegiate color theory, and you’d never believe what they’re teaching kids these days!
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Casper and Fauntleroy arrive back in the village after weeks of travels and adventures. What will they find upon their return, and will they be able to save the day?
Thoughts Had While Watching the Entire Fast & Furious Franchise Against My Will
It was a time of mass shootings, Paris Hilton, boys playing games that looked like war on their consoles and soldiers waging war that looked like video games from drone centers.
The Water Statues
Excerpt from Fleur Jaeggy’s novel, The Water Statues, translated from the Italian by Gini Alhadeff & introduced by Caitlin Woolsey, with artwork by Ilona Szwarc.