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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
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    • Issue 1 (April 2023)
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    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “The Day the Stork Died” by Patrick Carella

    9 August 2026

    “Can’t she get pregnant any other way? You know, like, what if they kissed really hard?”

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    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026

    “Merci, Mimi” by Curtis C. Morgan

    23 August 2026

    “I Rot with Impatience” by Michael Fowler

    9 August 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Commentary - Music

    “Babydoll Dresses and Dirty Minds: How Art Suffers from Perversion” by Gabby Woehr

    7 August 2026

    In early June, Olivia Rodrigo attracted controversy while promoting her newest album. While creating a concert film for Spotify’s Billions Club, she drew unwanted attention to her outfit, rather than her music.

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    “Someone Else’s War: A Review of Patricia Grace King’s Those Who Vanish” by Joanna Theiss

    1 September 2026

    “The Strangeness Within: On Rajyabardhan Dhal Mahapatra’s Short Stories” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 August 2026

    “Review: The Candyman’s Trumpet Issue 14 – Afghan Women Poets” by Jan Lee

    18 August 2026
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Kelly Field Trained For A Decade To Understand Human Behaviour; Remains Completely Baffled By Her Own.

    6 August 2026

    Blinking and judgmental, always — that steady little flash isn't a cursor, it’s my conscience with a pixelated face, keeping time with every sentence I almost commit to and then delete.

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    Nadia Hashimi is not an arsonist, but if she were, she believes patriarchy would make excellent kindling…

    3 September 2026

    The Brain Behind 17 Types of Feedback You Should Never Give Senior Colleagues If You Want to Be Successful.

    27 August 2026

    Art Witch Lindsey McAlister Accidentally Starts Glitter-Fuelled Revolution in Teen Mental Health! The Vibes Are Immaculate But Impossible To Vacuum.

    20 August 2026
  • Culture - Society - Weekly Features

    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

    2 August 2026

    The pookie dad is not the opposite of the fathers we grew up with—he is their evolution. But evolution, like parenting, only works when it finds balance.

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    “The Day You Came” by McLord Selasi

    30 August 2026

    “When Nooria Became Noor Ahmad” by Marwa Karimi

    30 August 2026

    “Perfume Adverts” by Luca Zani

    2 August 2026
  • Culture - Media - Weekly Features

    “Perfume Adverts” by Luca Zani

    2 August 2026

    The perfume advert understands what the rest of advertising doesn’t. Most products can be demonstrated. But some things can only be gestured at.

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    “The Day You Came” by McLord Selasi

    30 August 2026

    “When Nooria Became Noor Ahmad” by Marwa Karimi

    30 August 2026

    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

    2 August 2026
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