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Matcha Epidemic: History, Health and Status Symbol
by Pia JungRead more: Matcha Epidemic: History, Health and Status SymbolMatcha. That green powder mixed with milk to make the perfectly aesthetic matcha latte, the mochi, the ice cream, the chocolate, the cakes, the cookies, the face masks, the lip balms. Matcha, that vibrant green substance, has become a social signifier for a Pinterest aesthetic, a soft-pink-pilates-girl lifestyle. It is not only omnipresent, but it…
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On Strawberries or the Fleetingness of Time
by Júlia NevesRead more: On Strawberries or the Fleetingness of Time“Don’t forget, in the meantime, that this is the season for strawberries. Yes.” (Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star) “Impostor syndrome” they say, empathetically inclining their heads to the right, lips in a downward motion, eyes a well of sorry. I return to myself. My hands on my lap, my gaze diving in, searching…
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Immediacy: An Act of Self-Respect
by Pia JungRead more: Immediacy: An Act of Self-Respect‘I have led a toothless life,’ he thought. ‘A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself for later on – and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone.’ (Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason) One of the most ingenious people I know explained –a long…
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The View from Down at the Bottom of the Hill
by Clara PistolRead more: The View from Down at the Bottom of the HillI’m standing at the bottom of a hill and, for the first time in my life, it feels insurmountable. Standing there, I feel like vomiting, and I’m shaking, and my body feels heavy. For the first time, I feel my fingers go numb, as I try to move them, as I count the seconds that…
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