Writer's Block Magazine

Formula One: The Misogyny Surrounding The New Wave of Fans

March 28, 2022

© McLaren on Instagram; one-off livery in Monaco celebrating their partnership with Gulf Unfortunately, I am back again with another article on misogyny within a fandom and this time, I will be looking at the top of the world of motorsport: Formula One. For those that may be unaware, it is a sport where 10…

Kid Icarus: The Accidental Adaptation

March 25, 2022

by column, games, Rebekah Spaargaren

In 1986, a developer at Nintendo with a love for Greek mythology pitched the concept for his game to his higher-ups: one that would combine the key traits of popular titles at the time. Set in a world inspired by Greek myth, the game follows the story of a flightless angel named Pit as he…

Roland Barthes, Kanye West and the Rebirth of the Author

March 21, 2022

by Arthur Mulder, column, Music

In 1967 Roland Barthes announced the death of the author in his essay of the same name, like Nietzsche had once announced the death of God. Barthes believed that the moment a work of art is sent out into the world, leaving the caring hands of its author, meaning springs from its interaction with the…

Living With Chronic Pain

March 17, 2022

by column, Elisa Paci

Source One of my earliest memories is from kindergarten, when I was four years old. After lunch, we used to lay down for a nap in our classroom and sleep for a few hours. I remember my head hurting so much that I could not fall asleep, every single time. The headaches continued for the…

Adventure Comics, Exoticism, and Nostalgia Part III: The Genre Today

March 14, 2022

by adventure comics, column, Reinier van der Plas

Over the last couple of months I have examined some of the problems of European and American adventure comics of the 20th century with regards to exoticism. Whether it is Don Rosa’s all too simplistic portrayal of Scrooge McDuck’s colonial enterprise, or Tintin’s touristic gaze and white saviourism. Now, in this third and final look…