Emily Broad 8/4/20 Emily Broad 8/4/20

What is Leisure? What is Rest?

A photo essay that captures the commas and pauses of workdays across the world.

Vamika Sinha 8/4/20 Vamika Sinha 8/4/20

Sorry to Bother You: Reflecting on Modern Capitalism and Satirical Black Cinema

As part of our new "b-roll" film column, Vamika Sinha revisits Boots Riley's Afro-surrealist Sorry to Bother You, and why it offers important commentary on the intersections of race and late-stage capitalism in 2020.

Emily Broad 8/4/20 Emily Broad 8/4/20

Labor: A Photo Series

A photo series featuring street photography of the working class in the UAE and elsewhere.

Owen Jobson 8/4/20 Owen Jobson 8/4/20

Portraits of Staff at Maru-a-Pula School

Owen Jobson sketches two security guards from Maru-a-Pula School in Gaborone, Botswana, staff at the school compound where he grew up.

Erhan Us 8/4/20 Erhan Us 8/4/20

Yin Yang Capitalism, and Others

In a new conceptual art series, Turkish artist Erhan Us provides scathing commentary on the effects of capitalism on humanity.

Ruttanan Rongsawad 8/4/20 Ruttanan Rongsawad 8/4/20

One-Door Convenience Store

A short story set in Bangkok 2020, amid the pandemic, a summer romance, and a 24-hour convenience store.

Garreth Chan 8/4/20 Garreth Chan 8/4/20

Hard Job: Three Poems

Three new poems by Garreth Chan, exploring sex work and sexual labor.

Emily Broad 8/4/20 Emily Broad 8/4/20

Abu Dhabi City Planning

Emily Broad's new poem reflects on a city "built on the backs of movement."

Toby Le 8/4/20 Toby Le 8/4/20

Fighting for Scraps: Class Relations and Murder in 'Parasite'

Kicking off our new film column "b-roll", Toby Le reviews Bong Joon Ho's Parasite through the lens of a pivotal murder sequence.

Mia Irani 8/4/20 Mia Irani 8/4/20

Domestic Labor

Mia Irani's trio of digital art pieces comment on domestic labor, immigration and the kafala system in the Middle East.

Louise Gerodias 8/4/20 Louise Gerodias 8/4/20

Homemaker

The latest addition to our haiku column by Louise Gerodias.

Sarah Afaneh 8/4/20 Sarah Afaneh 8/4/20

أمي

Sarah Afaneh's new poem explores the ordinary labors of womanhood, and the complicated bond of a mother and a daughter.

Vongai Mlambo 8/4/20 Vongai Mlambo 8/4/20

Chest Pain

"The diagnosis was Enlarged Heart Syndrome. I failed to understand why they intoned the news like they were reporting a death—I agreed with the diagnosis ..." – new in fiction by Vongai Mlambo.