By Ayşe Irmak ASAAD Due to the Corona Virus Emergency, we now have plenty of time in this period when we all should stay at home, and most of us are thinking how to spend that much time. Here is the solution; binge-watch trilogies. You can binge-watch the trilogies that you have been postponing for a... Continue Reading →
The Dependence on Being Independent
Article by Erinç GERÇEK Art by Yaoyao Ma Van Have you ever wondered why holidays mean so much to us? Even the word “ holiday” itself is enough to make us smile, and in fact that sort of smile is contagious, but why is that ? It is because the idea of having free time... Continue Reading →
Commodification and Consumption of Blood in Arjun Raj Gaind’s Empire of Blood – Emre Misvaklı
Vampiric elements are generally used to create shock value and horror on the audience, and in 2015 comicbook titled Empire of Blood, Arjun Raj Gaind uses these vampiric elements to strengthen the already horrible image of the material exploitation of the Indians under the British rule. Furthermore, the obsession over blood and its purity is... Continue Reading →
The effects of injustice on the character development of Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) – Emre Misvaklı
Mafia, Yakuza, Cosa Nostra and Triads have always been symptoms of a corrupt justice system or a rotten understanding of justice instead of the sickness itself. People gathered up and stuck together to protect themselves against racism, exploitation, injustice and repressive state apparatuses they were suffering. All these threats and the lack of a governmental... Continue Reading →
The Invitations – A Short Story by Berfin Özlem Erden
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen which meant that we, the workers of Dunder Mifflin Construction Company, were half-way through on our lunch break. I was sitting next to Nick, one of the engineers, and listening to Brenda and George go on and on about their wedding.... Continue Reading →