Khachapuri and Rave
I have no idea who the people next to me are. I can’t see anything but the outline of humans. I can smell them. The dancing heap of dissolute egos.…
Popcorn, Shiny Floors
She is on her knees, her hands dropped on her lap. The tiles are grey and dirty under her skin. She knows the cracks on them by heart. Mr. Wong…
The fantastic journey: A review of Bruno Schulz
I stow my suitcase atop a wardrobe when I’m not travelling. No matter where or how long I’ve travelled, I always return it to the same place. There’s no rigorous…
The Good People
Both the spring and I arrived quietly to Rua dos Fanqueiros of Lisbon’s Baixa Chiado. We brimmed over the cusp of the midnight that delineated us from winter’s end. The…
Devolution Review Interview: Shane Ó Fearghail
Devolution Review Editor Yaël Ossowski sat down with Irish singer/songwriter Shane Ó Fearghail to get his take on living and playing music across several countries, how to be genre-less in a genre-filled…
Cosmopolitanism in the 21st Century
This is, without a doubt, one of the best times to be alive. We live longer. We’re subject to less violence. We live in cleaner, more prosperous cities, and enjoy…
In Ohio, All Things Are Possible
There’s an old joke that claims 22 astronauts have been from Ohio. The joke-teller then asks: “What is it about your state that makes people want to flee the Earth?”…
Dancing Feet
Cable cars on tram lines on my morning commute. Bicycles in the sky in perpetual revolutions and cycles going nowhere when I daydream. Stranded boats on highway lanes and paddles…
Questionable tastes and precarious friendships: ‘Art’ reveals the complexity of post-modern friendship
Review of ‘Art’, a play by Yasmina Reza. Performed at Vienna’s English Language Theatre Jan. 15 – Feb. 24, 2018 Directed by Sean Aita For any young fool, a hefty…
Beyond the Café Window
Beyond the café window, there’s a young girl squeezing her schoolbooks between her clasped arms. Her round glasses sit low on her nose, and her long brown hair swings from…