BrainScramble Magazine. The world through our eyes. Toronto & Berkeley. Latest BSToronto i17: MEND, out now.
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Rest from Existence
If you follow my GoodReads, you would know that I recently finished reading the acclaimed My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. I gave it a begrudging 4 stars, with the following review:
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Satirical Cult Classics and Jokes About Sex: How “Bottoms” Revolutionized Queer Media By Being Bad
I saw Bottoms (dir. Emma Seligman) for the second time in October, in a tiny theater in Galway City. Despite already having seen it before, I still giggled at all of the jokes.
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An Abyssal, Impossible Justice
With recent evolution in identity politics, an updated version of the Oppression Olympics has dropped—our modern Catch-22.
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Some Movies We Watched Recently
By Patricia Zhang and Grace ZhuEditor: Ellena Lu and Alloe Mak *Note: Most of these movies are from TIFF ‘23. Some segments are recorded conversations transcribed, and others are just rants/compiled thoughts. Without AirDirected by Katalin Moldovai P: Without Air seemed to me like a movie that moved without purpose. On the surface, it’s easy…
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A Simple Mathematical Proof (With Only a Few Holes)
Let E represent the set of all of the emotions I have ever felt.
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Type One
By Ben Henderson
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mold
there is mold in my bathroom.
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solace
solace; a visual poem by aneesa shariff
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An Open Letter
This is a letter to no one in particular.
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love is all around me
art by tara khoo
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Think I Stayed Here For Too Long
art by jaclyn kim
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New Body
art by nina yu
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Disturbia
No matter how deep into the city I hide, that cynical homesick feeling just keeps following me.
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What is it that you dream of?
art by shina kang
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sketchbook spreads
art by shina kang
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photography by syd deneau
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BYSTANDER (2023)
What seems like an average night for Tyler, Cole, Rocco, and Terry quickly goes awry when they are approached by a mysterious stranger.
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I AM NOT A CAT
By Yukki Jiang Medium: Mixed media on mini fridge I often associate my Asian features as feline; upturned eyes, round face, and small nose. Hence, growing up in Western society, I used to find it insulting when people told me that I looked cat-like. This piece documents how Western beauty standards have impacted my perception…