Culture

Cinematic mutation

No other art form has developed technically as much as cinema. But this transformation is also about our universal quest for meaning.

by Armando Trivellini

Not your usual toy story

Only a handful of product stories are as interesting as the one behind the Tamagotchi.

by MAIZE

A brief history of evolution

The theory of evolution created a solid foundation to answer one of the greatest questions of all time: where do we come from?

by Ornella Sinigaglia

Nothing is real

Three perspectives highlighting alternative thoughts and ways of life, which put our reality in question.

by Liz Shemaria

Harvesting misunderstanding

Every misunderstanding implies there is also an understanding. But what if understanding is only an illusion?

by Tino Mantarro

A brief history of utopia

Utopias are appealing because they give people an opportunity to withdraw from their problems and enter a world of bliss.

by Ornella Sinigaglia

What is Arcosanti?

The story behind a projected experimental town with a molten bronze bell casting business in central Arizona.

by Vittoria Traverso

The rabid reviewer

Piero Scaruffi shares his insights about everything from the history of Rock and Roll to Sri Lankan politics.

by Susanna Marchini

Seeing unimaginable futures

How can we characterize our realities in a foundationless, limitless universe?

by Robert C. Wolcott

The promised land is always promised

According to a rabbi, utopia is a place that can never exist, even where there is a strong belief in a higher power.

by Liz Shemaria

We need More

Thomas More's 1516 work is considered the birth of the concept of euphoric living, but More wasn't first to examine an ideal society.

by Riccardo Coluccini

Utopian chorus

What can we learn and glean from the past to create our aspirations for the future?

by Paolo Frosina

Reflecting upon the Afterwords journey

The maize team reflects on Afterwords' six-week journey and the themes addressed as various phases of this crisis unfolded.

by MAIZE

A light that never goes out

Chris Chavez is a yoga teacher and co-owner of Cihangir Yoga in Istanbul, Turkey, he reflects on our connection to inner truth.

by Chris Chavez

Why we need restaurants

Tommaso Mellili reflects upon restaurants as the last space that modern loneliness hasn't conquered yet and its role as a ritual.

by Tommaso Melilli

Uncanny mediated surrogates

Franco La Cecla discusses the meaning of virtual connections through technological tools and our need for surrogate images.

by Franco La Cecla

Plowing the fields of our community

Matteo reflects upon the sense and meaning of words and the importance of acknowledging micro moments, which compose our lives.

by Matteo Scanni

Human principles of existence

Thami shares hopeful thoughts about the economy of care and how solidarity can help humanity get back to its principles of existence.

by Thami Schweichler