The Faculty Lounge
Welcome to The Faculty Lounge, the PICT journal where a rotating cast of our faculty members and contributors pursue their ongoing obsessions as thinkers, researchers, and activists.
News from 2047
Illustration by Rick Guidice, Ames Research Center, NASA (mid-1970s) News from 2047 by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese (Cambridge, USA) EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was
The Myth of “Kennedy Class,” as Perpetuated by Olivia Rodrigo
The Myth of “Kennedy Class,” as Perpetuated by Olivia Rodrigo by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) In keeping with the tradition of elevating the Kennedys to
A Little Chat Among Friends: Untimely Thoughts about Experiences with Oneself as Another
Image from The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque by Thomas Rowlandson and William Combe (1813) A Little Chat Among Friends: Untimely
Basquiat x Warhol: The Mutual Exploitation Exhibit
Basquiat x Warhol: The Mutual Exploitation Exhibit by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) It is the last weekend of the Basquiat x Warhol exhibition at Fondation
The Messenger
The Messenger by Heijan (Turkish original – Bağcılar, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation – Paris, France) THIS translation is of the
Thirty-Three Bullets
Thirty-Three Bullets by Ahmed Arif (Turkish original – Ankara, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation – Paris, France) THIS translation is of
The Truth About Lizzo Hurts
The Truth About Lizzo Hurts by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) IT’S something of the Michael Jackson effect. Not just because Lizzo is so beloved, but
The Moon Is Dark
The Moon Is Dark by Ahmed Arif (Turkish original – Ankara, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation – Paris, France) THIS translation
Dark Earth
Dark Earth by Aşık Veysel (Turkish original – Sivas, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation – Paris, France) THIS translation is of
Cardi B Rebrands What It Means to “Feel Like Britney Spears”
Cardi B Rebrands What It Means to “Feel Like Britney Spears” by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) “I Feel Like 2007 Britney” has been long overdue
Gezi Spirit: The Possibility of an Impossibility
Image: The Gezi Park Occupation, 2013 (Version française ici) Gezi Spirit: The Possibility of an Impossibility by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) EDITORS’ NOTE: This
A Brief History of the Turkish Republic, or the Life and Times of Sabiha Sertel
Image: The Sertels on Trial A Brief History of the Turkish Republic, or the Life and Times of Sabiha Sertel by David Selim Sayers (Paris,
Death Becomes Her: The Ultimate Female Aging Commentary
Death Becomes Her: The Ultimate Female Aging Commentary by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) IN the early 90s, Hollywood was becoming more self-aware of its own ageism. Perhaps
The Reluctant Conjurer: A Wiles-of-Women Tale from Ottoman Constantinople
The Reluctant Conjurer A Wiles-of-Women Tale from Ottoman Constantinople by Anonymous (Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – Ottoman Turkish Original)by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France – English
The Borodin Quartet on Tour
The Borodin Quartet on Tour (Version française ici) by Valentin Berlinsky (Moscow, Soviet Union – Russian original)by Maria Matalaev (Paris, France – French translation, compilation,