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Cass Fong wrote a new post 4 months ago
Books to Read if You Liked: The Virgin Suicides
So, you’ve binge-read The Virgin Suicides (just as the 25th anniversary of the film is approaching!) and now y […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 4 months, 1 week ago
'Unmoored' Review: A Quiet Reckoning
Unmoored is a quietly gripping film that masterfully explores the depths of human complexity with subtlety and […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Poem of the Week: On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic // William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth’s poem “On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic” is a contemplative ode that mourns the f […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 5 months ago
A Deep Dive Into Tropes: Found Family
In literature, film, television, and beyond, one trope continues to capture hearts across cultures and […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 5 months, 2 weeks ago
A Deep Dive Into Tropes: Fractured Fairy Tales
Once upon a time, fairy tales followed a familiar script: damsels in distress, charming princes, and clear-cut […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Suri Chan: But I Don't Feel Empowered
There is a quiet violence in vulnerability. It scratches at the polished surface of poetic tradition—tears a l […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months ago
Sacred Exclusions: Conclave, Colonialism, and the Margins of Faith
Conclave (2024), adapted by screenwriter Peter Straughan from Robert Harris’s 2016 novel and directed by E […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months ago
Mechanised Thought: AI, Higher Education, And The Humanities
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our higher education institutions is proceeding with […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months, 1 week ago
Poem of the Week: Fricatives // Eric Yip
When I first sat down and read ‘Fricatives’ by Eric Yip, I didn’t know what to expect. In fact, I was downright […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Poem of the Week: The Harlot's House // Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Harlot’s House’ is a masterful work of dark imagery, vivid metaphor, and sharp critique. The […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Poetry Review: All the World on a Page // Andrew Kahn and Mark Lipovetsky
It’s possible, I think, that poetry—real poetry, the kind that murmurs as much as it howls—prefers to live […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Movie Monday: 'Mulan'
Strength is a funny thing. You think it’s about lifting weights, or keeping your mouth shut when your parents a […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Poem of the Week: Mushroom Messages // Tim Tim Cheng
“It’s discovered that mushrooms speak around fifty words.Bites, sun, moisture, dust…they permeate through medow […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 7 months ago
Track Review: Boy Crazy // Kesha
Kesha’s latest single, ‘Boy Crazy’, is an audacious dive into obsession, desire, and the chaotic energy that […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 7 months ago
Poem of the Week: To a Wreath of Snow // Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë’s ‘To a Wreath of Snow’ is a poem of exquisite stillness and confinement, hovering at the edge wh […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 7 months, 1 week ago
Poem of the Week: Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out // Richard Siken
Richard Siken’s ‘Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out’ is a sprawling, emotional, and devastating p […] -
Cass Fong wrote a new post 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Poem of the Week: From Beckenham to Tsim Sha Tsui // Jennifer Wong
The map doesn’t love you back. That thought came to me somewhere between lines. Between the familiar churn of a […]
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