Author: Sadie Cohen-Thompson

  • Bread and Circuses in the 21st Century: Interpreting Artemis II as Political Spectacle

    Cheryl Warner, “NASA Strengthens Artemis” NASA.gov The phrase “bread and circuses,” originates from ancient Rome, and describes a governing strategy in which public spectacle and material appeasement are used to distract citizens from government problems or other political issues. The 2026 Artemis II mission (NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in over half a century), can…

  • Valentine

    I walked last weekendpast the florist on the corner,where roses stood packed togetherlike an argument made too proudly Their color felt almost urgent,as if love were a deadlinerather than a practice. Above them, the sky was doingwhat it always does in February a pale patience,clouds drifting without announcement,the kind of beauty that never asksto be…

  • School of Novelty

    School of novelty. Among the cacophony, we find  our threads of color, of sound, of words that unravel the tangled mess of it all.  Surrounded by creators, makers, dreamers,  we witness the beauty people weave into existence. . In a world where headlines scream chaos and heartbreak,  our peers respond with brushstrokes, melodies, and lines…

  • Gratitude

    Vibration in my ears, brush in my hand. .. i sit among others, a stranger to myself lost in my find, finding footing where I stand.  .. sound finds my ears, a gentle hum. .. i’m back i wake up.  “i am here!”  i shout. .. but the words i am shouting cannot be heard …