Giant crabs, unlikely heroes, and writing empathy into a post-apocalyptic world “If I’ve done my job, then you come away from one of my novels feeling better about the world than when you first started reading it.” Mixed Media Magazine is pleased to interview Alex Kingsley, whose novel Empress of Dust was recently named WinnerContinue reading “Interview with Award Winning Writer Alex Kingsley”
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A Lost Generation? It’s Not Just Male Writers, Academics and Media-types Who’ve suffered from Anti-White Racism in America
America has more than one “lost” generation of white men When I read Jacob Savage’s widely praised essay on “the lost generation” of young white men in America—a generation of men who, like himself, have lost out on prestigious jobs in media and academia for no reason other than the lightness of their skin and the equipmentContinue reading “A Lost Generation? It’s Not Just Male Writers, Academics and Media-types Who’ve suffered from Anti-White Racism in America”
Exploring the Wonderfully Strange: A Conversation with Evan
Fresh off a Fantasy-category win at the Small Spec Book Awards, Evan shares insights into their worldbuilding, influences, and writing journey Evan J. Peterson is a boundary-pushing voice in contemporary speculative fiction and game writing, blending dark fantasy, horror, humor, and queer creativity into something unmistakably their own. Winner of the Fantasy category in theContinue reading “Exploring the Wonderfully Strange: A Conversation with Evan”
How to cook the perfect steak.
Everything you need to know to make a satisfying steak at home. Cooking a steak perfectly can seem overwhelming. Which type of steak? How long to cook? What about seasoning and pan heat?I’m going to answer all of those questions, and more, to get you cooking steak like a pro!Plus I’ve got some fantastic sauces toContinue reading “How to cook the perfect steak.”
Blonde Blindness
How Blonde is too Blonde? Can you take it too far? So, what do colourists really think when you badger them to go blonder? ‘I don’t believe there is a rule on how blonde anyone should go, I tend to think of the hair condition first and then the client’s overall style,’ says Lamb (whoContinue reading “Blonde Blindness”
Why intelligent people are hated
The sad truth about how we function socially Check out this informative video. Why do people flock to comforting nonsense? Schopenhauer’s insights from 200 years ago reveal why intelligence often leads to social isolation. He observed that intelligent individuals make others feel inadequate, activating threat responses in the brain similar to physical pain. This isContinue reading “Why intelligent people are hated”