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I Am Easy to Find — like an elegy in motion. Vulnerable. Human. Honest.

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April 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Her — for when loneliness meets love in the age of tech.

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April 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara — friendship, freedom, and the beauty of living now.

#ZindagiNaMilegiDobara #MovieRecommendations #BackmatterRecommends #FilmsThatFeel
April 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The Darjeeling Limited — a quirky ride through grief, healing, and brotherhood.

#TheDarjeelingLimited #MovieRecommendations #BackmatterRecommends #FilmsThatFeel
April 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Synecdoche, New York — a surreal spiral into the theater of the self.

#SynecdocheNewYork
#MovieRecommendations #BackmatterRecommends #FilmsThatFeel
April 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Need a movie night that hits you in the heart and the head?

Here’s a lineup for when you’re feeling everything, everywhere, all at once.

#MovieRecommendations #BackmatterRecommends #FilmsThatFeel
April 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
April 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
April 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In the studio working on the next - but always inspired by what's come before.

Here's look back at our past covers.

#throwback #tb #pastcovers #backmattermag #backmatter
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A study in watching—and being watched.
Private moments in public spaces.
Identity, disconnection, and the quiet rebellion of self-definition.
Where retro meets real, and the line between observer and observed blurs.
It’s eerie, intimate, honest.
Just how we like it.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What We’re Reading This Week

From deep dives into internet culture to radical performance art and Hollywood satire, here’s what’s been keeping us thinking.

What’s been on your reading list? Drop your favs below!
#AwayFromKeyboard #WhatWereReading #IndieMags #BackMatter #BackMatterMag
April 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NYC’s Must-Follow Influencers – A much-needed refresh on who’s really shaping New York’s digital scene. No beige aesthetics here. (The Cut)
www.thecut.com/article/the-...
You’re Following the Wrong New York City Influencers
We asked 18 creators what they thought of the viral video that sparked the “boring influencer” debate.
www.thecut.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Social Biome & Connection – Turns out, making small talk and texting your friends back actually does something for your brain. Who knew? (Vox)
www.vox.com/even-better/...
Want a better social life? Try these easy habits.
Why you should aim for one meaningful social interaction a day and other strategies for improving your “social biome.”
www.vox.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Marina Abramović Goes Web3 – The queen of performance art is stepping into NFTs. Is it genius or just another digital experiment? (stupidDOPE)

stupiddope.com/2025/03/mari...
Marina Abramović Returns to Web3 With Marina Abramović Element NFT Collection | stupidDOPE
Marina Abramović unveils her NFT collection, Marina Abramović Element, bringing performance art to Web3.
stupiddope.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Black Satire & Hollywood – The American Society of Magical Negroes and American Fiction are flipping racial tropes on their heads—successfully? You decide. (NYT)

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/t...
Why Black Satire Is the Art Form for Our Absurd Age
Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Disney’s Snow White – The live-action remake no one can stop talking about… but is it worth the discourse? (The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Snow White review – Disney’s exhaustingly awful reboot axes the prince and makes the dwarves mo-cap
With tiresome pseudo-progressive additions that tie the whole thing in knots, this is a waste of estimable entertainers like Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Not all stories make the front page—but they should. Follow
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April 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Welcome to Issue 7 of Back Matter, the student-run magazine of the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program at the New School for Social Research.

#backmatter #backmattermag #media #publishing #thenewschool #nssr #NYC #nycpublishing #magazine #launch2025 #Issue7 #mindfulmedia
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April 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM