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

#IAmEasyToFind #MovieRecommendations #BackmatterRecommends #FilmsThatFeel

Her — for when loneliness meets love in the age of tech.

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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara — friendship, freedom, and the beauty of living now.

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The Darjeeling Limited — a quirky ride through grief, healing, and brotherhood.

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Synecdoche, New York — a surreal spiral into the theater of the self.

#SynecdocheNewYork
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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.

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In the studio working on the next - but always inspired by what's come before.

Here's look back at our past covers.

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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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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!
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Not all stories make the front page—but they should. Follow
@backmattermag.bsky.social for what you’re missing.

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.

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