Irène Schrader

Sunstroke Magazine •

REVIEW: Avishai Cohen and Abraham Rodriguez Jr., 'Iroko'

Iroko is a hardwood tree that grows in the tropics of Africa. According to the belief of the Yoruba people (who come from southwestern Nigeria and adjacent areas of Benin and Togo), the Iroko tree is inhabited by a spirit known as the Iroko-man. The spirit is said to cause the insanity and death of those who dare confront it. It is believed that those who try to chop down the Iroko will suffer severe misfortune unless they offer a prayer for protection afterward.

On May 5, Israel-based bassist-
Sunstroke Magazine •

REVIEW: RAYE, 'My 21st Century Blues'

Raye’s debut album My 21st Century Blues was a refreshing reminder of what it feels like to listen to a newly released project from start to finish that leaves you wanting more. After the promising lead single “Escapism.” featuring 070 Shake — which has steadily ramped up the chart since its release in October — My 21st Century Blues followed suit in a series of tracks that thematically variegate yet stay sonically cohesive. Raye’s sultry and full voice is in and of itself an auditory treat, and
L'AJCF •

H6, l'hôpital du peuple au mk2 Bibliothèque

Nous avons eu le plaisir d’assister ce mardi 11 janvier à l’avant-première du film H6: l'hôpital du peuple de Ye Ye, en collaboration avec Nour Films, France China Foundation, et mk2. Le documentaire a été sélectionné officiellement au Festival de Cannes 2021 et explore le cadre public de l’hôpital numéro 6 à Shanghai à travers cinq patients de tout âge et leur familles. La plupart d’entre eux viennent d’autres régions de Chine dans l’espoir de se faire soigner, n’ayant pour autant la garantie q
FILMS ABOUT LOVERS •

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’: a Timeless Tableau of a Love Precluded by Patriarchy

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’: a Timeless Tableau of a Love Precluded by Patriarchy

I got my heart broken last night, at around half past eleven. In the span of two hours and with my eyes glued to Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), the ticker behind my ribs felt the love and woe that take a lifetime to mend from. I can’t say that I hadn’t been warned: I had heard great things about the French film since its release. I had heard about the worldwide praise it had received on- and off-line, its fem
Sunstroke Magazine •

Meet ‘Word of Mouth,’ the Online Beauty Review Site for and by Real People —

The world of makeup and skincare is as vast as it is tricky. Learning about the different routines, ingredients and techniques that work is a subjective journey that feels confusing and even lonely at times. Truth be told, most of us don’t have the time to conduct in-depth research on products and companies’ ethical practices.

That’s where Word of Mouth (WoM) comes in. The organization is the passion project of four University of Pennsylvania students who aim to help make the field of beauty mo
reclamation magazine •

“Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen”: A Closer Look at Hollywood’s Depiction of Transgender Lives

Popular culture is a crucial source we constantly draw from to configure our perception of self and others. This makes looking at projected narratives from a critical standpoint of the utmost importance, as media portrayals can be just as empowering and enlightening as they can be detrimental and misleading.

Our dependence on the media to learn about communities we are unfamiliar with is such that movies often act as a vital mediator. According to GLAAD, “multiple polls show that approximately
Arts + Culture •

Review of "The Farewell": Through the Lens of a Chinese Third-Culture Kid

The first time I watched the trailer of The Farewell this past summer, I immediately began looking forward to the release of a movie that would parallel two viewpoints that, despite being very current, are still quite underrepresented in cinema: third-culture experiences and some of East Asian (in this case China) values’ nuances. Although the premise of the movie was very promising, I found myself walking out of the theatre feeling disappointed. Yes, the movie was critically acclaimed, but it i
Arts + Culture •

Viennale No-Spoiler Film Review: Upcoming Netflix Original 'Marriage Story' and Its Bittersweet Take on Divorce

This week, I had the delight of watching Noah Baumbach’s latest film Marriage Story (set to release on November 6th in the USA) at the Vienna International Film Festival which stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, and was satisfactorily heartbroken by the end of the movie. As someone who’s never had first-hand experience of anything linked to divorce, the movie offered me a discernment on the topic I never had before. What added even more to the experience was knowing that Baumbach himself h
Arts + Culture •

Meet Salty, a Newsletter Ahead Of Its Time

When’s the last time you’ve come across a platform made by and for women, trans and non-binary people?

Received in 41,000 inboxes each week, seen around 2.5 million times per month, and currently reaching more than 93,000 on social media everyday, Salty is an online community best known for tackling topics that are neglected by mainstream media which range from sex work and relationships, to #MeToo and LGBTQIA+ (only to name a few). Since its launch in 2018 by Claire Fitzsimmons, Salty has beco
Arts + Culture •

‘When They See Us’: On the Central Park Five And America’s Flawed Judicial System

A new Netflix miniseries has taken the media by storm in the last few weeks. Directed by the talented Ava DuVernay, perhaps best known for her works Selma and 13th, When They See Us details in four episodes the heartbreaking 30-year-old case of the Central Park 5, in which five teenagers — four of whom were African American, the other Hispanic American — were wrongfully convicted for the rape of a woman called Trisha Meili.

Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise and Raymond S