You Someya's "Pleasure and Corruption" is a challenging and unflinching dive into the psychology of shame, desire, and the blurred lines between torment and connection. The most striking aspect is the role reversal. The narrative focuses on male vulnerability and objectification, a refreshing and rare perspective in the genre. If you enjoy psychologically intense manga like "The Flowers of Evil" or "Scum's Wish," which explore the darker sides of human relationships, "Pleasure and Corruption" is a must-read. It's a brave, unsettling, and beautifully drawn series that dares to ask uncomfortable questions about desire and the nature of being "broken."
Zen is having a hard time living up to his parents' expectations. And in Japan, when you are not admitted into a top school, then your chances at a stable future are tenuous at best. It's as if he is metaphorically tied to something he wishes to avoid.
If you're looking for a book that will fundamentally change your understanding of the modern world, this is it. I loved The Divide because it provides the "why" behind the staggering inequality we see in the world today. It replaces vague notions of misfortune with a concrete, historically-grounded analysis of power. It’s a challenging, necessary, and ultimately empowering book that will leave you with a deeper understanding of how our world truly works.
More than four billion people-some 60 percent of humanity-live in debilitating poverty, on less than $5 per day. The standard narrative tells us this crisis is a natural phenomenon, having to do with things like climate and geography and culture. It tells us that all we have to do is give a bit of aid here and there to help poor countries up the development ladder. It insists that if poor countries would only adopt the right institutions and economic policies, they could overcome their disadvantages and join the ranks of the rich world.
A scorching critique of the international community, liberal Zionists, and the "peace industry," which it argues perpetuates conflict by prioritizing dialogue over justice. El-Kurd spares no one in his assessment of the systems enabling the ongoing Nakba. A masterful blend of personal and political, this book is a powerful rejection of respectability politics and a refreshing take that cuts through the noise.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Mohammed El-Kurd has written a new Discourse on Colonialism for the twenty-first century.” ―Robin D. G. Kelley Perfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal―an ode to the steadfastness of a nation. Palestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured―the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial. Why must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless…
A short biography of Eva Grant, one of the foremost female figure photographers of the 1950s and 1960s, accompanied by some of her most captivating images. The book successfully rescues a key figure from the margins of British photographic history, offering a compelling glimpse into the world of 1950s and 60s figure photography.
