Cracks magazine

Cracks Magazine

Cracks is an editorial space for reflection, critique, and slow thinking about journalism, media, power, and responsibility. The texts collected here span several years and contexts, and reflect an ongoing inquiry rather than a fixed position. Read Cracks Magazine in PDF here:

Feminism’s Future Depends on Solidarity

Panel at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, 2025 How is feminism evolving and being challenged by the so-called “patriarchal extinction burst” in today’s social media era? The phrase is used to describe the global backlash against gender equality that manifests in new ways online, from the “tradwife” trend to the Red Pill phenomenon.  It…

In Bali, resistance listens rather than shouts

I attended the ​Roots​ exhibition in Bali, followed by a documentary screening and a powerful panel discussion. The evening traced the legacy of ​Walter Spies​, a German artist who lived and worked in Bali in the early 20th century, and whose influence on Balinese art continues to ripple across the island today.​ Michael Schindhelm​’s docu-fiction…

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Cracks Magazine is an editorial space for reflection, critique, and slow thinking about journalism, media, power, and responsibility. The texts collected here span several years and contexts, and reflect an ongoing inquiry rather than a fixed position. Some of the contributors are alumni of the Writing for Transformation course.

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