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The First Two Digital Instalments of TLB32 Are Now Available on the Web and...
First, the bad news: you can’t pay what you want (or, more accurately, what you think it’s worth) for the digital version of TLB32: The Capital Issue. For that, you’ll want to get a copy of the print...
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One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
Image by Rainbowclashart.Do you what day it is today?Yes yes, it’s Thursday – thanks for the dad joke, thanks.But, did you know, it is also: Dolly Parton’s birthday!However that’s not what we...
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‘Dumb and Disgusting Women: a review of Nell Zink’s “Nicotine”’, by Emily...
1. Most of the women I have ever loved smoke – a dumb and disgusting habit, completely. My Mum, most of my best friends. I don’t know if the smoking is related to what I love, or loved, about them, or...
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‘In Motion: a Conversation Between Poets’, by Omar J Sakr and Lawrence...
Image by torbakhopper. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.Kicking off a new series of discussions between poets, editor Omar J. Sakr and award-winning poet Lawrence...
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Excerpt: ‘Fuck If I Know’, by Daniel Levin Becker
Image by Chris Piascik. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.Earlier this year my brother-in-law asked me to explain Kanye West to him. Whether...
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Two Poems by Lawrence Lacambra Ypil
Image by Stefan Holodnick. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.Night Reportafter J.B.Dear: life is difficult. We are not allowed to talk. After all, the rain falls,...
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‘Postcards from a Legend: a review of Carrie Fisher’s “The Princess...
You know how I always seem to be struggling, even when the situation doesn’t call for it?When Carrie Fisher was nineteen, she started work on Star Wars and had a three-month affair with Harrison...
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Pay What You Think It’s Worth Offer – Sales Report
Image by Alan WeedonTwo weeks ago, we gave you great power: the power to choose how much to pay for a copy of TLB32: The Capital Issue. And, as you know, with great power comes great responsibility....
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Two Poems by Alí Calderón, translated by Mario Bojórquez
Image by eleda 1. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.CONSTANTINOPLEOver the Bosphorus Bridge a fisherman has set up four fishing lines sits down tunes the radio...
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Excerpt: ‘Australian Story’, by Allee Richards
Image by Sheep"R"Us. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.I am a Wildlife Warrior. I love all animals, especially crocs and snakes. I live with many crocs and snakes...
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The Third and Final Digital Instalment of TLB32 Is Now Available on the Web...
If you’ve ever been to San Francisco, you’ll know this: that capital and digital technology are deeply linked, in ways that have material impacts on the lives of people outside of the tech world. Which...
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‘The Weirdos: A Review of Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Homesick for Another World”’,...
It was 2015. I was unemployed and living at my parents’ house. My brother had just separated from his wife and moved back into his old room. He had health problems, ate two steaks for breakfast and...
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Two Poems by Safia Elhillo
Image by Robert Young. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.Sobriquetsaf my mother who named me calls me in & into tendernesssmooth bead of sound in...
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Excerpt: ‘Daba’, by Rhea Bhagat
Image by Mohamed Somji. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Hammer and SickleUncle Rahul has a cancerous orange Hummer. Burnished with bronze, it glows like a...
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‘Law School’, with Benjamin Law and Jenny Phang
Photo by Amanda Hirsch. Image reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.Dear Law School,Living in a sharehouse with friends is a lot of fun—until someone owes you a lot of...
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‘A Fever, A Restlessness: A review of Alexandra Kleeman’s “You Too Can Have a...
I have so little energy. Because of this even my inner monologue cannot question reality. It speaks in a monotone. I am living on snacks. I am living on cookies and apple quarters. Toast with peanut...
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Excerpt: ‘Elegy for a millionaire’, by Lech Blaine
Image courtesy of Lech Blaine.I have a picture of Dad set as the background on my iPhone. It was taken in 1980, circa thirty-three years old, soon after he started seeing my Mum. He’s standing beside...
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Two Poems by Hoa Nguyen
Image by Dathix. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.Red VoiceEmpire seeks power I wrote that as “Vampire Empire” and drank hotginger tea and said I...
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Michael Mohammed Ahmad Joins TLB as Commissioning Editor
We are very excited to announce that Michael Mohammed Ahmad will be joining us as a Commissioning Editor for our print magazine, from TLB34 onwards.Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founder and director of...
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‘The (Statutory) Declaration of Love’, by Emma O’Neill-Sandham
Image provided by Emma O'Neill-SandhamLord Byron once described love as a “light from heaven” and e e cummings called it “most mad and moonly”, but neither poet was ever asked to prove their love to...
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