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Life Lessons from Odd Places: Anaïs Nin & Chronic Pain

Annie Jo Baker delves into Anaïs Nin’s and comes to terms with holding multiple conflicting ideas in your head at the same time when dealing with the realities of chronic illness and pain.

Culture, LiteratureAnnie Jo BakerMarch 10, 2019Anaïs Nin, Anais Nin, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, depression, mental health, mental health awareness, mental illness, literature, mental health medication, popularComment

Period Dramas Outside the English-Speaking World

Writer Nataly R. Baeza shares her favorite period dramas that don’t take place in the English speaking world.

CultureNataly R. BaezaMarch 4, 2019period dramas, non-english period dramas, foreign period dramas, foreign film, turkish television, turkish dramas, k-dramas, spanish dramas, popular, comforting things Comments

In Defence of Marie Kondo – What Does It Mean to ‘Spark Joy’?

Inspired by Marie Kondo, Jessica Armstrong considers what it means to “spark joy” by turning to literature and other aspects of life before tidying up.

Oscars Talk 2019

With the 2019 Academy Awards upon us, Culture Editor Eliza Campbell leads a discussion on the year’s films and on film culture in general.

CultureThe Attic On EighthFebruary 24, 2019Oscars 2019, Academy Awards 2019, Oscars, Academy Awards, film, movies, films, winter, Eliza Campbell, Rachel Tay, Raquel Reyes, Rory Mara, Olivia Gündüz-WilleminComment

How to Dress Like You’re in a John Singer Sargent Painting

In her first piece for The Attic, new contributor Mary Hitchman shares her style and methods for dressing like the glamorous subjects of our favorite portraitist.

Fashion, CultureMary HitchmanFebruary 21, 2019John Singer Sargent, Madame X, Dame Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, Dame Ellen Terry, Lady Macbeth, Florence Welch, Mary Hitchman, contributor posts, contributor post, popular, how to dress like your novel, How To Dress, Fashion EssaysComment

A Practical Guide to Taking (Pretty) Notes

After her piece on bullet journaling, M.A. McCuen returns with a practical guide to pretty note taking.

Creative, Culture, LifestyleM. A. McCuenFebruary 19, 2019academia, studies, studying, studyblr, studygram, taking notes, pretty note taking, pretty notetaking, taking pretty notes, how to take pretty notes Comment

On Reading Goals and Reading Women

Vesna Curlic considers the effects of setting reading goals and looks at what happens when, for an entire year, she only picked books she wanted to read.

Literature, CultureVesna CurlicFebruary 16, 2019literature, lit, reading women, reading goals, Vesna Curlic, contributor post, contributor posts, popular Comment

Comforting Films, Vol. 2 : Valentine's Day Edition

In a new segment of our Comforting Films series, Raquel chooses Valentine’s Day to throw over her single status and indulge in the rom-com favorites that keep her loving love.

Lifestyle, CultureRaquel ReyesFebruary 14, 2019indie films, spanish films, romantic films, comforting films, Raquel Reyes, comforting things, netflix, fairy tales, Valentine's Day, french films, romantic comedies, filmComment

A Non-Exhaustive List of the Most Iconic Exes in Classic Literature

With Valentine’s Day and all that comes with it on the horizon, Milena Le Fouillé takes a look not at the greatest lovers in history but at the most iconic exes in classic literature.

Comforting Films, Vol. 1

Halfway through winter at the Attic, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin shares a few of her favorite comforting films.

Culture, LifestyleOlivia Gündüz-WilleminFebruary 9, 2019comforting things, comforting films, winter, Notting Hill, Mona Lisa Smile, Pride and Prejudice, High Society, Set It Up, The Philadelphia Story, Julie & Julia, Nora Ephron, Jane Austen, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, film, Valentine's Day Comments

An Exploration of Love at Christmas: How ‘The Holiday’ Does It Best

Lauren Olmeda explores exactly what it is that makes The Holiday our generation’s favorite Christmassy film.

Holiday, CultureLauren OlmedaDecember 23, 2018The Holiday, The Holiday 2006, The Holiday 2005, Nancy Meyers, Christmas movies, holiday movies, winter Comment

Intoxication for the Ear: Christmas Music from the Past

“What the lyrics to these carols contain is a kaleidoscope of images — a hare, a tree of life, christ winning humanity in battle, an eagle bearing a lover away, a spotless rose. Listening to them, the winter glows with light and fantasy until the light comes back. “

Discussing Normal People

Having read Sally Rooney’s Normal People at the same time, Lauren and Olivia discuss the novel.

Literature, Culture, Book ReviewsOlivia Gündüz-Willemin and Lauren OlmedaDecember 6, 2018Normal People, Sally Rooney, Contemporary Literature, Irish Literature, Contemporary Lit, favorite Comments

“What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?"

Accompanied by an original illustration by Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell addresses the November spirit while contemplating Ruth Negga as Hamlet, Hozier’s recent ‘Movement,’ and a passage from T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland.’

Culture, Creative, LiteratureEliza CampbellNovember 20, 2018culture, poetry, T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland, Hozier, Movement, Hamlet, Ruth Negga, Dublin, Ophelia, November, October, Autumn at the Attic, Beowulf, illustration, artwork, Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell, favorite, HalloweenComment

Five Lesser-Known Paris Museums

Art student studying curation, Milena Le Fouillé shares a thoughtful selection of five lesser-known museums to visit in Paris.