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Smooth, But Not Like Santana

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Feb 15, 2026

Smooth, But Not Like Santana

An essay on Byung-Chul Han, the violence of a beige trench coat, and why my life refuses to be a capsule

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Substance of Surface

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Feb 8, 2026

Substance of Surface

An essay on Sianne Ngai’s 'Gimmick', the betrayal of textures, and a coffee table that is fundamentally sawdust

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
The Fall

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Feb 5, 2026

The Fall

Imagination goes traveling and despair stays in the hospital.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
All Aboard the Trauma Express

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Feb 3, 2026

All Aboard the Trauma Express

A review of Station Malma by Alex Schulman

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Tavern Man (O Tasqueiro)

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Feb 2, 2026

Tavern Man (O Tasqueiro)

A film whose silence is equivalent to a 3-hour independent art movie.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Meditation, but I Was Bitten

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Feb 1, 2026

Meditation, but I Was Bitten

An essay on the monkey mind, Blaise Pascal’s wager, and the impossibility of finding nirvana on a flattened cushion

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
The Emotional Manipulation of Chlorophyll

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Jan 25, 2026

The Emotional Manipulation of Chlorophyll

An essay on the pathetic fallacy, Susan Sontag’s silence, and the emotional manipulation of a Fiddle Leaf Fig

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Cogito, Ergo, Chrome

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Jan 18, 2026

Cogito, Ergo, Chrome

On browser tabs, borrowed memory, and the relief of forgetting.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
My "To-Read" Pile Is Now Visible From Space

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Jan 10, 2026

My "To-Read" Pile Is Now Visible From Space

An Inquiry Into Unread Literature

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Notes From a Failing Household Hierarchy

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Jan 4, 2026

Notes From a Failing Household Hierarchy

A Domestic Case Study in Technological Obedience

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
The Ontology of “Just in Case”

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Dec 27, 2025

The Ontology of “Just in Case”

An essay on storage, sentimentality, and preparing for nothing in particular

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Why Your T-shirt is Giving Me a Headache

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Dec 21, 2025

Why Your T-shirt is Giving Me a Headache

Interpreting Meaning in Minimal and Incomplete Messages

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
The Apartment That Looked Like It Had a GPA of 4.0

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Dec 14, 2025

The Apartment That Looked Like It Had a GPA of 4.0

An essay on affordance, domestic spaces, and behavioral fatigue

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
The Demigod Needs Therapy and I Need Better Algorithms

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Dec 7, 2025

The Demigod Needs Therapy and I Need Better Algorithms

How Algorithms, Screens, and Saving Images Redefine Cultural Ownership

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca
Instant Transformation? Babe, It’s Just Shampoo, Not the Age of Enlightenment

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Nov 30, 2025

Instant Transformation? Babe, It’s Just Shampoo, Not the Age of Enlightenment

Why Modern Language Sounds Profound but Says Very Little

Asena Kaya Karaca
Asena Kaya Karaca

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