Satirical comedy is meant to be wielded as a weapon against those in power by those who have none. Things get dangerous when it falls into the wrong hands.

Satire, PoliticsJake Bolton26 April 2019politics, Ukraine, Brexit, Servant of the People

Fibers

Now, as I am one year and seven months from thirty, I understand the infinity of growing old. I imagine myself as recycled clay. Formed into this year, grabbed by another and shaped into that one—but where is the kiln? Where is the sun that dries the grapes?

PoetryContributor23 April 2019Boshemia Magazine, poetry, long readComment

An Alternative Literary Canon

The established literary canon sucks. There, I said it. As someone who has two English Literature degrees under her belt, I can say with full certainty that the canon is tired, dusty, over-analysed, dull, and mostly white and male. Gross.

L21 April 2019

Lizzo Is Bringing Sexy Back

Lizzo is visibly, meaningfully and unapologetically shattering the glass ceiling to sexy, and she’s doing it so effortlessly.

Sexual Harassment on Capitol Hill

The Inspector General (IG) recently sent out an anonymous survey within our agency regarding sexual harassment and how instances of inappropriate behavior are handled and reported. Long story short: they are not.

PoliticsA17 April 2019capitol hill, us politics, white house, congress, roll call

The Humanity of Our Elected Officials

It’s hard to empathize with suits and soundbites.

Politics, LifeA12 April 2019Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, A, elected officials

Welterweight

I still think about the endocrinologist lifting my shirt to see how my ribs were jutting out of the skin.

PoetryContributor10 April 2019intersex, poetryComment

On Love in a Foreign Land

I didn’t come here for love, so if I choose to stay here, it has to be for more than love itself.

Life, NonfictionLauren Elizabeth9 April 2019long read, love, expatComment

There's Nothing About May

How do you write a caricature of someone with nothing to caricaturise?

Politics, SatireJake Bolton8 April 2019British politics, Theresa May, Brexit

Queen of Basel: A Review

Queen of Basel is a great unraveling of race, power, and gender, and how these systems keep us apart.

ReviewE5 April 2019Queen of Basel, Studio TheatreComment

The Perfect Brexit

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe…

Satire, PoliticsJake Bolton29 March 2019Brexit, UK politics

An Attempt at Gaining Control

Guest contributor Wandy Ortiz shares her experience of skin-picking, and reflects on what drives the compulsion for her.

LifeContributor28 March 2019

A Boshemia Milestone: The Past Three Years

We began as three friends in our early twenties, fresh out of university; we proceed today as sisters, as business partners, as an impenetrable, united force.

LifeBoshemia Magazine26 March 2019boshemia history, letter from the editorsComment