Dalam submisi column ini, Iqa Kinanti Nandakasih mengurai kompleksitas dan stigma musik dangdut yang kerap dianggap norak, bobrok, dan hanya sekadar musik rakyat jelata. Lebih dari itu, ia menyoroti relasi kuasa yang bekerja melalui kesenangan dan tubuh para biduanita.
In this open column submission, Garrin Faturrahman notes how songs that are sung in languages of unfamiliar language can bring comfort, and how there's so much to explore if people can overlook the stigma labelled as "weaboos".
In this open column submission, Bella Ferina highlights the importance of how normal it is to feel lonely, and the best thing we can do is nurture our inner selves and make it a decent safe space to live in.
Dalam submisi column ini, Ihsan Dhiya menuliskan pengalamannya "bergerak" lebih lambat dibanding teman-teman sebayanya, yang kerap membuatnya merasa cemas. Namun, alih-alih membandingkan pencapaiannya tersebut, ia justru melihatnya sebagai perbedaan laju tiap orang.
In this open column submission, Ahdini Izzatika looks back at her life throughout 2022 and how it made her more aware of the things that were pleasant and what did not. Now, she has to step up her self-awareness to continue the saga in 2023.
In this open column submission, Fella Novianty contemplates what matters most to live with whatever is left during the pandemic that is followed by a series of layoffs.
