Depression And Paradise

'Having' And 'Being' Modes Of Depression

Joshua Clark | The Polyphony | 25th March 2026 | U

In English, a person "has" depression. It is "understood as something one possesses, just as one receives and possesses a clinical diagnosis". In French, the construction is not possessive. One is dépressif or makes une dépression. It is a state of being, part of the self, rather than something added to it. The linguistic difference indicates a larger disparity in how the same condition is understood (2,000 words)

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Paradise: Expect Delays

Meaghan Garvey | Scary Cool Sad Goodbye | 23rd March 2026 | U

Eavesdropping expedition to the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas. "The Double Down was open 24 hours a day, with a happy hour that ran from 5am to 5pm. A canopy of dollar bills hung from the ceiling and covered the walls, framing the many exhortations to 'SHUT UP AND DRINK'... It was the kind of dump I liked, where time evaporated and you couldn’t say for certain whether it was day or night" (3,000 words)