Inside the back cover of Issue 25, L. Sturm printed a 500-word manifesto titled "On Discomfort as Narrative." In it, Sturm explicitly called out cancel culture, content warning culture, and what they termed "the sterilization of adult art." The manifesto was polarizing. Some praised it as a defense of artistic freedom; others called it a publicity stunt designed to weaponize controversy. The letter was subsequently removed from digital versions after legal threats from a mental health advocacy group, but full scans remain widely circulated online.
Welcome to Issue 25 of Ls Land: a brief, focused exploration of ideas, projects, and curiosities shaping our small creative world this month. Ls Land Issue 25
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