Journalixm

14/03/2025

While waiting for maintenance to arrive, Charles practices patience by writing about impatience.

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As I start this essay, the maintenance people are an hour late. The motor on my AC broke down and we’re in the middle of a heat wave and I’m in the middle of losing my mind because the maintenance people are an hour late. I really needed to get out of the house tonight.

Do you know that marshmallow test? Kid in an empty room–if they eat the marshmallow nothing happens, if they wait a couple minutes they get a second marshmallow. Results show that the kids who waited went on to become more successful in life.

Read It here: https://journalixm.com/2025/03/14/why-cant-gen-z-just-be-patient/

12/03/2025

REPOST: Looks like I might be getting a new neighbor! Learn more about the Hague and what the city is like.

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Creative Director Snow Schnabel continues her exploration of the Netherlands at Den Hague.

07/03/2025

Snow Schnabel, geek, writes an open letter to those new to geekdom. No gatekeepers allowed.

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Hi Green Greek,

Welcome to the world of investing your time and emotion in your favorite things. It’s terrible, you’re gonna love it.

Nowadays, “geek” is chic. Everyone has a favorite superhero. Everyone knows what a “Jedi” is. We know “the way”. We understand the multiverse. As someone who was picked on for loving sci fi and sorcery, it’s hard not to be both awed and also a little resentful.

Read the rest here: https://journalixm.com/2025/03/07/retconned-an-open-letter-to-new-geeks/

06/03/2025

Issue 18 of Komixm, words and art by New Villanueva

14/02/2025

Flowers are impractical, expensive, and a hassle to take care of, but we still give them anyway. Are they a gift of the past, or do the reasons go beyond tradition?

Happy Valentine's Day!

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My phone’s gallery looks like an orchard, a curse of my indecisiveness. She loves pink, but her favorite is the yellow sunflower–does that even match? Then there’s the whole language of flowers you have to take into account. Yellow roses mean friendship and that feels too adjacent to sunflowers and I don’t want her to get the wrong idea. If my friend didn’t own a flower store I’d have trouble getting them on time too. After talking it through and landing on an arrangement, it’s my wallet’s turn to stress out.

Try going through all that without taking a step back and reevaluating the whole tradition.

Read the rest here: https://journalixm.com/2025/02/14/the-inconvenience-of-flowers/

07/02/2025

In this tumultuous time, we need to separate the signal from the noise. Today, Journalixm is throwing back to our political series from 2024.

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Today, we introduce Signal from the Noise, a new series on electoral communications. Our first contributor is Barry Gutierrez— human rights lawyer, communications professional, former Congressman, …

05/02/2025

Issue 17 of Komixm, words and art by Sining Sysing.

24/01/2025

In the latest installment of "Where the hell is Snow?" Check out Paris. Real Paris, the way the Parisians do it.

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When one comes to Paris, one should always pray for rain because that’s how Paris is meant to be seen.

Cue the Concertina.

Read more here:

https://journalixm.com/2025/01/24/where-the-hell-is-snow-colombes/

15/01/2025

Issue 16 of Komixm, written by SpiderDan Geromo, art by Sining Sysing.

20/12/2024

What makes Christmas? Whatever makes the season meaningful for you.

From all of us at Journalixm, we wish all of you a happy holidays and hope you're spending it with the people you love.

Words by Snow Schnabel, Art by Ady Torres

Find it here: https://journalixm.com/2024/12/20/a-stocking-for-snow/

16/12/2024

SPECIAL EDITION of Komixm

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13/12/2024

In the spirit of Christmas, Charles watches a holiday classic, scrambling to find the love in Love Actually.

Read More Here: https://journalixm.com/2024/12/13/shark-bites-is-this-love-actually/

12/12/2024

Issue 15 of Komixm, written by SpiderDan Geromo, art by Sining Sysing.

06/12/2024

Paralyzing choices can make dating a minefield. Explore the landscape with Writer and Advocate Cate Roque.

Read more here: https://journalixm.com/2024/12/06/why-gen-z-cant-commit/

04/12/2024

Issue 14 of Komixm, written by SpiderDan Geromo, art by Sining Sysing.

29/11/2024

Clothes don't make the man, but they do leave us something to hang on to.

Find it here: https://journalixm.com/2024/11/29/a-life-worth-fitting/

28/11/2024

Issue 13 of Komixm, written by SpiderDan Geromo, art by Sining Sysing.

26/11/2024

IXM Hakuhodo Head of Copy rends hearts and opens minds with his work. This year, he made the Hall of Fame at the Palanca Awards.

The Journalixm staff is proud to count him as their leader.

Congrats, Chief!

Read more here:

https://journalixm.com/2024/11/26/ixm-hakuhodo-head-of-copy-and-journalixm-eic-now-palanca-hall-of-famer/