Spread

11/02/2022

005 is now officially in the good place. Place your order & support The Library Project in their honourable mission. They're the only place that will sell our s**t really well with genuine care: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/collections/magazines-fanzines/products/spread-005-the-yellow-pages

This one by Lewis Kenny & Sean Cuddy is also worth a gander: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/madouveh-lewis-kenny-and-sean-cuddy?_pos=1&_sid=c8b15e1d4&_ss=r

16/09/2021

Vintage pop culture, interviews, coding art, illustration, online s*x chat, cyber fiction, photography, nostalgic storytelling, music and gender, DIY politics, psychology, and DIY directories (plus a sticker and poster). This is the last issue of Spread in 2021 and the last time Spread will look and feel the way it does. A transformation is happening...

Order your copy: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-poster-and-sticker

Contributors:
Anna Crush.
Diarmuid O'Connor & Katy Finnegan.
Jack Rudden.
Leonardo Santos.
Neave Alouf.

04/09/2021

PART THREE: FINALE

"Dust settles on the desert floor and on the mess of car wreckage, bullet casings and fresh lemon peel. Underneath her finger nails are stained yellow. The citrus juice stains on her clothing are growing larger and they gather in pools on the ground. She won. The Prodigal Sun turns to the sunset and drops her weapon. She smiles widely, and as the light wraps itself warmly around her lemon peel grin, she falls".

A s*xy last minute addition to Spread 005: The Yellow Pages is a poster designed by Mairead Mullan. There are still some posters left. All previous orders will receive a poster. Preview and purchase on our Bandcamp: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-poster-and-sticker

POSTING ON MONDAY! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

27/08/2021

In Dublin has an illustrious history as a launchpad for designers and journalists looking to cut their teeth with a magazine that made its own rules. In the late nineties, In Dublin was censored for publishing paid for advertisements for es**rt services, and it miraculously came back under a new guise until 2004. Its fast and loose reporting and production style made it an attractive place for people to work. In this issue an anonymous former art director talks about what it was like to work there. Jean (a name we have given her) was art director of In Dublin in the mid 1990s and designed several covers and spreads, some of which she has generously shared with us for this issue. It was a pleasure to speak with her and one of my favourite journalism stories ever is the legend of Rory Sandal, chief investigative reporter of In Dublin, which she reveals in her interview.

Pre-order Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

The second image is part of a series by Spread design editor, Mairead Mullan called The Prodigal Sun. A collection of these photographs appear in the upcoming issue & we are revealing the story on our socials. Modelling is Spread features editor, Yvonne Kiely.

25/08/2021

We got to indulge ourselves in this issue by interviewing the creator of BrandNewRetro, Brian McMahon (pictured below), who has spent years curating an online archive of vintage imagery from Irish magazines. He also ran a fanzine with his brother called Too Late in the 70s and enjoyed some success as a bass player with post punk band The Scheme. He speaks to us about the importance of magazines in Irish society pre-internet and pre-digital, and how the style and production of magazines like Spotlight changed as fashion moved on. He has also shared some of these advertisements and magazine covers with us for this issue.

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages is available to preorder now. https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

The final image is part of a series by Spread design editor, Mairead Mullan, called The Prodigal Sun. A collection of these photographs appear in the upcoming issue. The story of The Prodigal Sun is being revealed piece by piece on our social media pages. Modelling is Spread features editor, Yvonne Kiely.

24/08/2021

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
Contributor #6: Anna Crush

Anna is a feminist creator of erotic things who occasionally writes about online performance and s*x work. For this issue she shares insight from her experience as a cam girl on Chaturbate with some advice for those looking to join.

Find her writing in this issue: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

21/08/2021

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
Contributors #4 & 5: Katy Finnegan and Diarmuid O'Connor
Follow on IG: @ katy_finnegan / @ diarmuid.o.connor

Katy is a copywriter by day and moonlights as a fiction writer and poet. Her work has been published in Crannóg, The Ogham Stone, Crossways and 2 Meter Review. Diarmuid is a graphic designer and illustrator, whose work has been previously published by Spread. Through the use of unorthodox materials and repurposed imagery, he creates work which is both playful and physical. Together, they have turned an ordinary product of capitalism into something poetic.

Reserve your copy: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

18/08/2021

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
Contributor #3: Neave Alouf
Follow on IG: @ leave.neave

Neave is a designer and illustrator currently based in Dublin. Her work focuses on figurative portraiture and exploring soft colours with subtle nods to folklore and fairytale. She is afraid she is growing up too fast. We love her illustration that plays upon the theme so beautifully, bringing fantasy together with real world experiences.

Find her work in the next issue: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

17/08/2021

Police lie in waiting at every turn, planning for and anticipating her next move. The rabbit hunt is nearly over for Las Vegas' most notorious and deadly poker Queen. The Prodigal Sun prepares herself for one last spectacular showdown.

"Forgive me lord for the juice that I am about to squeeze"

Reserve your copy: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker



Photography: Mairead Mullan
Model: Yvonne Kiely

16/08/2021

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
Contributor #2: Leonardo Santos

Follow on IG: ___leonardoantonio2

Leonardo is a graphic designer and visual artist based in Galway, who experiments with visuals and illustrations made of 3D, pixel art, glitch capture and creative coding. This piece brings these passions together in a single uncomplicated moment.

Find it in the next issue of Spread. Reserve your copy: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

14/08/2021

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages
Contributor #1: Jack Rudden

Follow on IG: @ ruddenjack

Jack is a musician (aka KITCHEN), writer, podcaster & barista based in Cork. Jack's beautifully written essay brings us right back in time to childhood memories at his grandparents house, and we love the imagery and nostalgia it evokes of growing up in Ireland when phone books were still around (even if they were under the stairs).

Reserve your copy: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

12/08/2021

"On the run from Las Vegas police and a smooth talking blackjack dealer, The Prodigal Sun graces our cover for one last throw of the dice before her inevitable, spectacular face-off with fate".

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages inspired writers and artists to delve into their childhood memory boxes, artistic and poetic vision, and X-***ed wisdom. Alongside illustration, essay and mixed media from contributors, Spread editors weave their own interpretations. We're melting with joy over this issue and cannot wait to share it with you.

More details about who and what is inside, and how you can reserve your copy are on our Bandcamp: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-005-the-yellow-pages-zine-and-sticker

Cover and promo photography: Mairead Mullan (design editor).
Model: Can Di (features editor).

The Yellow Pages is the fifth issue of Spread and there will be an extended break between this issue and the next.

17/06/2021

It's always a bit surreal to look back on past issues of Spread to see the final product. Our previous issue, New World, is filled with amazing contributors. It is also fundraising for Jaja Studios Stoneybatter where 50% of sales on Bandcamp will go towards helping JaJa in their mission for a new low cost studio space for artists in Dublin. We're over halfway to our goal of €500 which will help both us and JaJa keep doing what we're doing.

If readers remember, we had a chat with JaJa for the launch of Spread 002: Data last summer and heard about their great work. We hope that our small contribution can help them reach their goal for a much needed space for people to create, perform and connect in a city whose design seems to be squeezing people out of viable spaces for creative work.

To support JaJa and ourselves, you can:
1. Purchase a copy of Spread 004: New World + badges/sticker bundle: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-004-new-world-limited-pre-order-with-poster-sticker-and-badges-50-donation-to-jaja-studios

2. Purchase the Spread 004 badges/sticker pack: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-004-sticker-badge-pack-50-donation-to-jaja-studios

3. Donate directly to JaJa: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HelpJaJa

Check out the contributors of Spread 004:

Akissi Nzambi
Awny
Caoimhe Downey
Cathleen Kerrigan
Dawn Perrott
Declan McGonagle
Gavin Slattery
Mankyy
Martha McLoughlin
Olivia Murphy
Robert Broaders

(btw the open call for The Yellow Pages is closed - thank you to all who submitted work to us!)

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08/06/2021

Today is the last day to get your submissions in for The Yellow Pages, the next issue of Spread.

Guidelines and contact details in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com/p/open-call-extended-f69

Copes of our previous issue available from The Library Project: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

26/05/2021

Our is still accepting work until Tuesday 8 June. The theme of this issue is The Yellow Pages and all forms of written and visual work will be considered.

In our previous issue we had lots of artwork, articles and poetry. We publish a lot on music, s*x and DIY culture in Ireland, and as our readers know we love to publish raw, unsanisitsed work on these topics.

Full guidelines in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com/p/open-call-extended-f69

Copies of our previous issue New World now available from The Library Project: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

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20/05/2021

The for the next issue of Spread has been extended until Tuesday June 8.

Written and visual submissions should draw from the theme of this issue, The Yellow Pages. Where will your imagination take you?

Full guidelines in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com/p/open-call-extended-f69

Copies of our previous issue, New World, are available to buy from The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

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19/05/2021

Our open call is still live and accepting written and visual work. Spread is Ireland's zine for music, s*x, and DIY culture, publishing artists from across Ireland and beyond.

Submissions should draw from the theme of this issue, The Yellow Pages, and can range from graphic design, photography, poetry, non-fiction, review any anything in between.

Where will your imagination take you? We want to hear from you. Full guidelines are available in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com/p/open-call-extended-f69

Copies of our previous issue, New World, are available to buy from The Library Project: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

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11/05/2021

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You can also join the Spread community by purchasing this issue from our stockist The Library Project. Each copy comes with a free Spread sticker. https://thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

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30/04/2021

We're hosting a gathering for Spread supporters online later in May. A warm up for when we can get sweaty and weird in real life.

Hear about this stuff before anyone else in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com

24/04/2021

***OPEN CALL***

Spread 005: The Yellow Pages.

We are now accepting for the the next issue, Spread 005: The Yellow Pages.

The deadline for submission is Monday 31 May, 2021.

Guidelines are in our newsletter: https://spread.substack.com/p/open-call-spread-005

24/04/2021

Waheeey our stockist The Library Project now has a bundle of Spread 004 to ship to readers in Ireland and abroad. The Library Project is a gallery and art book shop on Temple Bar, and they have a glorious range of books and prints to choose from. Really worth supporting them and checking out their work. We're very happy to be in such good company here.

https://thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-004-new-world

02/04/2021

SPREAD 004: NEW WORLD COVER REVEAL
DESIGN: Mairead Mullan
LAMINATING: PMG Laminating(it's holographic!)
PRINTING: Business Print

One zine and a whole New World. We're doing it differently.

We’ve delayed the release of Spread 004 but your orders will be with you very soon.

https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch
You can still place your order on Bandcamp. Pre-orders come with poster + sticker. Our special issue raising funds for Jaja Studios Stoneybatter also comes with badges! Once the posters are gone, they're gone. Remaining copies will be sold by The Library Project

31/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #11

Gavin Slattery
Instagram: macro.delux

Gavin Slattery is a multimedia, Limerick based artist. His work consists of introspective looks at our relationship with digital culture.

Last but not least, our final contributor Gavin Slattery will be featured in the latest issue of Spread. Find his otherworldly art and the work of all our contributors in Spread 004: New World.

Pre-orders open: www.spreadzine.bandcamp.com

**WE WILL BE REVEALING OUR COVER THIS WEEK! By Spread design editor Mairead Mullan**

26/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #10

Olivia Murphy
Instagram: oliv.creations

Sketches

Olivia Murphy is a visual artist and graduate from LSAD based in Cork.

"My art is a lot of portraiture whether it's realistic or completely fictional. I like the morphing, editing and alienation that comes from my artwork. Art is an escape from reality and allows you to gain new perspectives on the world. Currently I'm studying for a masters in innovation through design thinking, which is a human based creative problem solving course. I want to gain better networking skills and try to create a tighter connected artistic community within Ireland that promotes the rich culture of arts that is present and still thriving".

Have a look at some of Olivia's drawings in the latest issue of Spread. Pre-orders are coming in fast on our Bandcamp page for Spread 004: New World. Next Friday, Bandcamp are waiving their fees so please make your purchases next Friday if you would like a copy!
www.spreadzine.bandcamp.com

22/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #9

Mankyy
Facebook: Mankyy
Instagram: prodmankyy

Title: Stamp Medley

Mankyy is an artist and beatmaker from Clare, living in Limerick, who has recently started working with stamps.

"They offer various possibilities and challenges - each one differs in size, colour and character. Most importantly, they’re a lot of fun to create. All pieces are made by hand".

Mankyy also takes stamp commissions - check out his work and get in touch.

We have some of Mankyy's work in the latest issue of Spread, available now for pre-order: www.spreadzine.bandcamp.com

16/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #8

Dawn Perrott
Instagram: withdrawndawn

Title: Meh

Dawn graduated from LSAD in Print Contemporary Practice in 2020.
Her work is born out of an exploration of inherited family memorabilia, where she manipulates film photography that her late Grandfather Arthur captured. Dawn's work is a retaliation against the traditional customs bestowed upon the women in her family and she collaborates with the past to recount and narrate the past retold in her expressive style.

"I printmake using acetone transfer as my primary method. I am drawn to its qualities of preservation, tactility, immediacy and depth. Through my practice I have augmented past realities and rearranged photographs through physically drawing, painting, collaging, cutting and layering over the works to reinvent old forgotten worlds".

Dawn's mesmerising work can be found in the next issue of Spread. Pre-orders for Spread 004: New World are now open: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch

We've been receiving feedback from readers who enjoyed Spread 003: The Anger Issue. It was a cathartic release. Just one copy remains for sale at The Library Project, Dublin: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

13/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #7

Cathleen Kerrigan

Title: New World

Cathleen Kerrigan is a writer from Dublin. She was a staff writer at Sensa Nostra magazine in Berlin and now works for LA based magazine the Luna Collective. Her reviews have been published in several Irish newspapers and she now does freelance work for various online and print publications. She is currently working on her first novel.

Readers can find Cathleen's poem in Spread 004: New World. Pre-orders are now open: https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/

Pre-orders include a poster and sticker, and readers also receive a set of Spread badges with the fundraising edition, which will donate 50% of sales to Jaja Studios Stoneybatter.

Instagram: cathleenkerrigan

12/03/2021

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It is with great pleasure that we open up our new Bandcamp shop for Spread 004: New World pre-orders.

The contributors who have given life to this issue will continue to be shared and celebrated over the coming days. Pre-orders are limited and we advise getting them quick if you want to secure your copy (and get the extra goodies).

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Spread 004 with poster/sticker €12. https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-004-new-world-limited-pre-orders-with-poster-and-sticker

Spread 004 with poster/sticker/badges €24 (50% of this order will be donated to Jaja Studios Stoneybatter, a low-cost artist studio in Dublin who are fundraising for a new studio space). https://spreadzine.bandcamp.com/merch/spread-004-new-world-limited-pre-order-with-poster-sticker-and-badges-50-donation-to-jaja-studios

Cover design (soon to be revealed) by Spread design editor Mairead Mullan.

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Textile art and visual work that prompts our imaginations to go beyond their horizons into new territories, as well as poetry that expresses longing for a new society, and a questioning of the world we inhabit today. Feature articles include a cyber-fiction story that you control, and explorations of B**M in virtual s*x gaming, gender dynamics in music, and exciting artists to keep an eye on.

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Akissi Nzambi
Awny
Caoimhe Downey
Cathleen Kerrigan
Dawn Perrott
Declan McGonagle
Gavin Slattery
Mankyy
Martha McLoughlin
Olivia Murphy
Robert Broaders

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Yvonne Kiely
Mairead Mullan

Thank you to our gorgeous contributors and readers.

Spread 004: New World (limited pre-order with poster, sticker and badges, 50% donation to JaJa Studios) from Spread

10/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #6

Declan McGonagle

Title: ‘Portrait of a Fascist’, oil on canvas board, [2020] 25 x 20 cms.

Declan attended art college and exhibited for a period before working as a lecturer and a curator of exhibitions in director roles in galleries and museums in Ireland and the UK, and in third level education.

"In my recent work fragments of images from press and media are collaged as a starting point for drawings and paintings. The portrait here - the particular fascist portrayed - is the N**i General, Irwin Rommel, as a reminder from the past, with additional references to destruction, to nature and the fragmentation of a point of view in Cubism".

Instagram: dg_mack

This is a beautifully painted work and we can't wait to share it with our readers. Pre-orders for Spread 004: New World will be open this week, so keep an eye on our socials for the announcement.

Just one copy of our previous issue is available at The Library Project, sitting among some incredible art books and titles: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

08/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #5

Textile artist: AWNY

Instagram: awnydesigns

Title: ‘Abyss’ Ready-to-Wear

AWNY is a textile artist and recent graduate from Fashion Knitwear & Textiles in LSAD. This collection is a ready to wear continuation of her graduate collection ‘Abyss’ . Through textiles AWNY narrates the story derived from Anne-Louis-Girodet’s painting ‘Deluge’,1806. It is a Romantic Art painting portraying a man struggling to save himself and his family from a flood.

Romantic art captures an arduous moment in time but frames it in a statuesque, regal form. It portrays the hardships as beauty, the turmoil as a performance. 'The tension of the rope reflects the gripping of hands and the digital prints mirror the relentless waves flowing into the abyss.

AWNY favours an androgynous silhouette as a canvas to showcase her pieces, but they are intended for all genders and are crafted with each client in mind.

Readers can view this collection in the next issue of Spread, coming very soon.

Just one copy of our previous issue is available at The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

05/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #4

Textile designs from Martha McLoughlin.

"These patchwork tops and trousers are made from fabric that I got digitally printed from my own photographs. I enjoy planning photo shoots and editing the images afterwards to create an otherworldly experience".

Martha is a textile designer based in Cork and a graduate from LSAD where she studied Fashion, Knitwear and Textile Design. A self-described hoarder of scraps, yarns and spray-paints, she knits and creates her own fabrics, and she describes her garments as a chaotic collâge of textures and prints. Martha is greatly inspired by street wear and the raw, grittiness of cityscapes.

A gorgeous collection. Readers can view her designs in our upcoming issue, Spread 004: New World.

Instagram: .textiles

Just one copy remaining of our previous issue at The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

04/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #3

Caoimhe Downey

Title: “I'm Dreaming”

Caoimhe is studying an MA in Gender, S*xuality and Culture at UCD. She is interested in exploring the power of short stories and poems and her writing pays attention to the everyday, the details and feelings sometimes overlooked, but that signify how we navigate our relationships with ourselves, each other and society.

Her poem I'm Dreaming brings readers a vision of a new world, and we cannot wait to share it with you.

Read more of her work: https://thecityandme.home.blog/



Just ONE COPY remaining of our previous issue at The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue Thank you for supporting us ❤

01/03/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #2

Robert Broaders

Title: “Earth for Sale”

Robert is a Dublin based artist who primarily works with digital media. He likes to explore everyday objects and themes in colourful eruptions.

"The concept of a new world for me only reminds me of how there is no new world. We should be treating our planet as our only world. There will be no restock."

Instagram:

A really thought provoking work, which we look forward to publishing in Spread 004: New World.



Purchase our previous issue from The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

27/02/2021

Spread 004: New World Teaser, Contributor #1

Akissi Nzambi

Title: “Introducing The Band”

“Introducing The Band” shows how our current lifestyle, politics and economic systems could negatively affect future generations and their world. For good or bad, we have a responsibility towards them.

Akissi Nzambi is a Spanish collage artist and illustrator. Her multicultural background has fuelled a lifelong interest in tribal art, from which she draws inspiration for her paper cutouts and digital collages.

Behance: behance.net/nzambi
Instagram:

Thank you Akissi, we look forward to publishing your work in the next issue.

There are 2 copies of our previous issue available to order at The Library Project: https://thelibraryproject.ie/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

26/02/2021

ANNOUNCING the winner of our 6 Word Story Competition...

Naoimi Strinati, for her story:

"Routine became both heaven and hell"

Congratulations Naoimi. You have won a set of Irish language badges from Teanga Studio and your story will be printed in Spread 004: New World.

Naoimi's website: https://www.naomistrinati.com/

Pre-orders for Spread 004: New World will be announced very soon. Keep an eye on our socials and our newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter to hear all about it: https://spread.substack.com/

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08/02/2021

There are just TWO copies of our previous issue, Spread 003 available from The Library Project. This was an incredibly raw and honest collection of visual art and writing on the topics of consumerism, protest, public action, s*xual freedom, album artwork, and more. The Anger Issue was therapy and a much needed emotional space for our readers and contributors.

https://thelibraryproject.ie/collections/zines/products/spread-zine-003-the-anger-issue

Under the theme of ‘anger’, Spread 003: The Anger Issue takes on the anger of Ireland’s creative community with a collection of visual and written work. The range of interpretations of the theme are wide: vandalism, public action, album artwork, social unrest, s*xual freedom, nationalism, and ...