《Sample》Issue No. 26 / Happiness is a Bad Habit

٩(◕‿◕)۶ Happiness is a bad habit･:.｡. .｡.:･゜ﾟ･*☆

This issue takes "happiness" as its theme, exploring the history of how humans think about happiness and reflecting on the conditions that generate it. Happiness, perhaps, is a hegemony that frames our various imaginings of life. Must we seek happiness? What is so attractive about happiness? What landscapes are hidden on the flip side of happiness?

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 Cover Story | Happiness Is... A History of Happiness

In the history of philosophy, happiness has always been the starting point and foundation for many philosophers' discourses, rarely questioned itself. This cover story traces history, examining thinkers' understanding of happiness. It turns out that the definition of happiness has constantly evolved over the years, and the forms of happiness each have their own characteristics.

 The More Cult, The More Exciting

Cult films can be translated as "eccentric films," where "eccentric" refers to films that deviate from the norm, and "classic" may refer to "classic" films. This series focuses on cult films, with Hu Wenzhao, Chen Ziyun, and Liao Tao discussing how they evoke unique pleasure and challenge conventions with bizarre rituals. So, how do cult films make their mix?

 The Pleasure Principle

Happiness seems to be an innate ability, something that all humans can empathize with. However, how should we interpret our understanding of happiness? What other meanings does the happiness we pursue hold? In this series, Yu Xinghua, Qingliangyuan, Luo Lan, and Lao Weilo analyze other possibilities beyond happiness, revealing the flip side of happiness.

 Creative Feature | Conditions for Deriving Pleasure

How is happiness linked to other things? And in what ways and forms does it manifest? If one honestly questions one's own feelings, what strange preferences will be exposed? Led by He Yi, Chen Boxuan, Wu Qiantong, and Liu Ziwei, they explore the paths to acquiring happiness, revealing that the foundation of pleasure all originates from the physical body.

 PROJECT | Infinite Poetry

Artist Lo Wing-to constantly generates new meanings by colliding memes, images, and text, jumping between jest and seriousness to form "infinite poetry." ^_^