The eighties, the nineties, the early 2000s—everything is making a comeback. Nostalgia has long since become a permanent state of affairs. Yet with our 59th issue, we are consciously offering an alternative to this omnipresent backward glance.

We are interested in what lies ahead. Knowing the past is important, but those who constantly look back—who do nothing but quote—miss the opportunity to have a voice of their own.