Digital Library

November 2025 Issue

The Nostalgia Issue

This issue explores nostalgia as a cultural comfort loop — from 90s living rooms and third spaces to algorithmic reruns, ritual viewing, and the aesthetics of warmth in a restless digital age. We trace how the past keeps resurfacing online, why familiar stories still soothe us, and what it means to long for moments we may never have lived at all.

The Nostalgia Issue is less about looking back — and more about why we keep returning.

October 2025 Issue

Fear & Fiction

October moves through the quiet tension of the unseen.
This issue examines how algorithms shape what we notice, fear, and believe — from subtle censorship and curated feeds to the emotional atmosphere of digital life. Through media analysis, cultural commentary, and close reading, October asks how power operates not loudly, but quietly, and what happens when control feels invisible.

The October issue explores the spaces between awareness and unease — where influence hides in plain sight.

September 2025 Issue

The Spotlight Issue

This month, Media Mosaic turns the lights up on the stories, trends, and cultural quirks that deserve centre stage. From unexpected media obsessions to the ideas shaping our screens and feeds, we’re zooming in on the details that usually slip by in the background. September’s issue is about focus: what happens when you stop, look closer, and let one subject take the spotlight.

August 2025 Issue

The Algorithm Issue

The August issue of Media Mosaic is here: The Algorithm Issue. This edition explores how digital systems quietly shape our cultural landscape — from our feeds to our stages. Inside, you’ll find an essay on the subtle ways algorithms curate our choices, a review of the Intel x RSC's production of The Tempest, a deep dive into language trends in the digital age, and our bite-sized reviews of the month’s media highlights. Think of it as a cultural collage for the algorithm era.