Dregs of ground coffee at the bottom of a mug. Gravel gritting against bare soles. Marking sinθ magazine’s 30th issue, “COARSE 糙” excavates the sensation of touch with all its pleasures and repulsions, its silk and rubber textures. Confront skin-to-skin intimacy, rough frontiers, intimacies carved from the soul and placed at your table.

—Editor-in-Chief Jiaqi Kang speaks with Maegan Houang about violence and voyeurism in experiencing art and the impact of the labor movement on Houang’s filmmaking.
—Senior Editor Yue Chen connects with Lisa Ko about her upcoming novel Memory Piece and the role of art under capitalism.
—Web Editor Joanne Zou converses with indie singer-songwriter Linying about her new EP House Mouse and maintaining optimism throughout her musical journey.
—For our student spotlight, Junior Editor Erika Jing talks to the youth-driven coalition Students for the Preservation of Chinatown (SPOC) about envisioning the future of Philadelphia’s Chinatown through printmaking and advocacy.
—Josephine Wu’s short story “Slaughterhouse” presents a duck named Melon and a trip to the titular Slaughterhouse.
—Poetry by Lucy Xiang-fu Wainger, Winniebell Zong and cindy j xie sizzles, prickles and provokes.
—Anurak Saelaow engulfs us with two richly evocative poems, while Mimi Yang traces some of their journey in reconciling with queerness.
—A poem by Cynthia Chen and a personal essay from Taylor Zhang offer touching reflections on grief for a family member and a dear pet.
—Coffee’s enthralling pencil sketches zoom in on the human body.
—Jasmine Lu’s photographs of Elly Lee reconfigure ideas of femininity with assistance from Kelsey Phung and Steven Cheung, and makeup by Audrey Tian.

Front cover by Jasmine Lu.