Kate Ali

Concert Retrospective: Son House/Mississippi John Hurt
This week, I’m looking back at a double feature concert from April 1965 (actually 1966, but we’ll get to that momentarily): legendary bluesmen Mississippi John Hurt and Son House in Wilder Main on April 15, 1966.

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra Come Together on a Collaboration for the Ages
The album sounds like it was put together with the utmost care, as if the musicians knew the great emotional weight this album carries.

What’s to Be Learned from the Bessemer Amazon Unionization Campaign
Although their campaign sadly failed, the campaign nonetheless signifies a major strike back against both Amazon’s hostile internal conditions and the broader disregard for organized labor in American culture as a whole.

Five People to Sex Once You’ve Gotten Your Vaccine
Now that the vaccine is being widely distributed across the U.S., there is finally light at the end of the tunnel of involuntary celibacy.

The Grape staff’s best guesses about what an NFT is
What the f*ck is an NFT and why is it bad for the environment? Their answers will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even learn something new...

Covid-19 Vaccines Ranked From Sexiest to Least Sexy (Based on Facts)
1. Pfizer-- Pfizer is not only the sexiest, but also the hottest vaccine. Initially, I placed Pfizer at the top of the list based on pure instinct. It’s something about

Grape Blind Date: Elaine and Ila
In our fourth blind date of the semester, two brave singles had to overcome perilous obstacles such as a missing phone and a forest fire (this may or may not be clickbait). Read on to find out if they made it out alive!