A Man for Last Season: America’s Fight for the Past
If we are forced to choose between two pasts, one with all the faults of the last 40 years of poverty, hunger, and war, or…
Insomniacs, Quarangirlfriends, and Our Newly Honed Skill: Aloneness
The influence of quarantine has not just been a greater emphasis on hobbies and internet trends, but an expanse of time to be alone with…
Ritual as Resilience in Times of Plague
My only life vest in this vast sea of uncertainty has been Jewish ritual. Not only does it grant me a small degree of control,…
COVID-19 and The Complicated Thing That is One’s Hometown
A hometown is not merely a place one comes from, but an emotional animal one has a multifaceted relationship with. That relationship forms the basis…
Coping with Crisis
I’ve come home to a particularly strange environment, one not radically different from the one I come home to every break, but with enough tweaks…
The Administration Asked How They Could “Support” Students. Then They Ignored the Answer.
For students coping with questions of survival through fiscal, mental, and physical strain in the time of COVID-19, President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s March 25th email,…
Oscar Snubs
The Academy Awards have taken ample criticism in recent years surrounding the diversity (or lack thereof) in nominations. The 92nd annual Oscar Awards that took…
The Fraught History of the American E-Boy
Armed with an infinite supply of striped long-sleeves, clanky wallet chains, and palpably burdensome chips on their shoulders, e-boys everywhere descended from their heavens and…