Earbuds Supremacy It seems that recently we’ve been turning fads that were shameful into things that are both “trendy” and “fashionable.” We blinked and suddenly the New Balances worn generations ago are the new shoes selling out. This recycling of styles has taken the ear accessory department by storm. Now, it seems that headphones are […]
Image Credit: Pitchfork, 2023 Sean Bowie’s musical career has been characterized by change and experimentation, a hard break from the 2000s Knoxville, Tennessee in which they grew up. Bowie told Dazed in 2018 that the “very conservative, racist, homophobic, sexist environment…wasn’t very constructive growing up and trying to be creative.” Instead of experimenting with drugs […]
The End of the F***ing World is the twisted romance you never knew you needed in your life. It is a darkly comedic coming-of-age story that was first released on Netflix in 2018. The limited series follows two misfit teens, James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), as they embark on a road trip in […]
“I think that there’s something really special about rave, and something that’s made it such a center for queer and black people throughout the last fifty years or so,” said Kaia Berman Peters ’23-24, who goes by Chaia. “It’s the fact that it’s like a space of pure joy. …It’s only positive, only vibing with […]
Shit. I should’ve sat on the balcony. It’s the first day of my big lecture class in Sanders Theatre and I’m regretting my seating arrangements, seeing all the hot boys sitting up there. I know I should be focused on the presentation in front of me, but I can’t help playing “Smash or Pass” in […]
The last-call bell inside the restaurant rang and the last guests left in succession like seaweed washed away by waves. Their whirl of plaid and pastel gave way to the road which stretched alongside the bay. But one red dress stayed behind. She trotted covetously to the counter side. Her red dress glazed the dirty, […]
The Boston crowd anxiously awaited SZA’s entrance. After an energetic performance by singer/songwriter Omar Apollo, fans were singing and dancing to the music occupying the sound system while TD Garden was preparing for SZA’s stage arrival. Unlike most big-venue concerts, there was extreme fan-to-fan communication. One man twerked in the corner of the concert hall, […]
Harvard undergraduates constantly join pre-professional on campus organizations in the pursuit of acquiring competitive jobs that can provide them financial security after they graduate. For instance, the average salary for the highly coveted position as a First-Year Analyst at Goldman Sachs is an estimated $124,219, ergo the countless finance clubs on campus. Yet few people […]
When Bene pushes Marc off the swing, hands Scrambling and accompanied by rapid gust, Marc falls on the mush with his shirt speared Open like a gutted fish, the tattered sleeves limp. Before That odd incident, he had undressed In his room alone. Was it private? Bene, at the time, was Laboring. Marc had forgotten […]
Early American history is saturated with imperialism: a reality that stokes discomfort and denial in many contemporary Americans. The art of early America is itself an implicit—and occasionally explicit —testament to the intrinsically imperial nature of the country often celebrated for its ostensible opposition to empire. From the Andes to the Caribbean, the first major […]