Captivating audiences with her unique brand of dreamy, vintage-inspired pop music since the release of her debut album in 2010, Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a testament to her growth as an artist and an exploration of new sonic landscapes. With flashy, seductive songs like “Peppers” […]
Yesterday I thought that I’d take the bus, yet I dreaded balancing the two luggage bags, both Plastered to my side. After deciding To stay, reluctant but certain, I now sit in the simmering Elbow of my crumpled bed, neck folded and head Hunched. Goblets of sleet line the windowsill. There’s a woman outside—hair sorted […]
you put me on the floor of my childhood room ripping same scrap of paper over and over infinitely—smaller—halves shred this not your insides stacked stapled collated feel the heft of unity defiled finger its edges every fault, you confirm that you can hold my battered wholeness but will never put together again.Olivia Pasquerella ’26 […]
On March 25, fashion designer Smriti Somasundaram ’26 made her debut at Andaaz, Harvard South Asian Association’s annual fashion show. Somasundaram is the first student designer to be featured on the Andaaz runway in the event’s decade-long history, crafting two pieces especially for the event. Somasundaram titled her line ஆரம்பம், or Arambam, meaning “beginning” in […]
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, […]