Grandma’s Advice
“Remember kids, everyone should have at least one hobby that gives them carpal tunnel.”
Arts
Serving Face and Serving Time: The Trials of Oscar Wilde
It is difficult to discern whether Oscar Wilde is better known for his literary works or for his homosexuality; the two were often intertwined. As queer historian Kaz Rowe put it in their YouTube video essay titled “The Unhinged Trials of Oscar Wilde,” which inspired this article, Wilde is the “premier homosexual.” His likeness lives […]
Socratic Seminar
Socrates: “There are only two things in life that are decided entirely by Fate—who you are born as… and your Harvard House.”
The Price of Becoming an Alpha Male
Instead of spending my Wednesday evening of Spring Recess lying on the beach clutching a piña colada in one hand and my faith in humanity in the other, I watched Louis Theroux’s new documentary titled “Inside the Manosphere.” For 91 minutes, I witnessed Theroux try to disentangle the bizarre nature of the “manosphere”—a vaguely connected […]
The Indy’s Guide to River Run Shots
This week, the Charles River Gods return for their annual appearance, manifested in cheap hard liquor on Harvard College’s Housing Day Eve: River Run. The following shots, some classic, some suggestions for a uniquely memorable River Run, may appear along your journey to appease them. My advice is as reliable as any college freshman’s, stitched […]
I Was Good at Loving Her, Not at Being Loved
The first time I met her, she sat next to our mutual friend, shy and quiet. People called her “Mali,” Thai for a small, delicate jasmine flower. She was 30, ten years older than me, yet every part of her body emitted an innocent desire to be loved, to be hugged, to be protected. I […]
Satire: Make Harvard Great Again!
It’s no secret—we’re looking at a new civil war. But this time, the war is actually totalllly understandable and happening for super duper good reasons between two actually relevant groups: Harvard University and the Trump administration. Those government people may not be right about a lot of things, but they are kind of right about […]
Boots, Beats, and Blue Jeans: The Fashion of Country’s Streaming Boom
Over the past six years, country music streaming has surged by nearly 287%, driven largely by Gen Z and millennials. Artists like Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, and Megan Moroney now dominate charts and playlists once reserved for pop and hip-hop. What was once perceived as regional and niche has evolved into a defining sound of […]