Our jaded elders like to describe Gen Z with a list of “don’ts”: Gen Zers don’t drink. Gen Zers don’t leave the house. Gen Zers don’t know how to work. Gen Zers don’t know how to socialize properly. Gen Zers don’t have sex. All of these don’ts, whether you view them as good or bad, […]
In college culture today, “hooking up” involves more than simply having sex. Rather, sex has become equated with performance, and friends share details as a way to show off their desirability and maintain social capital. College is supposed to be the place where people find their identities and explore their sexuality, but this exploration rarely […]
This past summer, I visited Amsterdam. Stepping off the Eurostar, I was met by swarms of bikers and numerous incredibly stylish, tall pedestrians. I immediately felt the city’s vibrancy—held together by a culture of openness and a little bit of weed. One of my favorite moments from the trip was a bike tour. My guide, […]
In the popular imagination, I have found that sexual assault and crimes of that nature are seen purely as a women’s issue. Logically, we know this to be false, given that 43% of American men have reportedly experienced some form of sexual violence; however, the statistics show that women bear the brunt of this problem. […]
Corsets, glitter, and, of course, a sexy garter belt: all Halloween classics. Halloween, although often thought of as a spooky, scary holiday, has recently become more associated with going out and dressing provocatively. For college students, “Halloweekend” has become synonymous with partying for several days in a row while wearing sexualized costumes. And though no […]
In March 1945, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris, head of RAF Bomber Command, wrote a letter addressed to Sir Norman Howard Bottomley, Deputy Chief of the British Air Staff. In the letter, Harris sought to rebut Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s suggestion that the bombing of German cities should be reviewed because it risked […]
Katie Zacharia made American history this month with her five-day tenure as White House press secretary. Although she served the shortest term of any press secretary in history, her five days in D.C., and her life leading up to them, tell us what the Trump administration values, prioritizes, and rewards. On Oct. 9, Trump took […]
The scariest time of year is here: midterm season. And I guess Halloween comes in at a close second. By the last week of September, Trader Joe’s lines its entrance with pumpkins and Target turns the back-to-school section into a jumble of themed Oreos, plastic skeletons, and polyester costumes designed for the landfill. By Oct. […]
I have been a student at Harvard for exactly 72 days, which some might say is enough time for me to “get a sense of the place.” Friends and family often ask me, “What’s it like? What’s your sense of the place?” I know they ask this partially out of concern for me, and partially […]
Between rushing from midterm office hours to an evening club meeting, I walk down JFK Street for a quick sweet treat from Ten One or Playa Bowls. Yet behind the minimalist packaging and pastel Instagram marketing lies a jarring paradox: the digital hype machine demands cheap quantities of global staples such as açaí and ube, […]