A Family Inheritance: New York City and Cosmopolitanism
By Catherine Kenny It is 9:00 on a Monday night, and after a day of three classes, work, and the…
Category: Essays
Hollywood’s Illusion of Inclusivity: The Minority Sidekick Cliché
By Zora Kings In the world of Hollywood cinema, tropes are the unsung stars of the show. These recurring themes…
Scraping at Oxford
By Lex Garcia Of course the main problem with the nightclub was not the music, not the smell, not the…
A hundred years of movies: Where did faith-based films go?
by Rosanna Herrera The film industry was in a messy predicament this past year. Two major union strikes that lasted…
Bro… Please Don’t Worry About Me
By Emily Sorkin I had skipped my morning Prozac one December morning before college admissions came out. This was a…
The Concrete Jungle’s Playground: Our Journey with Soccer in New York City
By Omar Ali and Mohamed Eleish In the midst of New York City’s towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, it’s hard…
Sportsball
By Madden I cannot stop thinking about the word “sportsball.” It’s a product of a certain millennial, semi-ironic, Tumblr-turned-Twitter quirk…
2 Bon 2 Appétit: The Dominance of Formula One Social Media Marketing
By Vella Chen Cars were never my thing. When my friend mentioned her newfound obsession with Formula 1, my mind…
Funny, Lovely, Empty: A Look at Diegetics in ‘Barbie’
By Priscilla Hunnewell It is an August night in the East Village. I am sitting beside my best friend in…
A Note (See: Possibly Pessimistic) on Beheld Writing
By Bryce Dershem I suppose that most professionals after writing believe their work holds meaning, that their writing is good.…