I: @apetor, The Internet’s Transcendentalist By Ted Noser At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the Romantic and the Transcendental movements represented a cultural rejection… Continue reading “I: @apetor, The Internet’s Transcendentalist”…
What’s Policy without Benefit?: A Critical Review of NYU’s COVID Policies By Tayler Bakotic With vaccines and booster shots widely administered, it seems that New York is no longer in the… Continue reading “What’s Policy without Benefit?: A Critical Review of NYU’s COVID Policies”…
The Menu: Fine Dining Deconstructed By Jaylin Figueroa Within culinary culture, it is the norm to be ridiculed, insulted, and to be told to “do… Continue reading “The Menu: Fine Dining Deconstructed”…
Self v. Persona By Khadijah Iqbal “Borges and I” Short Story “Borges and I” by Jorge Luis Borges is a short story that examines… Continue reading “Self v. Persona”…
Rucho v. Common Cause: A Judicially Rendered End to Democracy By James Freyland The formulaic can be compelling and reassuring in its promise of sameness. Millions of fans of specific… Continue reading “Rucho v. Common Cause: A Judicially Rendered End to Democracy”…
Modern Sensibilities in Jane Eyre By Destini Baylis Adams “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me” is one of the most iconic lines from… Continue reading “Modern Sensibilities in Jane Eyre”…
Deconstructing Misogynoir: A 20-Year Retrospective on Missy Elliott’s “Under Construction” By Monique Ezeh Released in 2002, “Under Construction” is American rapper Missy Elliott’s fourth studio album. Produced largely by Timbaland… Continue reading “Deconstructing Misogynoir: A 20-Year Retrospective on Missy Elliott’s “Under Construction””…
Breaking Bad Gets the Tumblr Treatment By Sylvie Moran “Breaking Bad” is back, although you already know that. If you inhabit, even peripherally, the same spheres… Continue reading “Breaking Bad Gets the Tumblr Treatment”…
Blonde’s Ambition Falls Dangerously Short By Eden Al Qahtani In a collage on my bedroom wall, I have two pictures of Marilyn Monroe. The first… Continue reading “Blonde’s Ambition Falls Dangerously Short”…
The Camera Was Always Running: Online Consciousness, Jonas Mekas, and Downtown Cultural Memory by Sean Krupa Jonas Mekas: The Camera Was Always Running (until June 5, 2022 at The Jewish Museum) Arrangement of… Continue reading “The Camera Was Always Running: Online Consciousness, Jonas Mekas, and Downtown Cultural Memory”…