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Red Flags and Tote Bags
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In Defense of Wuthering Heights 2026 Trailer
Neghemi Micah '26 discusses Emerald Fennel's 90-second "Wuthering Heights" trailer.
Queeries: It’s Only Life After All
Queer & Music? A new column on the fire combo. This time, we focus on the Indigo Girl.
Noel Quiñones ’15 on Being Nuyorican, Being a Swattie, and Being a Writer-Educator
Noel Quiñones ’15 is a Nuyorican poet, educator, and performer. Their work has been featured in POETRY, the Boston Review, Poem-a-Day, and Michigan Quarterly Review. Noel received an Emmy Award for their contribution to El legado de la Poesía Puertorriqueña (Legacy of
Arts on Competition, Debate, and Open Discourse
Corinne Lafont '26 argues for increased discourse, collaboration, and accountability among campus publications.
Artist of the Week Megumi Jindo ’28 Is Changing the World, One Poem at a Time
Producing a good piece of writing that the public applauds — or cries over — is not an easy feat. Trust me, I’m writing this piece. But Megumi Jindo ’28 doesn’t just write poems that are celebrated by others. Rather, the process
Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl
Why did Nicole Kidman want to be “Babygirl”? In an Actors on Actors conversation with Zendaya, Nicole Kidman commented: “As soon as I heard it was called ‘Babygirl,’ I thought, ‘I’m in.’” Historically, Kidman has been in films with a strong philosophical