The AFAB, QTBIPOC Artist as an Object: Commodified
by Ami (@HotWraithBones) CW: Mature Content (18+) My writing and art are worth less than my boobs. That’s a fact I’m quickly learning as I progress in my attempt at a creative career. Where brown skin is involved…
Eternally Gay
By Hannah Olesen WARNING: SPOILERS In 2021 the LGBTQ community was happy to see the first on-screen gay couple making headway in the Marvel movie titled, Eternals. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the first time a gay character has been introduced into the marvel universe. At the end of Avengers Endgame, there was…
How to write the worst tweets EVER and sabotage your chances of getting an agent or publishing deal
By Ami J. Sanghvi Hello, mere mortals. The aliens (save one: me) have retreated to their spaceships for the day. Now is the time they have designated for me to educate the humans. Today’s lesson? How to write the worst tweets EVER and sabotage your chances of getting an agent or publishing deal for the…
The Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media
by SA Sneha It is 2 am. My eyes are tired and dragging themselves to shut down, but I push them to stay open for a few more minutes. I promise myself this will be the last reel I will see. Fifteen minutes later, I am still scrolling relentlessly through Bo Burnham’s “Jeff Bezos,” ‘Touch…
The Show Must Go On
By Hannah Olesen Many Newsie, Wicked, and Hamilton lovers were heartbroken when Broadway closed its doors for the foreseeable future, but now there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. We lost a great deal of things due to this everlasting nightmare starting back in 2020. This pandemic affected us: going…
5 instances in Vita Nuova where Dante proved his Venus was in Leo (with modern-day translations)
by Ami J. Sanghvi *** All quotations in this article are pulled from the Oxford World’s Classics 1992 edition of Vita Nuova, translated by Mark Musa. The first time I ever read Vita Nuova, I came away from it with two major thoughts: 1) Dante is SUCH a solid writer. 2) This dude’s Venus was…
Former Margaret Atwood Fan Talks Inclusive Language and Blowing Dog Whistles Through a Megaphone
by Kaitlyn Crow (they/them) I encountered Margaret Atwood for the first time like many do: in a classroom. In my Gender & Bodies class, we read and dissected The Handmaid’s Tale. I found myself immersed in June’s story; indignant at the ideas centered around the patriarchy, gender discrimination, and reproduction; and wondering where I might…
To My First Book
by SA Sneha Dear My First Book, I vividly remember the day I managed to bring you home. Naturally, I was intrigued by you. But, I was skeptical of borrowing you from the school library. The library had so many versions of you that had been passed through hundreds of hearts over the years. But,…