Alexa Nicolas
ARTICLES
Unpopped
Between buying a new Urban sweater and picking up dinner at Chipotle, shedding one’s virginity has become, for some, just another transaction.
Ego
The Penn Piper
A new campus boutique has three legs up on its competition: Location, Location, Location
Backpage
Beyond the LOVE Sculpture
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City Beats: Brooklyn Flea Market
In many ways, Brooklyn Flea is a like any flea market, filled with odds and ends living up to the old cliche: “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” Yet its atmosphere is unique to the borough, a vibrant demonstration of post-gentrification Brooklyn.
Arts
Fashion as Sculpture
With his exquisite fashion–sculptures, designer Roberto Capucci pushes the limits of fashion into the realm of art.
Music
One Track Mind: Fleet Foxes "Helplessness Blues"
“Helplessness Blues” is a misnomer when it comes to sound.
Music
Pro/Con-Ye
There really isn’t anything that’s not controversial or polarizing about Kanye West. You’d be hard–pressed to find someone who doesn’t think he’s an asshole, but somehow his assholery can make him even more appealing — not just as a musician, but as a cultural icon.
Arts
Artspiration: The Gross Clinic
All too familiar to the Class of 2013, Thomas Eakin’s The Gross Clinic pictures esteemed Dr. Samuel D.
Music
Defibrillator: "Un–break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
When Toni Braxton’s lover, Tyson, died in a studly motorcycle accident, she belted out “Un–break My Heart.” I rediscovered the hit when I sat in on a friend’s 90s–themed college radio show.
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