Features
In the GRASP of Death
Penn labs are building the future of robot warfare. Who’s building the ethics?
Focus
Who Gets to Remember
Philadelphia enters a legal battle with the Trump administration over the meaning—and control—of an Old City slavery exhibit.
By
Zoe Lachter
Features
DITL: A Day in Their Lives
Content creation has generated a job market of its own. Where do Pennfluencers fit into it?
What's Toastin'?
Latest Issue
PennConnects
Focus
No Punches Pulled
Every time they step into the ring, bare–knuckle boxers put their bodies on the line. What are they fighting for?
Focus
False Bodies Online
As technology has advanced, so has the ability to commit acts of violence in cyberspace.
This month's print issue
Style
The Language of Looksmaxxing
Clavicular himself isn’t just the newest face of incel jargon, but also the most prominent product of how language shapes perception.
By
Insia Haque
Read this issue's Letter from the Editor.
Ego Of The Week
Ego Of The Week: Nikhil Sheth
Redefining his possible, one ‘Misogi’ at a time
By
Jaya Parsa
Nominate someone you know for Ego of the Week here.
Film & TV
Television
Not Everyone Can Be TikTok
The start (and end) of Sora is the beginning of streaming verts.
Romance Isn’t Everything in ‘Bridgerton’
Bridgerton Season 4 shows a promising return to the series’ world–building.
By
Sophia Leong
'Project Hail Mary' is a Saving Grace for the Movies
In an era of lackluster filmmaking and distracted viewing, a sincere, slow–burning blockbuster makes a case for the theatrical experience.
By
Chenyao Liu
“War Machine” and the Franchise Trap
A thrilling, hyper–violent genre pivot can’t save a film more interested in its future than its present.
By
Chenyao Liu
Music
Music
A New Era For Bollywood
How will the industry adapt to the departure of its revered vocalist Arijit Singh?
By
Namya Raman
Held in Suspension
At Johnny Brenda’s, Maria Somerville leans into the dream–pop blur.
PennSori: When Culture Becomes Method
Penn’s Korean a cappella group works between languages, people, and the versions of itself it keeps making.
By
Lynn Yi
Arts
Furniture as Art in ‘A World in the Making: The Shakers’
These early Quakers are shaking up the art gallery world, one chair at a time.
Bald Fear and Blue Erotica
Discovering myself and community at the Blue Man Group show.
By
Aaron Tokay
Style
Style
The Language of Looksmaxxing
Clavicular himself isn’t just the newest face of incel jargon, but also the most prominent product of how language shapes perception.
By
Insia Haque
Gazing Into a Very Chinese Mirror
What happens when The Beautiful Country shows its pores?
By
Jason Zhao
Thinness is Back. So What?
The ideal American body is a constant negotiation between class anxiety, youth nihilism, and desire for novelty. But Italy knows something about beauty that America doesn’t.
By
Laura Gao
Saks Just Filed for Bankruptcy: Should Other Department Stores Be Scared?
As locations shut their doors across the country, customers, vendors, and industry experts are left wondering what’s to come for the shaky future of department store shopping.
