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(12/06/21 3:00pm)
I’ve always had a fear of heavy, devastating loss. It’s not irrational by any means to be afraid of losing the ones closest to you, but it’s become an overwhelming staple of my everyday life. I didn’t stop sleeping in my parents’ bed until I turned 11, and I still spiral over every missed phone call or unanswered text message. When I was younger, I spent hours in bed meticulously going over what could happen if my close friends or siblings passed away.
(11/14/21 7:36pm)
I spend most of my time alone. My hours of daylight have been scattered across modernist novels, SEPTA rides to Trader Joe’s, and dozens of cortados from the café two blocks away. It took me several years to realize this was ideal—to realize how much comfort I find away from the gaze of others.
(11/08/21 4:27pm)
“Before we begin, I just wanted to let you know my [friend] told me that your music got her through her break–up, and she’s very grateful for it and for you.”
(10/04/21 9:27pm)
When the group of musicians on stage played the familiar opening chord of "Motion Sickness," the crowd gathered at the Mann here in Philly exploded with it. Phoebe Bridgers and her band arrived a few minutes past 9 p.m., and each member was decked out in the classic skeleton onesie except for the artist herself. Instead, she was dressed in a sequin–adorned blazer that reflected across the faces of the audience.
(09/27/21 4:16am)
The beauty of turning 21 is the sheer safety in knowing you are guaranteed access to the adult world of alcohol, sophistication, and cocktail party talk. The ability to present your shiny, laminated, and real license to enter is one that should not be taken lightly. And with this ability comes ample opportunity to explore the world of concoctions that reside across the city of Philadelphia.
(09/21/21 8:57pm)
In the digital age, the line between the tangible and virtual has become increasingly blurred. Content creators exist primarily online, and the title of "artist" has taken on a variety of meanings and mediums accordingly. However, as we become accustomed to the process of modern art production, we may ask ourselves: Is there a way to revitalize the past?
(06/15/21 3:52pm)
It's not often that you can walk into a bar that serves both an incredible chicken lo mein and tater tots. Bar–Ly Chinatown does it all, with 60 unique beers on draft, as well as high–definition televisions to monitor your favorite sports games while you're enjoying them. The sports bar, located on 101 N. 11th St., harbors an amalgamation of delicious dishes and drinks that cater to your every need.
(05/12/21 9:33pm)
“I was like, ‘Dad can we go get Philly cheesesteaks and go home?’”
(04/28/21 4:00am)
I love to lie.
(03/03/21 5:00pm)
The title of 'influencer' doesn’t quite capture the nuanced personality of Serena Shahidi, better known by the internet as @glamdemon2004. She’s more than an online character—she’s a qualified extremist. She’s pretentious yet intelligent enough to warrant it, authentic yet detached enough to escape vulnerability, interesting yet unbothered about the way she is perceived. In fact, she fittingly describes the majority of the current online scene as “monotonous” in comparison to her content and approach. Yet her reception has been stellar: Her largest platform resides on TikTok, where she has amassed over 370,000 followers and nearly 21 million likes.
(11/09/20 1:24am)
Every evening at seven sharp, the Jeopardy! theme song fills the space of thousands of living rooms. American families gather around the television, ready to shout answers at the screen as if the host Alex Trebek himself would praise their response and add to their total earnings. While regular programming can at times feel like something to simply be watched—in some cases, streamed for seasons at a time—Jeopardy! is something to be experienced, something comfortingly routine, something to enjoy without having to leave your couch.
(08/07/20 11:30pm)
The appeal of the dating show is the unspoken desire for a neatly–tied ending, shared between both the viewer and participant; it's the guarantee that these carefully selected personalities you watch throughout the season are capable of finding love (and maybe you can too). In a room of gorgeously eligible singles, each reduced to a handful of lines per episode, it is both indulgent and reassuring to entertain the notion that the character you identify with will come out holding the final rose. As we watch strangers profess their family histories and prioritized qualities in a life partner, we are granted breathing room to feel less self–conscious about our own. We normalize the notion that there is someone out there curated to match our idiosyncrasies perfectly.
(06/16/20 10:50pm)
Nostalgia is a fickle sentiment to come to terms with. As a nineteen–year–old girl, I am constantly grappling with the dichotomy of wanting to grow out of my teenagerish tendencies, yet still retain any remnants of my childhood. And, the truth is, I barely remember much of this childhood at all. Perhaps this is a side effect of aging in the face of social media— many of my fondest memories are not colored by reading Harry Potter under my comforter, but by watching countless YouTube skits past my bedtime. The constant consumption of content from an early age has prevented much of this content from taking up substantial space in my past.
(01/21/20 1:33am)
Following his boy band introduction, Harry Styles has continuously shaped and reshaped his image in pop music—all while maintaining an attractive repute in his sound. His 2017 self–titled album demonstrated this coolness through fleshed–out images of women in black dresses, toying with what the term “good girl” entails, and ample electric guitar melodies embedded throughout.
(11/15/19 8:52pm)
It’s not abnormal these days to rise to stardom with a single video or TikTok. To then maintain that attention, however, is a more daunting task. On Nov. 7, Claire Cotrill, better known as Clairo, proved her successful artistic craftsmanship at her sold–out show at Union Transfer.
(11/11/19 3:07am)
When building a discography, it can become tedious to fall into the cycle of producing a single cohesive project and releasing it, then moving onto the next. Such is the case for Cold War Kids, the alternative band hailing from Long Beach, California. Rather than repeating this pattern for their seventh studio album, the group has chosen to prolong the experience—splitting it up into three parts.
(11/06/19 12:02am)
17 years ago, the first season finale of American Idol aired and amassed over 22 million viewers. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, not only received a record deal with RCA Records, but saw her name rise in charts months later with singles such as pop–rock anthem “Since U Been Gone.” With six top 10 hits by the end of 2005, she became the first true star to come out of a reality singing competition.
(11/05/19 12:06am)
When Rex Orange County released “Loving is Easy” over two years ago, the track quickly racked up hundreds of millions of streams. Adopted by the same teenagers who spent 2014 scrolling through Vine and wearing black–and–white checkered Vans, it was a happy–go–lucky song about swimming in a sticky–sweet romance. Older songs like “Sunflower” and “Best Friend” rose to the surface and became coveted pieces of the niche known to most as Bedroom Pop.
(11/02/19 1:35am)
Despite what his band's name may suggest, songwriter Tim Bettinson is not from Vancouver. The Australian native decided to name the title of his musical project, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, after the city because of how beautiful he thought it was. While the name may be deceiving, VSC has proven its honesty with its sophomore album, Onwards to Zion.
(11/05/19 7:21am)
When you think of fall, you probably picture a warm spectrum of leaves as the months get colder, the tall grey woolen socks that peek out under boots, or the advertisements for pumpkin–flavored goods from each leading café chain. Maybe it's the sticky, sweet cinnamon of apple pie, the crisp air from a Saturday morning stroll, the trail of smoke that lingers in the air long after the bonfire and conversation has burnt out.