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(10/21/24 4:00am)
Nurses rank as the No.1–most–trusted profession consistently from year to year—above doctors, grade school teachers, and even members of the clergy. The work they do is multifaceted. It’s more than just delivering medications and performing assessments—it’s wholeheartedly devoting themselves to the care of their patients and the advancement of the profession. The job title of a nurse is hard to define because nurses are never just a nurse; they are therapists, friends, leaders, experts, and voices. Despite being a complex profession with a wealth of clinical knowledge and experience, nurses’ representation in the public space is limited.
(11/04/24 2:50pm)
There are 197,115 enrolled students in the School District of Philadelphia. 28% of their schools—63 buildings in total—currently don’t have adequate air conditioning. Reading and math proficiency scores vary greatly based on race and socioeconomic status, and teachers are bearing the brunt of these issues. Most of them are doing work far beyond the initial expectations of the job, and they’re overwhelmed.
(10/23/24 4:10am)
For years, pictures of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic Repetitive Vision flooded my Instagram timeline with striking red polka dots and never–ending mirrored reflections. My understanding of the piece and the Mattress Factory museum existed only within the context of these images. It wasn’t until I went home over fall break that I finally took the initiative to check the iconic Pittsburgh museum off my bucket list. Hopping in the car with my twelve–year–old sister in tow, we made our way to the North Side, anticipating an abundance of artsy photo–ops.
(11/12/24 2:56am)
As midterms come and go, Penn students will be grateful to make an escape from the hustle of school with Thanksgiving and winter breaks. This year, however, call your Uber an hour earlier than usual and allow yourself a few extra minutes at the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to check out the incredible art installations that grace its walls. According to Time Out magazine, PHL ranks third in the United States’ top airports for art.
(10/16/24 4:00am)
As blissful July memories fade into seemingly endless gray–sky mornings, my longing for a listless drive down the Pacific Coast Highway only increases. Already anticipating the chill of Philadelphia winter weather, I know that twenty–degree mornings will make me dream of trading my thick puffer for the cushioned seat and blaring heater of my 2016 Honda Civic.
(10/16/24 4:00am)
Confabulation has appeared as part of a wave of new work—perhaps most popularly crystalized this year with Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow, a parable of the horror of never coming out—which has finally gained the courage to treat queerness with a greater degree of allusion and allegory. After a long and sometimes grating infancy of obviousness, exposition, and simplistic narratives, this nascent subtlety could perhaps be taken to represent a welcome maturation of queer theater and film, which at long last feels equipped to go beyond the basic representation of our reality toward a deeper, more provocative territory.
(10/23/24 4:19am)
In the world of horror manga, few characters resonate as grotesquely as Tomie. The titular character is no ordinary femme fatale, and it would be an oversimplification to view her only as an object of sexual fantasy. Tomie ensnares men, and they respond with disturbing violence—chopping, burning, and murdering—only for her to return again and again. Ultimately, Ito’s goal is not to vilify her but to reveal the paradox in human desire: the simultaneous fetishization and fear of beauty.
(11/10/24 5:47am)
The night of Saturday, Oct. 5 hit me hard … and soft. As I clambered into my seat amidst a crowd of screaming bisexuals, I wondered vaguely how I could have been enjoying my fall break at home just two hours ago. Somehow, here I was at the Wells Fargo Center … in Philadelphia, again. But I was "Happier Than Ever" to be in my city when Billie Eilish purred into her mic: “Hey, Philly, you seem like you’re feeling pretty good.”
(01/28/25 5:00am)
We’re living in a serial killer biopic renaissance. The ethics of true crime are always a hot–button topic online, and debates reign eternally on the ethics of having a hot guy play a serial killer.
(10/14/24 4:00am)
For Milan Bhayana (C ‘28), cooking isn't just about fueling the body—it's about feeding the soul, the mind, and maybe, if you’re lucky, a bit of your curiosity about the world. While most Penn students reluctantly rely on almost raw Commons chicken or McClelland bowls, food is more than just fuel for Milan—it’s a language, a conversation between self, culture, and history.
(10/23/24 4:16am)
SOPHIE had been producing the follow–up to her monumental first LP, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un–Insides, for almost four years before her passing in January 2021. Including the ones she’d chosen for its lineup, the PC Music veteran and hyperpop godmother left behind hundreds of tracks—some considered for a project dubbed “TRANS NATION”, some already unveiled between 2015 D.J. sets and quarantine–era HEAV3N streams, and all lying dormant to be overseen by her brother and long–time mixing engineer, Benny Long.
(11/04/24 2:49pm)
Jackson: Francis Ford Coppola, are you okay?
(10/25/24 5:39am)
Now at the age of (relative) maturity, mid–2000s babies have only glimpsed a political world of scandal and the bitter vicissitudes of changing regimes. Through the meteoric rise of Donald Trump, the mixed bag of Joe Biden, and now a tenuous future under either Trump or Kamala Harris, today's youth can’t be blamed for feeling estranged from the political process, as if watching a bad television show with the same sorry cast of actors every year. The response of some to this political circus has been to harbor a sense of doubt about the system, and not participate; others feel the uneasiness and want to do something about it. Most, however, have a certain presentiment about this election: It is pivotal for the direction of the country.
(10/14/24 3:08pm)
Fay Shuai (C ‘25) has certainly bounced around the map, having lived in over six cities throughout her life, taking her from Tulsa, Okla. to Salt Lake City. At Penn, Fay’s various hometowns have enabled her to connect with so many people across campus, particularly with fellow Oklahomans, whom she believes share a unique sense of telepathy. Seeking a sense of stability and routine while moving around frequently as a kid, Fay developed a repertoire of niche hobbies, ranging from playing the piano and cello, DJing, running marathons, journaling, and figure skating. Above all, Fay’s creative energy and kindness shines through in everything she does. Fay led the Penn Figuring Skating team to nationals for the first time in history, discovering a vibrant sense of community at the Penn ice rink along the way. Now, she has relocated to Paris for the semester to study abroad, blown away by the city’s gardens, world–class art museums, food, and rich culture.
(10/09/24 4:00am)
Last week, Brigitte Bardot celebrated her ninetieth birthday. In celebration, let’s talk about the icon who didn’t just make the world fall in love with her—she made the world obsessed with her.
(11/24/24 11:20pm)
In Xiu Xiu’s seventeenth studio album 13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips (henceforth Stiletto), Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo sacrifice none of their signature eccentricity. For artists of the avant–garde, navigating the fringes of artistic expression means bracing for critical rejection, facing an audience unsure of whether to recoil or lean in. Like every preceding Xiu Xiu album, Stiletto demands a little speculation. What’s it gonna be this time? For over 20 years, Xui Xui has defied all classification—every record a rebirth of genre and concept, weaving a narrative through the group’s discography. In this history, Stiletto is a chapter of change, inspired by their recent move to Berlin from Los Angeles and a “destruction of previous aesthetic notions,” according to the band. The record was mixed by Grammy award–winning producer John Congleton, who was granted a liberal dictum by the band to “go crazy.” But despite this approval, Stiletto, in the whole of the band’s work, might just be their most approachable project yet.
(10/28/24 2:28pm)
This July, Jojo Siwa dropped her fourth EP, Guilty Pleasure. Months prior, Siwa defined this highly anticipated album as personal rebranding: a transition from her formerly charismatic Nickelodeon persona to a provocative, grunge influencer. RIP to the 2017 Jojo and her bows, neon jackets, and anti–bullying anthems. The two music videos accompanying Guilty Pleasure—for singles “Karma” and “Guilty Pleasure”—illustrate this artist’s reinvention of her image: Siwa now centralizes her choreography, costuming, and lyrics around her love and lust as a mature adult.
(11/06/24 5:00am)
Every Tuesday and Saturday, a collection of independent mom–and–pop vendors set up shop around Rittenhouse Square, transforming the park into a bustling marketplace. It’s not the produce that stands out—standard fruits, meats, and eggs that could just as easily be found in any grocery store—but rather the demographics of the crowd. Young people flock to these markets in droves.
(10/13/24 4:00am)
It feels like The Dare’s song "Girls" is all around us. It’s become the (supposedly) sex positive anthem for the girls themselves, the backtrack of Instagram stories or self–referential thirst traps. It’s the talk of the effervescent “Indie Sleaze revival” we’re still waiting on, with everyone seeming to have a take on the return of a raunchy, sin–addled party scene for hipsters and the song as its poster child. Hell, we even used the song at a Street meeting as an icebreaker, Buzzfeed style–what type of girl are you?
(10/11/24 4:00am)
You’ve probably seen his videos before. Or, if not his videos, you’ve definitely seen his wild YouTube thumbnails. Grotesque and provocative, featuring copious amounts of neon–colored foods in unholy combinations—think blue Takis mixed with mayo and instant ramen—and close–up shots of theatrical facial expressions. Images like these are snapshots into the chaotic world of Nikocado Avocado, the YouTuber whose videos have racked up millions of views while changing our perception of internet fame.
