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(06/11/20 4:03pm)
Over three weeks ago, George Floyd's murder was the spark that ignited protests against police brutality and racial discrimination toward Black people across the country. While many have taken to the streets to march, others have resorted to creative ways of supporting the cause remotely. In tandem with the physical protests, social media feeds were flooded with posts meant to support the Black Lives Matter movement and share educational resources on the issue of racism.
(06/05/20 2:40pm)
I first realized my parents were racist in middle school, when they told me I couldn’t date Black people.
(06/07/20 5:38pm)
We are currently in a moment of immense clarity. Whether that clarity is better or worse than the state of dulled content we maintained before— I don’t know. It’s clear we can no longer continue to convince ourselves that political correctness is synonymous with equality.
(06/15/20 4:56pm)
TikTok seems to be all the rage these days. With around 800 million monthly users—60% of whom are dubbed Gen Z-ers—it feels like influencer Charli D’Amelio is on her way to becoming as much of a household name as Martha Stewart.
(06/15/20 4:54pm)
As a result of COVID-19, face masks have become ubiquitous— as essential to an outfit these days as a pair of shoes. This is primarily because—in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation that U.S. citizens wear face coverings in places where social distancing is particularly difficult. In the early stages of the pandemic, surgical masks seemed to be the default, as the baby–blue coverings were worn by the masses like a macabre uniform of sorts. But the CDC has clarified that people should refrain from using and purchasing surgical masks or N95 respirators—as those masks should be saved for healthcare workers—and to instead opt for cloth face coverings.
(06/15/20 4:51pm)
It’s a Sunday morning in April and I—along with 40 others—am logged into Zoom, watching a friend open beautifully wrapped presents from her backyard, smiling as she reads cards with private jokes and well–wishes as she shows them to the camera. My friend’s bridal shower was scheduled to be in person, at the end of March, in advance of her May (now July) wedding. After postponing the event, her bridesmaids decided to host the shower over Zoom, resorting to the use of creative games to make the virtual celebration engaging.
(06/11/20 3:13pm)
Summer means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some of us, it means relaxation: a chance to live without having to check our planners for when the next problem set is due. For others, it's a time of freedom: we can perform research in the fields we're interested in or intern at the companies we want to work for. It's also a time for personal growth: a time for self–improvement and introspection, when we finally have time to focus on ourselves, our relationships, and our world.
(06/06/20 6:20pm)
Charli XCX's new album, How I'm Feeling Now, blisters at the seams, sputters almost outside the reach of quarantine. Created entirely at home and with significant input from fans online, Charlotte Aitchison's latest record as Charli XCX, arriving just months after her highly anticipated third album, Charli, is a document of the human in social isolation. It's an artifact of the era of COVID-19.
(06/02/20 11:00am)
Mike Hadreas' work as Perfume Genius, no matter how conceptual, has always been of the heart and body. On his fifth and latest record, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, Hadreas presents a newfound depth missing from his previous releases. Where he proudly proclaimed his identity as an effeminate gay man on 2014's Too Bright, 2017's No Shape reveled in the ambiguity of everyday life. Though Set My Heart touches on similar themes of his past two LP's, it does so with a certain poetry and openness that makes these ideas new and fresh. In Hadreas' hands, repeated topics (effeminacy, queer love, everyday life) don't dull with repetition. Rather, they are a well of inspiration to return to again and again.
(05/27/20 4:15am)
Marie Dahlstrøm is a Danish singer/songwriter who has been studying music her whole life. Her past releases, beginning in 2011, include multiple EP's and a cover project. 'Like Sand,' released independently on May 22, is her debut studio album. The record is a gorgeous, warm exploration of her career thus far: every sound on this record drips with influences ranging from buttery R&B, to smooth jazz, to hard–hitting hip–hop beats. Featuring friends and longtime collaborators including Beau Diako, Jeremy Passion, James Vickery, Elijah Fox, Charles Jacques, and Aligo, 'Like Sand' can be summed up in one word: vibes. Street's Kyle Whiting sat down with Marie to discuss her new album, making music as an independent artist, and how the industry has changed as a result of COVID–19.
(05/18/20 2:43pm)
In the event of nostalgia–related emergency, press play.
(05/14/20 6:58pm)
Annabelle Williams is a writer. But just about everyone else in her life came to realize that before she did. To Annabelle’s father, she was the “most adult child” he had ever met, constantly clinging to books and absorbing bits of new information. Annabelle’s mother wrote about her “unquenchable desire to read, at all times, in all circumstances.” (She also shared a picture of young Annabelle hula–hooping while reading The Iliad). It’s a mystery how she started out as a Wharton student, when Annabelle has been a writer since she was 12 years old.
(05/01/20 5:25pm)
“I have never been more in love with anyone than I am right now, and it is absolutely soul–crushing to know that my partner is 2,000 miles away from me and I won’t see him for at least another four months,” reads a recent anonymous post on the popular Facebook page "Penn Crushes."
(05/05/20 3:10pm)
At the risk of sounding incredibly self–deprecating, I can say (slightly hyperbolically) that I am the worst friend you will ever have.
(05/01/20 1:43am)
Rina Sawayama’s debut album SAWAYAMA, released on April 17, is a genre–defying feat in introspection and identity presented as art. The album—produced by Clarence Clarity—sees Rina centering her identities as a queer British–Japanese person as the focal point of the record.
(04/30/20 1:40am)
Laura Ng didn’t cry once during nursing school. No tears during her first year and a half of professional nursing, even in an emergency department. But on one of the first days COVID–19 cases started to ramp up, she worked a 16–hour shift: her ER was short–staffed. After getting home, she showered and used the bathroom.
(04/30/20 8:08pm)
I have always believed there is nothing more therapeutic than baking, and the current circumstances have helped confirm that. I find comfort in following precise steps to see a guaranteed result. Of course, the best part is always seeing how the finished product brings others joy.
(05/04/20 8:29pm)
During 2008, the financial crisis prompted Wharton Professor Mauro Guillén to teach a course on its impact around the world. Twelve years later, amidst the coronavirus outbreak, Guillén is teaching "MGMT 198: Epidemics, Natural Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty."
(04/23/20 2:44pm)
Believing in the power of art to cope with our dystopian reality, Teresa Xie (C ’22) has created a collection of film, music, literature, and comedy content to make quarantine more bearable for all affected students.
(04/22/20 10:19pm)
Quarantined hundreds of miles away from Philadelphia, I meet Andrew Guo (C ‘21) in front of Van Pelt for a tour of Penn’s campus.
