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Asian Arts Initiative Raises Money for USPS with Pen Pals Project
As USPS faces pressure to perform amid financial constraints, this project merges art activism with the need for communication to buoy the social service.
by ALICE HEYEH
Arts
Soup Cans, Hotdogs, and Lopsided Cheeseburgers: Revisiting Pop Art's Favorite Subjects
Examining food's inexplicable role in the creation America's most well known genre.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Arts
Meet Adrian Evans IV, the self-taught painter who is bridging abstraction and storytelling
Artist Spotlight | For this graduate student, it’s all about the process, not the final product.
by ALICE HEYEH
Arts
Meet Cynthia Zhou, A Multimedia Artist Searching for a More Equitable World
Artist Spotlight | From nonprofit logos to deeply personal paintings, Cynthia uses art to capture images of a complicated past and progressive future.
by ALICE HEYEH
Arts
The Devil Wears (Millennial) Pink: How Sociological Factors Affect Color Choices in Fashion
You know that scene in 'The Devil Wears Prada' where Meryl Streep rants about cerulean? This is that, but for millennial pink.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Arts
The Ever-Evolving Relationship Between Ballet and Fashion
The connection between ballet and fashion serves as a reminder that art is rarely exclusive, and often political.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Focus
Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' stresses the importance of revision
With honest self-reflection, Laymon's memoir places Black healing and redemption at the forefront.
by KALIYAH DORSEY
Arts
An Ode to the E-Girl: A Dissection of Subcultures in Fashion
Looking at TikTok-based fashion trends through postmodern theory
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Focus
Walls For Justice: Protesting With a Paintbrush
Walls For Justice seeks to unify the Philadelphia community through art.
by FERNANDA BRIZUELA
Arts
When One Size Doesn't Fit Most
Brandy Melville has been marketing the same homogenous image for years - so, why do we still buy into it?
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Focus
Candice Carty-Williams' 'Queenie' rejects the idea of the invincible Black woman
In deconstructing the "Strong Black Woman" stereotype, 'Queenie' reminds us that Black women deserve to be vulnerable, too
by KALIYAH DORSEY
Arts
The Longstanding Love Affair between Fashion and Art
Is the incorporation of canonical artwork into couture symbolic of relentless commodification or refined modernization?
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Focus
Kiley Reid's 'Such A Fun Age': Black people are not your moral battleground
Reid's depiction of America's pre-2016 "post-racial" society highlights the inevitability of our present state
by KALIYAH DORSEY
Arts
Nia Forrester’s 'Commitment' Validates Vulnerability in Black Love
'Commitment' is the empowering, affirmative, complex romance that Black women deserve
by KALIYAH DORSEY
Arts
Quarantine Content: A Blog for All Students in Need of Inspiration
A collection of curated art and opinion to help us make sense of the unexplainable.
by LILY STEIN
Arts
Balancing Productivity and Grit During Quarantine
As social media fills with quarantine life hacks, Angela Duckworth shows us that grit equals self–preservation.
by ALICE HEYEH
Arts
Street's Official Quarantine Podcast Roundup
For when you want to be entertained, but are tired of looking at a screen.
by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Arts
Street's Official Quarantine Reading List
From whirlwind romances to retail murders, this list has it all.
by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Arts
Augmented Reality Brings Murals to Life
In West Philadelphia, a lone mural uses technology to immerse viewers in the African diaspora.
by AMANPREET SINGH
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