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Our Bodies are just Bodies
By celebrating what our bodies do over what they look like, body neutrality presents a cure to our image–obsessed culture.
Presidential Debates Have Lost Their Worth
Why these events must detach from their current state of pure entertainment.
The Politics of 'Papers, Please': Border Control and Biological Essentialism
Lucas Pope’s 2013 release is an empathy game with the typical messy moralities of video games.
The Gentrification of Fashion: Re–Selling on Depop
Price–gouging and fast–fashion shaming render sustainability exclusive.
Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia—But You Still Need to Vote.
Despite Trump's claims of corrupt mail–in ballots, you should vote.
Our Altered Relationship with Time
What happens when pandemic time meets the Penn semester calendar?
Penn Debate Society Evaluates the First Presidential Debate
Both candidates have strong ties to Penn, but would they have made the debate team?
Hello Kitty ACAB: The Aestheticization of Politics
"Woke" memes aren't the flex you think they are.
An Open Letter to 'Saturday Night Live': Don't Joke About the Debate
Because it's just not funny anymore.
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.
An Ode to The Crazy Woman
The reduction of a woman's identity to a merely dismissive adjective is a trope as old as time.
Queer Dating On Campus: What It’s Like for Lady–Loving Ladies
A recently re–shaped social club, Sappho, aims to create a safe space for Queer women.
What Does It Mean To Be An Ally?
A conversation about allyship with four of Penn’s powerful Black voices about how the Penn community—and world at large—can ensure anti–racism is a movement, not a moment.
Regressive or Radical? An Insight Into the Debate Surrounding OnlyFans
How misogyny plagues the way in which women are allowed to take ownership of their bodies and identities.
Making Worlds is Making Strides Towards Inclusivity
This local bookseller has found a silver lining among the summer's chaos: People are thirsty for books.
Why Upperclassmen Should Check Out This Year’s Penn Reading Project
James Baldwin's "My Dungeon Shook" reminds readers that the America of the 1960s isn't all that different from today's.
How Diverse Podcasts Make Film and Television Look Bland
Fiction podcasts regularly integrate diversity and queerness in their stories. Why can't mainstream entertainment catch up?
Singapore Is Fighting a War Against Reality
How the country's residents experience privilege at the cost of propaganda.
How #BLM is Reshaping Major League Baseball
As the MLB shows support for the Black Lives Matter Movement, many are questioning whether or not it's enough.
