Playlists
5 Types of Naps You Take During the Summer
Because summer naps are very different than mid-semester procrastination naps.
Street Book Club: The Secret History
Shilpa Saravanan's pick explores money and power at an elite college—sound familiar?
What We Think Will Happen on Game of Thrones Season 7
With Season 7 debuting on Sunday, July 16th, “Game of Thrones” time is upon us, and we should recap the previous storylines and look ahead to what may happen. Where we leave off in Season 7 (SPOILER WARNING!) KING’S LANDING At the end of Season 6, King’s Landing has a new leader in town—Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). Cersei has fully embodied the Mad Queen, after she torched all her enemies, including the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce) at her trial with barrels of wildfire.
Spider–Man Swings Into Theaters
Swinging into theaters this week with wit and heart is Spider–Man: Homecoming, a fresh collaboration between Marvel and Sony that is sure to please comic book fans and moviegoers alike. Directed by Jon Watts (Clown, Cop Car), Spider–Man: Homecoming picks up amid a bustling Marvel Cinematic Universe and skips all the well–established backstory to Peter Parker’s character (ie.
Hit it or Quit It: Summer on Campus
Hit it: Summer Curfews Quit it: Philly nightlife Between the mandated curfew for 9–18 year–olds in Philly’s 18th police precinct and the overabundance of summer programs adding to the already–long list of infestations in the Quad, it seems like our beloved corner of the city is shutting down.
Baby Driver is a Blast
Edgar Wright’s latest film, Baby Driver is a high octane heist movie sure to please many audience members this summer. Baby Driver tells the story of Baby, portrayed by Ansel Elgort (Fault in Our Stars), a young, yet talented getaway heist driver for local kingpin Doc (Kevin Spacey). The film starts out with the engines revved up, as an exhilarating heist scene ensues with Baby and a few of his peer robbers (Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzalez), escaping the cops.
Street Summer Skincare
My grandma doesn’t age. Really. And if there is one thing I’ve learned from her (other than to always wear your eyebrows, eyelashes and a bit of lipstick), it’s that there is nothing more important than taking care of your skin.
Highbrow Can't Even: Name–Dropping
We get it, Gretchen, your dad is the inventor of Toaster Strudel. But are you realllllllllly putting your best Stuart Weitzman–clad foot forward when your fun fact at your SPEC Connaissance meeting icebreaker consists entirely of the fact that your parents donated one of the shitty study lounges in the quad? Never do you hear more “my ‘father/uncle/second–cousin/ex–boyfriend's family friend’....is ...” than during OCR.
“The Big Sick” and the New Standard for the Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedies, when done right, achieve the best of both categories.
Summer Spotlight: Cindy Lou
Cindy Lou is a rising sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences looking to major in economics and considering minors in both law and society and East Asian Studies.
Street Book Club: A Wild Sheep Chase
Book: A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) by Haruki Murakami Recommended by: Cătălina Drăgoi Genre: Magical realism Synopsis that won’t give away the plot: While not necessarily one of the first works that come to mind when thinking of Haruki Murakami, his third novel is arguably the most famous in the “Trilogy of the Rat”. The plot of this relatively short book—approximately 300 pages, depending on which publisher you choose—is rather simple.
The Handmaid's Tale is a Little Too Real
Set in not too distant future America, Hulu’s new series, The Handmaid’s Tale, has been causing a stir since its first episodes were released on April 26th.
Upcoming Documentaries That Will Leave You Applauding Alone in Your Apartment
For non-fiction film nerds like me, 2017 has already been a fantastically challenging year in documentary.
Mental Health Tips and Tricks for Your Summer
The famed Penn news source “Unofficial Official Penn Squirrel Catching Club” features some heavily circulated memes concerning Penn’s concerning lack of mental health infrastructure.
On Separation Between Artist and Art
Image: Creative Commons Do we have an obligation to consider artist when we consume art?
Movies for Your Internship City
Each summer, the quest for finding a summer internship could land Penn students in a whole range of cities.
Female Comedians You Need to Binge Right Now on Netflix
There still seems to be some confusion over whether women can truly be as funny as their male counterparts.
Summer Spotlight: Jisoo Kim
Rising senior Jisoo Kim has been involved with the green scene at Penn from the very beginning—and now she’s in Paraguay doing amazing, sustainable things for the future.
Things To Do In Philly This Fourth of July
Here’s your comprehensive guide to what’s cool in Philly over fourth of July weekend.
