Playlists
What's Your Insta Identity?
If you don’t have an Instagram bio, we assume you don’t have a personality. Highbrow pulled some examples from Penn students to see how they present themselves.
Haiku Reviews: 11/13
“Nick Jonas”—Nick Jonas After, like, ten years, Nick Jonas hit puberty. He's horny now... weird. Grade: D Best when: Reading your erotic JoBros fan fiction to a bemused audience at an Elmo's speakeasy Download: "Jealous" “IX”—...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead I liked these guys when I was in high school; that said, This is pretty 'meh.' Grade: C Best when: Passive–aggressively trying to annoy Whartonites by playing your music too loudly in the Huntsman forum Download: "The Doomsday Book" “The Other I”—2:54 Aggressively pop, Washed–out, moody; makes one think Of the color grey. Grade: B- Best when: Strolling down Locust late at night in the winter Download: "The Monaco"
Who are you?
As high school seniors, the Common App gave us five hundred words and free reign to answer a simple question: “Who are you?” A lot of our answers were bullshit.
Album Review: "Cadillactica"—Big K.R.I.T.
While his major–label debut “Live from the Underground” wasn’t the commercial or critical success that many hoped it would be, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T.
Review: “Low Down”
“Low Down” is a biographical picture of jazz pianist Joe Albany (John Hawkes) through the eyes of his number one fan and daughter, Amy–Jo (Elle Fanning), and deals with their journey through the drug–riddled Hollywood scene of the seventies.
Living Our Lives in Film: Emily Johns
When I was a kid I attended the Waldorf School in Chicago. Waldorf schools are small private schools that exist in various parts of the country and focus on arts and a very specific method of education—they do not teach you how to read until about third grade—and they have been described by a few online articles as “cultish.” Part of the curriculum is the very specific requirement that students do not watch any TV or movies at home, a requirement that some families chose to follow.
Living Our Lives in Film: Rebecca Gever
It may sound strange, but film and TV have influenced my identity for as long as I can remember. During the early years, it was movie musicals.
Living Our Lives in Film: Alison Elliott
I have watched “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” twice. The first viewing occurred hours before hearing back from Penn, and the second months later after graduating from high school.
