Playlists
Underrepresented and Undervalued: Misogyny and Colorism in the Rap Industry
Confronting the real reason behind Penn’s contested Spring Fling 2022 lineup
Overheards 04.12.2022
This week: celebrating Passover, Iranian horror films, and April showers bringing May flowers
Aminé Paints The Fillmore on 'The Best Tour Ever Tour'
The Portland rapper brimmed with positivity and humor in his performance.
Alt–Girls of Color Are Here To Stay
The alt–girl aesthetic is incredibly whitewashed. Luckily, a new crop of creators are fighting against it.
Tarot Card Art Is a Visual Timeline of Cultural Mysticism
From Renaissance Italy to TarotTok, today’s tarot card designs bring modern flair to ancient wisdom.
Surprisingly, the 2022 Grammys Weren’t Bad
The Grammys kept what worked in 2021 and applied it to a post–pandemic awards ceremony.
'Bridgerton' Season 2 Drags the Period Piece Out of the Past
The show once known for its sexploits now provides a novel approach to South Asian representation in media.
The Comeback Kid
Michael Cogbill’s Philly–focused politics and community organizing landed him a position on the 3rd District ballot to the U.S. House of Representatives—until a legal challenge from an opposing candidate tried to crush his campaign.
Letter from the Editor 04.12.2022
On spring cleaning, isolation, and “glow up energy”
The ‘American Song Contest’ Attempts to Bring ‘Eurovision’ to the US of A
The new television show is an adaptation of one of Europe’s most popular musical traditions.
Pamela Anderson and the Cigarette Mom: TikTok's Causal Classism
The newest TikTok trend shows a pattern of classism on Gen Z's favorite app.
Why Is Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Such a Big Deal?
The root of the backlash against Will Smith's slap lies in anti–Blackness.
‘Flipping the Script’ Speaker Series Learns From Existing Diversity in Hollywood
This two–week event on Penn’s campus celebrates the unique backgrounds of underrepresented creatives in the film and television industry.
Ego of the Week: Niko Simpkins
Meet the “bad–at–math” mechanical engineer who just dropped your new favorite album.
Reaching for Repose
On cookies, comfort, and small pleasures that we don't let ourselves have.
Meet Kaiser Ke, Whose Work Makes You Look at the Art Before the Artist
Artist Spotlight | In 'Non Sequitur,' his premiere exhibit at the Philomathean Society, Kaiser reincarnates not only art, but history.
In Memory of Philadelphia's Forgotten Movie Theaters
Movie theaters have never been exempt from the changing entertainment industry.
Jennifer Egan Talks Career, Craft, and Culture
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author returns to Penn with her sixth novel … and some much–needed advice.
Making Music with Michael Auble
Substitute teacher by day, songwriter and bandmate by night.
