Kathryn Xu
ARTICLES
Television
'Ted Lasso' Season 2 Answers the Dreaded Sequel Question: What Now?
After a slow start, the show challenges its own hyper–optimism and finishes the season strong.
Music
How CHAI Is Subverting the East Asian Feminine Ideal
How the Japanese rock band grapples with the acute desire to be cute
Focus
The Exotification of Shohei Ohtani
Examining how the MLB superstar is viewed through an American gaze
Focus
Penn Non–Cis and Penn Association for Gender Equity's New Trans–Inclusive Language Guide
These two activist organizations on campus have joined forces to promote trans–inclusive language on campus and beyond.
Focus
Netflix's 'Drive to Survive' Refuses to Reckon with Racism
Racial justice is a glaring omission in a documentary of the 2020 Formula 1 season with unprecedented access.
Focus
Mainstream Asian American Activism Will Not Save Our Elders
Hate crimes against Asian elders reveal the flaws in mainstream politics that center around Hollywood and representation.
Word on the street
My Friend, Will Shortz, and I
A friendship traced through a New York Times Crossword streak.
Music
When A Feminist Anthem Falls Flat
MARINA's 'Man's World' exemplifies what can go wrong with setting out to write a feminist anthem.
Focus
Anti–Asian Racism in the NBA and the Plague of Transactional Activism
How Jeremy Lin's career highlights our flawed discussions of anti–Asian racism in the NBA.
Focus
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.
Arts
'17776' Demonstrates How Every Sports Story is a Love Story
Jon Bois' internet masterpiece, revisited as his sequel comes out in 2020.
PennConnects
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