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How to Write a First Draft

How to Write a First Draft

Sophia Elina McIntosh, Managing Editor of Human Interest February 2, 2025

Staring at a blank page is incredibly daunting. We’ve all dealt with the struggle to write something that fully captures the story that lives in your mind. You start pressing computer keys, forming sentences,...

Jean-Luc Godard and the French New Wave

Jean-Luc Godard and the French New Wave

Siobhan Qualtire, Managing Editor of Nature & Environment February 2, 2025

Eyes lined with the long walks of the sixties stare back at you through the cinema screen, and what was once a movie is now something more. “New York Herald Tribune! New York Herald Tribune!” is shouted...

Alpine Altitude

Alpine Altitude

Isabella Marler, Creative writer February 2, 2025

Sweet mountain air where thunderclaps clap their hands shake to make the wind blow and tumble down wildflower paths Rich, deep plum among - a sea - of shimmering glimmering grass secretly strewn...

Bob Dylan

The Appeal of Acoustic: On the Surge of Folk Music

Emma Clare Barrasso, Founder & Editor-In-Chief January 18, 2025

It’s almost unavoidable now: hearing the rasp of Zach Bryan from a passing car, or a cover of Hozier’s “Cherry Wine” on your social media platforms. Even the legendary Bob Dylan has seen an uptick,...

Thunder (Only in Her Dreams)

Thunder (Only in Her Dreams)

Isabella Marler, Journalist & Creative Writer January 8, 2025

Heartbeats rushing, manes tangled together, flying down the beach. Skye clung to her horse, arms thrown around his neck, legs hanging over his broad sides. Her heart knocked against his withers, and...

A LITERARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: WHAT CLASSICS TO READ IN THESE HOLIDAYS

A LITERARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: WHAT CLASSICS TO READ IN THESE HOLIDAYS

Guido Pedretti, Managing Editor of Entertainment December 25, 2024

The child, all dressed in red, was staring at the camera with a sheepish expression. He was sitting on the lap of his mother, a young woman who looked much older due to her white-dyed hair. She had a much...

2001: JULIUS CAESAR AND OSWALD SPENGLER IN SPACE

2001: JULIUS CAESAR AND OSWALD SPENGLER IN SPACE

Guido Pedretti, Managing Editor of Entertainment December 1, 2024

A clock is ticking above a massive city. A man is about to throw himself from the tallest building when he literally orders time to stop. And it does. The clock stops, and the cars in the streets are frozen,...

Echoes of Us

Echoes of Us

Isabella Marler, Journalist & Creative Writer November 10, 2024

  Windows open                                                                                                       soft...

Think This Out

Think This Out

Lauren Cummings, Journalist & Creative Writer October 27, 2024

Seeing Caroline smile was like seeing an eclipse; beautiful, but rare. The eighteen-year-old had known nothing but tragedy through her preteen and teen years. There was no reason to believe her luck would...

@harrystyles on Instagram

“A Whole Lot of History”: The Legacy of Liam Payne

Emma Clare Barrasso, Founder & Editor-In-Chief October 27, 2024

For the first time in years, the social media accounts of One Direction put out a statement signed by only four out of five members of the band and contained an arrangement of words almost entirely impossible...

The New York Times (2009)

“For Neither Life Nor Nature Cares if Justice is Ever Done or Not” – Patricia Highsmith

Guido Pedretti, Managing Editor of Entertainment June 26, 2024

A clock strikes midnight with deep notes. A man clad in back drags a mysterious person’s body down a coiling staircase and a voice asks in Italian: “Who is there” while statues of angels and gargoyles,...

Arthur Wynne (Alamy), Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (NYT & Redux), and Paolo Pasco (Frankie Alduino for The New York Times)

The Fascinating History of Crossword Puzzles

Sophia Elina McIntosh, Managing Editor of Human Interest June 25, 2024

In what puzzle do the words CHEESEWEDGE, LAHORE, and ADELE coexist? In a crossword puzzle, that is! Created in 1913, the crossword has evolved with the times and has been keeping minds sharp for over 100...

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