In 2019, the Internet rules the world, particularly in the realms of communication and current events. Thanks to popular platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, every political wave, social justice...
I just filed my taxes, and uh, there’s a problem here. Not a little problem like, “Damn I forgot to let out my dog before I left for school so now there’s probably poop in my living room,” but...
Confidence in Ralph Northam’s ability to function as governor of Virginia and to represent residents of the Commonwealth as a principled and progressive force for change came to an abrupt halt on Friday...
Poetry is largely a sentimental education, Joseph Brodsky says in his essay “The Keening Muse,” about the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and her unique ability to imbue the monuments of Russian history...
Sixty-three percent of youth suicides, 90 percent of the homeless and runaway youth population, 80 percent of rapists, and 71 percent of all high school dropouts have one thing in common. They all lack...
In the early 19th century, Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, removed 247 feet of marble frieze and a variety of architectural fixtures from the Greek Acropolis.
The validity of any permissions...
Have you ever walked to the end of a ledge or cliff and felt a growing pit in your stomach? Your hands begin to sweat, knees begin to shake and you realize, at this moment, you could jump off and end your...
This week was difficult for me to decide what to write on because I love to call out stupidity and that’s all I’ve seen in the past week. Do I rip Ralph Northam apart for the blackface allegations...
In the short time since Sen. Elizabeth Warren formed a presidential campaign exploratory committee on New Year’s Eve, the Democratic primary floodgates have opened. Although a year remains before the...
Who will write the next great American novel? What does that even mean? In the shifting cultural-political landscape, the Great American Novel, as a category, seems to be increasingly open to more diverse...
On Sept. 11, 2012, U.S. news outlets reported that the American Embassy in Libya was hit by a spontaneous mortar strike that arose out of mass street protests in response to an anti-Islamic video. In it,...
The interfaces between circulating imagery and the popular imagination are essential in understanding how conceptions of cultural groups are formed. While the capacity of the photographer to find meaning...
