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Why the Walk to Hill House Sucks
Why the Walk to Hill House Sucks

Have you ever heard of Hill House? That far-distant building miles upon miles from Sarah Lawrence's main campus? It’s big and brooding, six floors, concrete walls, with boarded up windows and drills whirring outside every hour of the day. If you’ve seen it, you’re probably not going to forget it in a heartbeat. Less so for its appearance, and more for the excruciating walk to get there. Because trust me, it is excruciating. 

Streaming Killed The Art of Television
Streaming Killed The Art of Television

Throughout time, humans have relied on television to take them away from the depressing pits of the world. However, in this current day and age, television seems to be the exact thing depressing me. With a generation obsessed with nostalgia and references to the past, I find myself yearning for a specific past I miss, the days of cable television.

Performative Males: Their Side of the Story
Performative Males: Their Side of the Story

What is a performative male? The term has been circulating amongst  the internet and Sarah Lawrence campus. It’s often defined as men that drink matcha, “read” feminist literature, listen to Clairo or have a tote bag, all in the hopes of getting women.

Navigating the Mojo Dojo Casa Yacht: A Halloween Tale of Barbie, Politics, and Disillusionment
Navigating the Mojo Dojo Casa Yacht: A Halloween Tale of Barbie, Politics, and Disillusionment

Last year, rather than going trick-or-treating or to a random party, my friends and I found ourselves on a yacht for Halloween. It felt like a clear signal: my adolescence was slipping away, and I was stepping into a new chapter as a classy young woman.

Mrs. Hers and Jude Lessons
Mrs. Hers and Jude Lessons

A few months ago, I had a crush on a beautiful girl named Rooney. This weekend, I found myself hooking up with her brother Jude, a recent culinary school graduate.

“Sarah Lawrencing”: Are You Part of the Problem?
“Sarah Lawrencing”: Are You Part of the Problem?

“Sarah Lawrencing”. It’s a verb unintelligible to those not in the know, but it has been coined to give a name to a quintessential social experience for any Gryphon: being ignored by someone you know as you pass them traversing campus.

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Privatization of Print Media

The privatization of print media is a limiting yet somewhat necessary paradox. Newspapers and research publications need to make money somehow, but how can we, the American people, engage with the freedom of the press if we almost always have to pay for it? 

Why We Long for Indie Sleaze

In our post-COVID-19 haze, there is a resurrected longing for being crammed and sweaty and glittery. Indie Sleaze is that beautiful grimy space that occupies the gaps between ‘clubbing,’ ‘hipster,’ ‘grunge,’ ‘twee,’ and sometimes even ‘business casual.’ Alexa Chung in tights, Chelsea boots, a military jacket and statement necklace while her bangs stuck to her forehead due to sweat and spilled alcohol. The goal was always, always, Effy Stonem from “Skins.”  The look of Indie Sleaze represents an out-of-body experience, one where you enter the night looking disheveled and leave disheveled. It cannot be curated; it must be earned.