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Mitski Ditches Her Bones and Returns to the Dirt
Despite an understated arrival, Mitski’s epically titled seventh album, the Earth is Inhospitable and So Are We, is an instantly relevant...
Bee Roldan
Sep 21, 20235 min read
Prison Poem
By Arya F. Jenkins photo: Arya-Francesca Jenkins How fast can you write a poem Unhinged No phone pen or paper in Your crowded lonely...
Arya F. Jenkins
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Solar Power: A Two Year Retrospective and Letting “Sad” Girls be Happy
The two-year anniversary of Lorde’s junior album Solar Power came and went on August 20, but I still find myself questioning why fans...
Erika Gedgaudas
Sep 11, 20238 min read
Selena Gomez wins the IDGAF-War with “Single Soon”
Few songs have ever cared less than Gomez's new single. There’s something kind of magical about that. By Yiming Fu photo: Interscope...
Yiming Fu
Sep 5, 20234 min read
On Hamlet's Necessity and the Value of Human Creativity
My week of 8 Hamlets, the value of an artist, and why human creativity can't be replaced. By Alexis Puthussery Spoilers for Hamlet, The...
Alexis Puthussery
Aug 29, 20239 min read
Why Is The Idol So Boring?
Glamour, grit, and delusion in the work of Sam Levinson. By Taban Isfahaninejad Lily Rose-Depp in The Idol. (Photo: HBO) Despite Sam...
Taban Isfahaninejad
Aug 27, 202313 min read
Love and Double Binds in Moyoco Anno's Sakuran
In Sakuran, courtesans seek out money and love in a beautiful, cruel world. By Ruth Folorunso Anime is here to stay. Whilst not...
Reverie Magazine
Aug 22, 20238 min read
Red White & Royal Blue Heralds Much-Needed Down-Bad Representation
Though the movie adaptation sheds some original plot points, it leans into the same crackling horniness that pulled us all in to begin...
Yiming Fu
Aug 19, 20234 min read
Seafaring
By Kyra Lambert Rough wool Rolls over knuckles And catches on calluses Pinched eyebrows A tight mouth The sun makes its little threats...
Kyra Lambert
Aug 16, 20231 min read
There's No Room For Women in a Barbie World
Between ad and art, where do the women of Barbie fit in? By Danielle Momoh photo: Warner Brothers While it may not be a Barbie world, it...
Danielle Momoh
Aug 3, 20238 min read
Watching Advokatas
Romas Zabarauskas’ Advokatas (2020) suffers from stilted dialogue, a lack of vision, and an unclear sense of style. Can it be an...
Simona Zaunius
Jul 31, 20233 min read
The Problem With Plot Holes
How story settings can be characters too. By Taban Isfahaninejad Pedro Pascal and Gabriel Luna as Joel and Tommy in HBO's the Last of Us...
Taban Isfahaninejad
Jul 24, 20236 min read
Prestige TV Hates Women. And So Does Its Audience.
The lack of female leads and contempt for the women we do have in the prestige TV drama landscape leaves me wanting better from the...
Alexis Puthussery
Jul 19, 20238 min read
There's Nothing More Romantic Than Friendship
Or, how I'm winning the SydCarmy War no matter what. By Danielle Momoh Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri as Carmy and Sydney / photo: FX...
Danielle Momoh
Jul 4, 20237 min read
Frodo’s Despair: How Peter Jackson’s films neglect a key aspect of Tolkein’s story
“As I lay in prison, Sam, I tried to remember the Brandywine, and Woody End, and The Water running through the mill at Hobbiton. But I...
Simona Zaunius
Jun 16, 20237 min read
You Can Leave The Ocean But It Never Truly Leaves You
How Miyazaki eased my fear of graduating — at least for a few dazzling hours By Danielle Momoh Ponyo / photo: Studio Ghibli When is...
Danielle Momoh
Jun 10, 20236 min read
The Frank Ocean Fiasco: Words From a Fan
His long-awaited comeback was short-lived. Will we ever get new Frank Ocean music? Or more importantly, should we even care? By Aubrey...
Aubrey Hoes
Jun 5, 20237 min read
“Rooting for the Anti-Hero”: Succession Fancams and What They Mean for Media Analysis
The making of video edits, or fancams, is now a core part of online culture. But they’ve become more than just a pastime. By Simona...
Simona Zaunius
May 18, 20234 min read
Kuch Kuch Hota Gay: Karan Johar’s Accidental Queer Masterpiece
Can a movie be so sexist that it becomes kinda gay? By Danielle Momoh and Simona Zaunius Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a beloved classic of...
Reverie Magazine
Apr 23, 20237 min read
Book Review: The Passenger and Stella Maris
Compared to previous works, Cormac McCarthy’s newest two-parter is frustratingly inaccessible By Simona Zaunius It was the middle of...
Simona Zaunius
Apr 14, 20237 min read
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