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A Culture of Conformity: How Fashion Trends Become Political Statements
Art by Christian Branch By Max Pearson Tradwives. Old money. Sydney Sweeney's jeans. According to a recent Vogue article , this year's fall trends held "a sense of permanence" to be appreciated even by those who "didn't attend equestrian summer camp as a preteen" or didn't "have a family estate to decamp at on the weekends." An Instagram reel from @ womanculture.co contrasts "classy" polo shirts and neutral slacks with "vulgar" baggy jeans and hoodies. One thing is clear: th


Fáilte!: Kneecap and Political Activism Through Music
Art by Christian Branch By Fiona Fahey On September 26, a London court threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish punk-rap group, Kneecap. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged with a single count of terrorism after London’s Metropolitan Police claimed that he displayed the flag of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during a November 2024 concert. In February 2019, the UK classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and


"The Emperor of Gladness" Review: Ocean Vuong’s Second Novel Is a Quiet Epic
Art by Christian Branch/Book Cover Design by Suzanne Dean By Quinn Kinsella Ocean Vuong is the poet laureate of our time. His deeply empathetic nature and honest writing have won him the trust of readers worldwide and the best-selling status he boasts at 37 years old. His latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is a quiet epic, tackling themes of identity, addiction, and family, both found and born into. Vuong’s prose soars and dips through the peaks and valleys of the human e
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