For their 100th anniversary, Gucci did what no other luxury fashion brand has done before—collaborate with their competition, Demna Gvasalia’s Balenciaga. This merger is perhaps the most covered and publicized…
With COVID-19 precautions in the back of everyone’s minds, it’s hard to imagine that a music festival could be very successful, but Folk Fest, organized by the Vassar Outing Club,…
Over the past 15 months, I’ve had the privilege of listening to—and interacting with—two incredible young Black artists whose influence and goals differ tremendously, but whose rises have been consistent…
Kanye West is hailed in the hip hop community as one of the greatest rappers of all time. A genius. West has been putting out masterpieces of albums since his…
I first fell in love with the Grishaverse when I read “Six of Crows” in high school. I remember getting a hardback copy of the book for Christmas four or…
What is “the ongoing moment?” It’s a phrase, coined by Geoff Dyer, that contrasts with Henri Cartier-Bresson’s iconic “the decisive moment.” Dyer proposes that photographs add on to a collective…
Midnight April 15th could have been, without hyperbole, the most anticipated drop day of 2021 for hip hop fans. For the first time in months, a big-name artist—namely Young Thug—was…
If you know anything about me, you know I love metal. As an explorer of the genre and connoisseur of all things heavy, one of the things that truly fascinates…
“Sparks Fly” by Taylor Swift was the first song I learned to play on my own after I quit piano lessons. “You Belong With Me” was the song I chose…
Marvel films have been a big part of my life ever since I was in middle school. From the first time I saw “The Avengers” in theaters when I was…
