Notes on a Playlist: ‘mentally i’m here’
I often think of creating playlists as my way of keeping a journal. This is because, time and time again, I have proven to myself that I am completely incapable…
Arts
Campus Canvas Oct. 29
“The Pessimist’s Song”O, this drab eternity we call life!& everyday with drear pleasure ends,Is quite as fatal as the surgeon’s knife,O, this drab eternity.As the surgeon unto his tissue mends,Precious…
Naomi Shihab Nye believes in the found poem
Buried somewhere in the eaves of my house back in New Jersey is a poster board that I made in fifth grade. It’s a collage of scrapbook paper, glossy magazine…
Sánchez reflects on journey as YA novelist, art of storytelling
The young adult literary genre has blossomed into a rich assortment of stories that capture the complexity of adolescence. These stories have explored teenage identity and relationships while covering contemporary…
Dorian Electra explores digital chauvinism, fragile masculinity on “My Agenda”
Dorian Electra’s first album, “Flamboyant,” was a spectacular synth-pop deconstruction of toxic masculinity and a simultaneous exploration of Electra’s own gender identity. Their second album, “My Agenda,” released Oct. 16,…
Campus Canvas: Oct. 22
“Something Sweet” How long will you remain? One more moment and I will sink into your arms, Build a home around you brick by brick Where you will paint the…
Quilt representing ICE detainees comes to Vassar
In 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an average of 45,000 asylum seekers each day in for-profit, taxpayer-funded and notoriously inhumane detention centers. With a number so large,…
Loeb student committee revives Smith sculpture ‘Equinox’
On July 29, while most students were off campus, the Student Advisory Committee for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center uncovered a piece that had been hiding in storage for…
Simons, Prada collab (only) pleases
There was a great deal of excitement surrounding Prada’s announcement that Raf Simons would join Miuccia Prada as co-creative designer. However, it was perhaps unmerited. Simons had already worked for…
Notes on a Playlist: modern mixtape from a friend
Whether it’s a Zoom icebreaker or a friendship deal breaker, it always comes back to one inescapable question: What kind of music do you listen to? I stumble on this…