Siobhan Dale At first glance, poetry and film seem like opposed mediums. Poetry is textual; film is visual. Poetry suggests solitary study; film reaches out to a communal audience. However, many of the techniques of film closely align with those of poetry, so much so that anyone who loves poetry…
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3 Reasons Why Winter Reading is an Economically Rational Decision
Jack Sullivan I’m cold, cranky, and tired right now thanks to the frozen tundra called Connecticut. It’s that wonderful time of the year when snow is poorly substituted for frozen rain, and the wind complements the miserable climate by giving your face frostbite. Being cooped up indoors has been overhyped,…
Why Kombucha is a New Part of my Daily Routine
Jake Santo “GTS Trilogy Kombucha” picture with a Kaws “Small Lie” figure. Taken by Jake Santo Kombucha is a brew-style tea, that consists of naturally fermenting bacteria, that are rich in probiotics and tons of other healthy vitamins and amino acids. This might sound like a lot of components for…
Six Lessons From Clarice Lispector to Disturb Your Universe
Sammi Bassman For those of you who have not yet read The Passion According to G.H., published in 1964, put it on the book list immediately. Clarice Lispector is a Brazilian author who wrote a novel of mysticism, somewhere between imprisonment and liberation. Described as a monologue of a woman…
Extra, Extra! Read All About It: Feminism Edition
Lilia Shen Ben Ponton | Creative Commons The beauty of feminist literature is that it comes in all shapes and sizes. One of my best friends mainly reads academic and nonfiction essays as a gender studies major. I personally lean towards feminist literature in the fiction genre, especially novels. Another…
15 Scintillating Words That’ll Break Your Writers Block
Max Gasner I can’t guarantee these words will make you a better writer, but they may be just what you need to crack open the writer’s block that your creativity is trapped inside. I won’t pretend to be an expert, a published writer, or some mystical word guru. Instead, I…
Five Books to Help You Survive Any Snow Day
Andrew Katz Well, it’s really happening. Your constant surveillance of the Weather Channel app on your phone, paired with an infrastructure incapable of handling light precipitation, has pleased the weather deities enough that you’ve been granted a snow day. Amazing. Now what? You could spend it like you spent your…
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Top Ten Pieces of Media that Made Me Realize I was a Feminist
Bailey Shea I’ve always been a feminist, but haven’t always had experience to back it up. Growing up in generally-liberal Connecticut, I didn’t always feel like I needed to prove my strength or defend women. By reading books and listening to music, I realized that many women (including those marginalized…
Bookshelves Filled with Untouched Novels
Parker Gregory Shpak I’m going to say something heretical to our collective faith as literary-folk. Here goes… Reading is boring. Whew! Okay, great, I’m still here. There’s no angry horde at my door. The walls of my home are still standing and I still have my health. Still,…
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