Editorial

Episode of “Luffing”

The protagonist of Eiichiro Oda’s comedy and adventure series One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy, is a young boy striving to become the King of the Pirates by finding the legendary treasure known as the “One Piece”. Throughout his journey across many islands, he embarks on numerous adventures, making new friends and helping those in need. […]

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“addison” review

Addison Rae’s debut album “Addison” has been taking the internet by storm since its June release, but its musical production may not measure up to the praise it’s receiving. When Rae released her first single “Obsessed” in 2023, she received a seemingly endless wave of backlash. TikTok users, the very fanbase that launched Rae’s initial […]

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Barbenheimer

Bright pink and jet black. Barbie’s pink paradise and Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb. Two movies, one date.  On July 21st of 2023, two blockbuster films Barbie and Oppenheimer were released. While Barbie followed the adventures of a popular fashion doll brought to life, Oppenheimer was a biographical drama film that focused on the work of J. […]

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The Messaging Woes of the Democratic Party

By Dhruv S. Kannan The year was 2016. Having beat back Bernie Sanders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2016, assuaging the Washington establishment’s fears of another Dukakis-like policy wonk. The establishment reasoned that the popularity of Obama-era policy combined with a seemingly unelectable opponent.  This reasoning […]

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