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Snake’s Nest Debauchery

Looking back at my week out of the country, I realize that, of all the uppers and downers that passed through my body, the most effective drug I took during my spring break was the Snake’s Nest itself, a place … Read More

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Song for Us

You brought me orange juice in bed as the sun began to throw its spears into the hanging dust. Anything you’d like to do today? Nothing really, besides the juice. I clicked on the tape we had been listening to. … Read More

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Pillars of Salt

A writer explores her South, and what it means to leave it behind.

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A Star is not Born but Constructed

“The Stars— they’re just like us!” Or are they? An analysis of the fabrication behind Adele’s relatable success, the Jennifer Lawrence effect, and the uncanny valley.

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Say (Something) Loud

I’ll give it to you real quick: the state of political discourse on campus? It sucks

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Triumphant Melancholy

When the Antlers released Hospice in 2009 on Frenchkiss Records, the band established itself as a project of personal catharsis for its frontman, Peter Silberman. Designated a concept album, Hospice channeled Silberman’s past romantic failures into a story of two individuals confined to a cancer ward: a hospice worker and the terminally ill patient he gradually falls in love with.

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Keeping Faith: Hugh Manist

An interview with an atheist.

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NASStrology

In need of a cosmic perspective? Check out your Princeton-specific horoscope.

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Missing From June

“I miss my brother’s 18th birthday. He spends it kneeling in pews and tossing crosses of stems and swallowing Christfuls of dirt. No one falls into the pit. Oh, adult. Fresh mint.”

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“There’s this rich guy, he wants to be famous”

Years ago an American army captain ordered a million copies of a short novel, something to help keep the troops’ spirits up in Europe. Many credit the mass production of this book, _The Great Gatsby_, as the reason why F. … Read More

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Nass Recommends: Boygenius (2018)

Praise for Boygenius.

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The Neon God

Omens, names, and brushes with death.

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