Editorial TeamDec 1, 20213 min readThe Art of Queer-Coding in Mainland China - Part 2: Word of Honor - Chiu-yi Rachel NgaiWhile the Untamed utilized traditional aspects of Chinese culture to show the queerness of its characters, Word of Honor gravitated more...
Editorial TeamOct 20, 20213 min readReview: War in American Society and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried - Chiu-yi Rachel NgaiPublished in 1990, Tim O’Brien’s collection of connected short stories The Things They Carried received great critical acclaim both as a...
Editorial TeamSep 29, 20215 min readThe Art of Queer Coding in Mainland China - Part One: The Untamed - Chiu-Yi Rachel NgaiCurrently in mainland China, there are censorship laws in place that forbid the display of LGBTQ themes in visual media, leading to a...
Editorial TeamAug 11, 20213 min readReview: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield - Sam HabashyI recently read the short story “The Garden Party” written in 1922 by Katherine Mansfield alongside How to Read Literature like a...
Editorial TeamFeb 24, 20214 min readUnderstanding Relationship Dynamics in Social Hierarchy Through Chughtai’s Lihaaf - Mili MukimIsmat Chughtai, a raging communist way ahead of her time, penned down Lihaaf, originally in Urdu, in the year 1942, while she was in...
Editorial TeamDec 23, 20205 min readIn Cold Blood and the Problem with Rhetoric - Prithiva SharmaCover image found on Amazon.com In Cold Blood (1996) is Truman Capote’s "nonfiction" novel, based on and depicting the murders of four...
Editorial TeamNov 27, 20202 min readStreetwear: An Antidote to Elegance - Sam HabashyFashion has long been instilled in human history and is often what defines eras, centuries, and generations. Dating back to the Victorian...
Editorial TeamNov 6, 20203 min readThe Unforgivable Truth Behind Three Identical Strangers - Thusani SivaneswaranAlthough I love getting lost in fictional worlds through novels, I also love the realities that documentaries bring to light. I sometimes...