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SPILLING THE CHAI | Why the Feminist Vampirism of ‘Sister Midnight’ Falls Short

By Anandita Agarwal, Guide Deputy Editor September 11, 2025

There’s a common misconception in the cultural zeitgeist that South Asia does not have a punk-rock culture. With convergent portrayals of oriental spirituality and normative collectivism, South Asian...

CULT CLASSICS | ‘Reputation’ and the Resurrection of Taylor Swift

By Nick Williams, Hoya Staff Writer April 23, 2025

“This summer is the apocalypse,” wrote Taylor Swift in August 2016. Kim Kardashian had recently released an edited video of a phone call between Swift and Kanye West, Kardashian’s then-husband, regarding...

Cult Classic | We Remember ‘Artpop,’ Even if Lady Gaga Doesn’t

By Nick Williams, Hoya Staff Writer March 26, 2025

On Nov. 11, 2019, Lady Gaga tweeted, “i don’t remember ARTPOP,” and it felt as if a mother had publicly disowned her child. Lady Gaga’s relationship with her third studio album, “Artpop,” continues...

Navigating Lorde’s ‘Melodrama’ Through the Seasons

By Clayton Kincade, Contributing Editor September 4, 2024

I must let go of this endless summer afternoon. This declaration usually comes into my life like clockwork at the tail end of July’s wet and sticky tongue — and all for different reasons. Once,...

‘Love Is Blind: UK’ Reveals Cultural Differences When Compared To The Original

By Amber Cherry, Senior Guide Editor September 4, 2024

Sure, “Love is Blind: UK” has its fair share of drama, but ultimately it is nowhere near its American counterpart. All I could think as I watched the Brits come to their own conclusions about the blindness...

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

By Maddie Finn November 13, 2020

During the weeklong Election Day, The New York Times electoral map was permanently open as a tab on my computer. I stared and refreshed.  Eventually, the white-outlined states turned to gray as...

START/SELECT: 'Hades' Profoundly Explores Humanity in a World of Gods

START/SELECT: ‘Hades’ Profoundly Explores Humanity in a World of Gods

By Mac Riga October 29, 2020

2020’s “Hades” is a game about choice in a world without it. I mean that quite literally; developer Supergiant’s newest title sees the game’s protagonist, the Greek god Zagreus, attempting...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made 'Camp Rock' Relevant Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made ‘Camp Rock’ Relevant Again

By Parker Stubhar October 22, 2020

Picture this: it’s a balmy Friday evening in summer 2008. You’ve had a busy day alternating between Club Penguin and Webkinz accounts on the clunky desktop in your family’s designated computer room....

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in 'Zelda'

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in ‘Zelda’

By Mac Riga October 5, 2020

The apocalypse of 2017’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” is quiet and beautiful.  Destroyed by the forces of evil 100 years before the game, the world of Hyrule is vast and still,...

OFF THE WALL: What’s Hanging?

OFF THE WALL: What’s Hanging?

By Maddie Finn September 30, 2020

Art galleries and museums are a sort of hallowed ground for me. There is something so wonderful about the hushed environment and echoey floors. But there are other spaces for art — spaces that are a...

OFF THE WALL: The Han Dynasty Urn is Fragile

OFF THE WALL: The Han Dynasty Urn is Fragile

By Maddie Finn September 17, 2020

The photograph of Ai Weiwei dropping a Han Dynasty urn is my computer background, mainly for aesthetic reasons. I find the black and white colors soothing and movement of the pieces visually stimulating...

START/SELECT: 2020's Lessons in Class and Gaming: An Industry of Abuse

START/SELECT: 2020’s Lessons in Class and Gaming: An Industry of Abuse

By Mac Riga September 15, 2020

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse, racism and suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for resources.  Developers, journalists and streamers have bravely come forward...

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