‘Barkskins’ – Annie Proulx
From the author of the original 1997 short story “Brokeback Mountain” comes an epic 300-year narrative genealogy following two 17th-century Frenchmen...
Fourth of July in the Capital
There is no better place in America to celebrate the Fourth of July than the nation’s capital. If you’re here for the summer or just a long weekend, don your...
Throughout the school year, you could read anywhere from 15 to 30 books, depending on your major. But how many of those books do you actually get to enjoy? I remember talking to a friend and reminiscing...
D.C. has a ton of clubs: Cities, Eden or whatever the newest rage is... you get the point. Clubs and bars are fun to go to, but nothing can take the place of Georgetown's very own Lauinger Library, the...
As a lover of books, it is easy to forget that books, like so many beloved things, are also part of a business. The business of art is so often overlooked, frequently because it seems beside the point...
To compare this summer and last summer would be like comparing my life before and after I went gluten-free: completely unrecognizable. Last summer, I was earning minimum wage at a restaurant in Tucson...
It seems like every sci-fi work nowadays shows a dystopian future overflowing with violence, corruption and destruction. Humans have either managed to annihilate themselves or are in the process of...
Now that midterms have officially hit and I’ve become swamped with papers and studying, I’ve decided it’s the perfect time to take up a new hobby: procrastination. I’ve finally been catching up...
Despite the fact that with the combined amount of internships and jobs we’ve held, we’re a poor representation of the rest of the employed and unemployed America, we’re still all entitled to quarter-life...
At heart, I’m your quintessential book nerd. My favorite word is “bibliophile.” I get giddy going to the library. (Sorry to everyone out there who has received Snapchats of piles of recently checked...
As an avid lover of literature, one of my favorite things about the free time I enjoy during summer is the chance to read a lot of books — and the lack of homework. Short books, long books, literary...
A professor who has been many years at a school is often asked by visitors: “Do you notice any difference between current students and those from previous decades?” I always answer that question pretty...
