Features
The Emperor Has No Code
Artificial intelligence startups like Cluely and Series are putting presence first and product second.
By
Ethan Sun
Features
The Schuylkill River Fishermen
From camaraderie to conservation, urban fishing in Philadelphia’s most infamous waters is taking on a new life.
Features
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Penn Christmas
Finals, farewells, and furniture for the taking: welcome to Penn’s most chaotic holiday.
By
Jasmine Ni
What's Toastin'?
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Toni Morrison’s 'Tar Baby': What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Is pain a part of love? For Black women in relationships, it’s often inescapable and normalized.
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Features
Come as You Are
On college campuses, sex ed initiatives and federal policy changes are locking horns.
By
Nishanth Bhargava
, Sophia Mirabal
and Anissa T. Ly
Features
The Emperor Has No Code
Artificial intelligence startups like Cluely and Series are putting presence first and product second.
By
Ethan Sun
Read this issue's Letter from the Editor.
Ego Of The Week
Ego of the Week: Sydney Liu
Turning peer pressure into support through art and education
Nominate someone you know for Ego of the Week here.
Word On The Street
The Birds, the Bees, and 34th Street
A couple words of wisdom from writers who have been there, done that.
Film & TV
Film & TV
‘The Long Walk’: Companionship On The Road To Hell
Francis Lawrence draws a deeply humanizing story out of an apathetic, dehumanizing world.
Karma Finally Caught Up to Jax Taylor
The reality star has been fired from 'The Valley'—Bravo fans rejoice, hold hands, and sing songs in celebration.
‘My Life with the Walter Boys’: Different Season, Same Story
This show’s reliance of cliffhangers ultimately disappoints.
By
Sophia Leong
In ‘Overcompensating,’ the Show Never Ends
Benito Skinner’s latest project pokes fun at people who are always performing, and the punchline is that it’s all of us.
Music
Music
Geese Stays Alive on ‘Getting Killed’
The band’s latest release takes their frenetic energy in a new direction—but it’s no 3D Country.
Spotify’s Niche Playlist Economy is Our Emotional Barometer
Sapphic longing, frat nostalgia, late–night Wawa blues—our oddly specific soundtracks make college feel a little less lonely.
Clairo, Performed
How the indie darling became the soundtrack (and scapegoat) of a TikTok–born archetype.
By
Mira Agarwal
Ed Sheeran’s Global Glow–Up That Wasn’t
On his eighth album, 'Play,' the singer flirts with cosmopolitan sounds but mostly retreats to the wedding–ballad factory that built his empire.
Arts
Review
'Hung Liu: Happy and Gay'
What once fits a child's hand now fills a wall, but not without raising new questions.
By
Lynn Yi
Afternoons at the Prado With Goya’s ‘Black Paintings’
The paintings are dark, fascinating, twisted, and scarily real—we want to both turn away and look forever.
Refusing the American Dream in ‘The Emperor of Gladness’
The bestselling author has returned with another emotional epic.
By
Diemmy Dang
Photography Sans Performance
Reclaiming memory through intentional photography and self–awareness
Style
Style
A Newer, Stupider Amateur Web
AI tools threaten to destroy the creativity that once made the internet great.
By
Insia Haque
Street Sweeper: Sept. 29, 2025
What Street was up to this past week: darties, Chappell Roan, Oktoberfest, and more.
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We’re Rushing AI Startups Now
An AI startup that popularized “Intern Love Island” is hosting a university “rush.”
By
Ethan Sun
Street Sweeper: September 15th, 2025
What Street was up to this past week: New York Fashion Week, Zedd, Penn Bangla, and more
