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(09/30/24 5:22am)
I splatter acrylic paints on the wall of my environmental science teacher’s classroom. I infuse fluorescent yellows to render a lightbulb, add small stipples with my round brush to develop the fluffy texture of a tree, and layer shades of gray, dusk orange, and violet sky to depict the smokestacks of a power plant. My first ever mural, now a glowing display of vibrant colors and botanical imagery, proudly serves as a visual aid for renewable energy at my old high school. Though my mural project may seem small, it helped me find a second home in the “Mural Capital of the World” during an uncertain and sometimes intimidating transitory period of my life. But I couldn’t imagine a better place to start my college journey.
(09/25/24 4:00am)
Welcome to another season of The Bachelorette, where race politics are served alongside champagne and Chopard engagement rings. This time, however, we’re treading on historic ground.
(09/23/24 2:00pm)
I went into Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with my expectations firmly in check. While I love the original, Tim Burton hasn’t made a film I’ve liked since the Clinton administration. Couple this streak with the fact that Burton and co. have been trying to get a Beetlejuice sequel off the ground since the late ‘80s, and this all seemed like a recipe for disaster.
(09/23/24 4:57am)
Before ASCII snowflakes cascade down the screen behind him, Porter Robinson asks his audience a few questions in Helvetica. “Do you remember skinning your knee? Do you remember being bored in the summer? Do you remember the last time your mom held you?”
(09/20/24 4:00am)
The Emmys, barring a select few moments, were unbelievably milquetoast. The Levys were cute. Shōgun, The Bear, and Baby Reindeer won big. Only Murders got screwed in unforgivable ways. But there were a couple things that made me slightly less cynical about the whole awards show business. I’d be remiss to not point out some historic firsts, like Liza Colón–Zayas becoming the first Latina woman to win in her category (Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series). The big surprise of the night was Hacks, an actual comedy, beating out The Bear for the Outstanding Comedy Series win. And, in an upset much more personal to me (I still have not seen Hacks, I’m sorry!), Lamorne Morris took home a long–overdue Emmy. It may be for his work in Fargo, but it’s built on the back of years of giving one of the best comedic performances on TV at the time in New Girl.
(09/20/24 4:00am)
In the nursing community, the shoes a nurse wears have grown to be more defining than which outlandishly long shifts they’re scheduled to work week-to-week. Are you the Hoka–wearing, Stanley–cup–sipping bubbly day shift nurse? Or are you the baggy scrubs, Dansko–wearing, Monster drinking night shift intensive care unit nurse? Maybe you are the Clove–wearing, TikTok addicted new orientee on the med–surg floor? Nurses are constantly standing, lifting, and running throughout their shifts. They have strong opinions about safe nurse–to–patient ratios and healthcare reform, but even stronger opinions about what shoes will carry them through their shift.
(09/20/24 4:00am)
For most of us, books were an integral part of our childhoods. School days centered on powering through tortuous textbooks; Sundays were spent perusing through Reader’s Digest with grandparents; summers were spent reading and rereading Harry Potter or Percy Jackson or Little Women.
(10/08/24 4:03pm)
Walking into Amy’s Pastelillos feels like walking into the entryway of owner Amaryllis—or, Amy—Rivera Nassar’s life. Potted plants sit by the door, bright pink tropical wallpaper lines the room. The windowsill is full of Puerto Rican and Latin American cookbooks. The space is small, but speaks to volumes of character—it’s littered with Drake stickers, punny mugs, and custom enamel pins proudly shouting “Pastelillo Lady.” The small entryway leads to the hearth, to Amy’s kitchen, where Amy stands to greet me next to a waving Puerto Rican flag.
(10/08/24 4:02pm)
“You know when you wake up and you’re just devastated?” Nano Wheedan, the owner of Taco Heart, asks me. The feeling is all too familiar—from accidentally sleeping in until 1 p.m. on a schoolwork–designated Sunday, to checking the weather app and seeing that it’s going to be yet another 30–degree day in the middle of February—there are too many ways that a morning can start off on the wrong foot. Like all of us, Wheedan has experienced these feelings and offers a piece of advice for morning mourners: “You need a good breakfast to keep you going.”
(10/09/24 4:00am)
The street hums with life—traffic flows by, the murmur of conversation floats in the air—a cacophony of sight and sound fusing together to form a language understood only by the urban populace. Beside you, the sidewalk is peppered with people lining up before little wheeled carts. Before you, the stainless steel counter of one cart in particular—the savory aroma of spiced meat and grilled veggies draws you in.
(10/02/24 4:00am)
“Ball of energy” doesn’t even begin to describe Sarah Oburu (C ’25). From the second you meet her, it is clear that she lights up every environment she enters. No matter what she’s doing or where she is, she spreads empathy. Through her passion for public service, and her many different club involvements and extracurricular activities, she aims to make Penn a better place one step at a time, serving not just those at Penn, but those all over Philadelphia as well.
(09/20/24 4:00am)
For Ethan Zhao (W ‘25), the value of cooking is in bringing people together and creating dishes that everyone can enjoy. After experiencing the high–pressure environment of the restaurant industry during his gap year, Ethan wondered how he could experiment with new culinary ideas and gather Penn students around a table—without the stress of running a full–time restaurant. Along with a group of talented chef friends, Ethan founded ‘every now & then,’ a pop–up dinner party concept aimed at delivering a top–tier yet accessible dining experience to college students. As the name suggests, Ethan and his team host their themed dinner parties every now and then, curating seven–course menus inspired by personal experiences and culinary backgrounds. After weeks of preparation, each event culminates in an intimate 12–person dinner, uniting complete strangers for a truly memorable and delicious dining experience.
(11/12/24 2:55am)
The first words Oksana Lyakh says to me, with pride glimmering in her eyes, are, “Wonder Foods is the best Ukrainian grocery store in the United States.”
(09/16/24 4:00am)
The Substance starts with a celebrity TV fitness host smiling at her audience. It ends with one of the grossest body horror sequences in recent history. And along the way, it provides stark social commentary on society’s fixation with women’s appearances.
(09/16/24 4:00am)
Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite movie franchise is, my response, without fail, is Alien.
(09/16/24 5:51am)
Five–foot juggernaut Sabrina Carpenter is pop music’s new It Girl. The beachy rhythms “Espresso” and the glittering synths of “Please Please Please” were the sounds of 2024’s summer, and both grabbed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Their music videos have been successes in an age where videos seem less relevant than ever before—“Espresso” is summer fun given visual form, and “Please Please Please” features Barry Keoghan, who gives a fresh spin on the classic story of the bad boy in love. Replete with pieces of Ariana Grande’s sound, and sporting Taylor Swift’s seal of approval, Carpenter's new album Short n' Sweet delivers all the energy of her summer singles and then some.
(10/07/24 4:00am)
It’s a hot Wednesday morning as I board the 40 bus to make my way to the People’s Kitchen in South Philly. The bus is unsurprisingly crowded—people fanning themselves and trying not to bump into each other on their way to work. Babies are crying, and some folks are loudly conversing about their ever–growing grocery lists. Despite the noise and bustle, all I could think about was the 30 different ways I might screw up my first day. Dropping the ingredients. Messing up the measurements for a dish. Getting a chili pepper burn (which did happen to me later). My reputation as someone very unskilled in the kitchen left me feeling a bit daunted. When I tell friends and family members about my summer internship placement, many were (rightfully) doubtful about my role—I mean, after all, I’m someone who doesn’t even know how to boil eggs properly.
(09/18/24 4:00am)
When your hair is in messy pigtails and your dad tells you that you can’t have the candy at checkout, you think it’s because he hates you. While you pout, he tells the cashier to put the deli meat back. “Not this week,” he says. The cashier nods his head and takes the ham away. “Cпасибо,” your dad mumbles. “Пожалуйста,” the cashier replies. The cashier gives you a sticker on the way out. “Pink for Maddy,” he says.
(09/18/24 4:00am)
Four floors up in the Philadelphia Parkway Central Library and accessible via a golden elevator ride is a large, industrial–looking kitchen. Lengthy metal tables line the room, rows of ovens and a plethora of sinks dot any open space, and a white board decorated with the various names of ingredients and scraps of recipes nearly covers an entire wall. This kitchen might be an unexpected feature if you’re used to the typical no–eating–or–drinking rules of a library. But the Parkway Central Library’s Culinary Literacy Center is the place to get messy with your food—it’s built for the mistakes that come with learning.
(09/13/24 4:00am)
You might not immediately recognize the name Gena Rowlands, but I bet your favorite actor probably does. Rowlands, best known for her revolutionary work in her husband John Cassavetes’ films, passed away on August 14th at the age of 94. And while she may be best known to most people as playing older Rachel McAdams in The Notebook, there have been few actors as impactful as her in the past sixty years.
