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(05/24/24 3:33am)
Rap beef and long–lasting resentment fuel hip–hop’s eternally–burning creative fire. While other genres squirm uncomfortably under the pressure of competition, rap never shies away, refusing to stale under tedious PR statements and mutual respect. And what competition can be more interesting than that between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, hip–hop’s two dominant forces? We find commercial supremacy squaring up against the critically beloved: the stuff of great American lore. But, this beef is more than just celebrity entertainment. Rap battles breed something infinitely more valuable—good music.
(05/24/24 4:00am)
Marie Antoinette’s misquoted revolutionary line can be amended for 21st-century America: LET THEM TAKE DRUGS. From skipping doses to unnecessary deaths, stories of Philadelphians being outpriced of life–saving medication are becoming all too common. As one of the leading healthcare providers and research institutions in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine respectively invent and prescribe many of these expensive drugs. Biden’s efforts to lower pricing have been met with positive reactions, but Penn has spoken out against one in particular.
(05/24/24 4:00am)
Studio Ghibli’s works are often lauded, first and foremost, for their technical artistry. The Japanese animation studio, which received an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, is known for its highly expressive, unique characters. They lead stories surrounded by color and movement. Each moment given to the appreciation of a mountainous landscape in Princess Mononoke or the fluidity of water in Ponyo steals away our breath, creating worlds seemingly beyond our perceptions of reality. Yet what makes Hayao Miyazaki’s films so striking is what firmly grounds them in the midst of all their fantasy. No movie demonstrates this so well as Spirited Away. More than 20 years after its release, the Oscar–winning film continues to shine, both as a cinematic masterpiece and as a movie whose meaning grows with you.
(05/10/24 5:00am)
Dear Kings Court Room 146,
(05/03/24 4:00am)
Art has been an act of resistance throughout the ongoing war in Gaza. As the war has martyred poets, scholars, and artists, there is an exigence to preserve Palestine’s rich cultural legacy of art and scholarship in order to bear testament to its existence. A rallying cry, seared in the public consciousness, came in Refaat Alareer’s poem “If I Must Die,” which gained prominent attention online after he was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. His haunting stanzas foretell a harrowing prophecy, professing “If I must die / you must live / to tell my story [...] If I must die / let it bring hope / let it be a tale.”
(05/28/24 7:09pm)
It’s not every day that an international K–Pop sensation interacts with a Penn student online—but sometimes dreams do come true. For Louis Chung (C ‘24), his Penn career, and passion for K–Pop and Korean culture culminated in an unforgettable moment of recognition from none other than Jung Kook, a member of the globally renowned BTS.
(05/01/24 4:00am)
Most films come and go without much notice from the movie going public. Whether because of a bungled release strategy or a lack of thought or skill by the filmmakers, it's rare, especially these days, for a movie to get people talking. Alex Garland’s Civil War doesn’t have that problem. If anything, Civil War has too many people talking.
(04/29/24 4:00am)
Margaret Atwood is one of those writers whose name follows her legacy. At 84 years old, she collects titles and prizes in the literary world. An over–productive artist, she has published over fifty books—including books of poetry, novels, nonfiction, short fiction, children's books, and graphic novels. If her ability to dive into literary genres wasn't already proof of her multitude as a writer, Margaret Atwood is also a powerhouse at captivating an audience.
(04/29/24 4:00am)
Where most park their car, here is housed a selection of cheeses; in place of old storage boxes full of clothing and knick–knacks, here instead is a display of Japanese sweet potatoes, cameo apples, and golden enoki mushrooms. Customers have made it a weekly ritual to visit this disappearing market to fulfill their every grocery need.
(04/29/24 4:00am)
You are strolling down Locust Walk listening to the sick beats of Metro Boomin when you come to a revelation: Summer is only one month away. No. Oh no. Oh, my God, my God! You scream incessantly like Mr. Wilson from The Great Gatsby. It’s so, so over. Your future is ruined forever. You regret it.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
Jo Armstrong (C '24) is the kind of person you want on your team. Jo may be known as one of the best players on Penn’s Varsity Volleyball team, but off the court she’s living out her Hannah Montana lifestyle as a seamstress, artist, and die–hard music lover. Jo is a kaleidoscope of passion, creativity, and dedication to her craft.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
Sitting in the backseat of an Uber, static radio waves in the air, Rodrigo Veiga da Cunha (C ‘24) heard the news of the first COVID–19 cases in Brazil. Unlike our other Penn10 interviewees, Rodrigo knew a pre–COVID–19 Penn when he started college in the fall of 2019. As any student who faced the first waves of COVID–19 in college can tell you how the story goes. A week of spring break turned into a month—and suddenly childhood bedrooms were classrooms. By spring, COVID–19 was tearing across the globe.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
When I first spot Jonathan Song (C ‘23), he’s deeply immersed in a tarot card reading session with his friends at Metropolitan Bakery. He eagerly explains his reading to me. In the center lies love, accompanied by the Queen of Cups hovering above. Sporting a long, platinum blond shag, the compassion between Jonathan and the ephemeral, blond queen, is an easy one. Jonathan smiles, “I think these [readings] are more shaped by what my friends know about what’s going on in my life.”
(05/17/24 5:00am)
Caroline Milgram (C ‘24) shows up to Stommons in a brown T–shirt and biker shorts. “I don’t do well in the heat,” she explains, referencing the cute dresses everyone else seems to be wearing as the weather reaches above eighty in mid–April. Her affinity for the cold is what helped her to survive the harsh Chicago winter of her first year. “I love the cold. People hated it, but I loved that it snowed every day for three weeks.” A smile plants itself on her face as she recounts those frozen days, ones that Philadelphia much more rarely sees.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
“I feel like I did everything kind of wrong and ended up in the right place,” says Kayli Mann, summing up her college experience. From making the move out of her rural town to Philadelphia to her involvement in Penn’s musical theater scene to transferring out of Wharton, Kayli has pivoted several times since the pandemic.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
During the summer of 2020, on a whim, Vicki de la Rosa (C '24) drove 20 hours with her friends from north New Jersey to Florida. Along the journey, they stopped in North Carolina and Savannah, Ga., eventually reaching her grandma’s house in Florida. They drove back after a few days.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
Luke Gooding’s (C ‘24) path to Penn was never linear. From not realizing he had gotten into Penn until two weeks after Ivy Day, to changing the focus of his studies, to finding a new community that he never expected to become a part of at Penn, Luke's has forged his own Penn path.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
Anna Dworetzky’s (C ’24) love for learning lives outside of lecture halls. It hangs on the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, scatters across sandy San Francisco beaches, and peers through snorkeling goggles in St. Croix.
(05/17/24 5:00am)
“I think what I love doing most is wasting time,” Maura Pinder (W ’24) declares as we settle into the gorgeous porch outside her home (Green Monster House, LLC). “Penn has often made me feel before that I should be streamlining my life, or somehow have the most aerodynamic college years, with the least wind resistance—and no snags.” But Maura is no stranger to a snag, or a bend in the road, or an unexpected change. After four years calling Penn her home, she’s learned to value the odd project, commitment, or hour that others might consider a waste of her time.
(04/24/24 6:53am)
Ever since I was a child, I just haven't been able to look away from Ariana Grande. Beauty and acting career aside, she has a musical magnetism that's always struck a chord with me. When I first found her, “Focus” had just come out—this song would later be called a flop by chart watchers, and Grande would ditch the entire concept in favor of what became the album Dangerous Woman. “Focus” would only be added to the end of the album’s Japanese Edition. In the years following Dangerous Woman's release, she would begin to lean deeper into honing every part of her craft, writing and co-writing hits for herself and other singers, while also shining as a producer and vocalist.
