

Social Media and the Beauty Industry: Why “Sephora Kids” Are Not to Blame
Has the tween vanished? Are girls growing up too fast? What happened to the quintessential adolescence?
Kelsey Perriello
Feb 28, 2024


Creating History: The Crown and the Death of Diana
Depictions of death in mass media are as old as the form itself. Death has always had a presence in the visual arts...
James Weld
Feb 21, 2024


Yemeni Museums and the Protection of Cultural Heritage Amidst Times of War
The National Museum of Asian Art hosted an event this past January 27, spotlighting museums and the protection of cultural heritage...
Jasper Hunsinger
Feb 21, 2024


Go Girl, Give Us Nothing! A Look at 2023’s Most Bland Trends.
In the midst of rapidly changing and diverse fashion and beauty trends, 2023 was a year of minimalism and simplicity.
Shania Murdock
Feb 21, 2024


nostalgia bait: how artifacts of the past are infiltrating the present
Who doesn't have a vinyl collection? Perhaps some CDs? How many times has a montage of digital camera pictures shown up on your Instagram...
Ariana Hameed
Feb 21, 2024


Revisiting the Rothko Room
I visited the Rothko room at the Phillips Collection for the first time as a sophomore, during a rather self-pitying bout of growing...
Camilia Fateh
Dec 27, 2023


The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Embracing Eccentricity
I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey back to 1975 when The Rocky Horror Picture Show , a cult classic movie musical,...
Sasha Jayne
Nov 21, 2023


The Blood You Can’t Wash Off: Colonialism in 'Castlevania: Nocturne'
Vampires are one of the few mythical creatures that have remained a timeless staple of American arts and culture for decades. Whether it...
Shania Murdock
Nov 20, 2023


The Sacramental Cinema of Martin Scorsese
"I believe in the tenets of Catholicism. I'm not a doctor of the church. I'm not a theologian who could argue the Trinity. I'm certainly...
Benjamin Fishbein
Nov 20, 2023


China’s Hidden Century: What Were You Trying to Hide, British Museum?
How would you depict 19th-century China? It’s the question that’s been perplexing the British Museum for the past four years. In...
Wendi Wang
Nov 20, 2023