

Billie Eilish vs. the Billionaire Industrial Complex
Billie Eilish walked into the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards on Oct. 29 to receive an award for her climate and social justice advocacy. She walked out as the center of an internet firestorm.
Kelsey Perriello
Dec 3, 2025


The Secret Handshake:Reflections on a Changing City
Earlier this month...I took my bike around the National Mall to get a feel for the changes infecting our city.
Brigid O'Connor
Oct 31, 2025


"Grown Woman”: Lorde, Virgin, and The Cult of Women’s Knowledge
On Virgin, I argue Lorde blends her signature raw, confessional, and deeply vulnerable style with a misguided, frequently gender-essentialist breed of spirituality, ultimately leading her to stumble into the crystal-doting, Facebook-posting territory of the latter.
Kate Heslin
Oct 31, 2025


yo, bro will kill you for a band
Edward Skeletrix and Brennan Jones are small but powerful artists in the “meme rap” genre, and their story is one of betrayal.
Quinn Ross
Oct 6, 2025


Saturation and Superman: The Refreshing Nostalgia of Hope Through Color
For the first time in years, director James Gunn’s unabashedly bright rendition of Superman’s eponymous hero reminds us of the comic book characters that big-screen superheroes are supposed to represent.
Sasha Jayne
Oct 3, 2025


The Romanticization of Police in Television
The police have been heavily romanticized in popular television. It's time that stops.

Anthony Bonavita
Oct 2, 2020