Opinion

The Black Pill: Historically and in Modern Times

Is this incel brainwashing? (Featured above: the Black Pill) If you’ve been active in certain circles on TikTok, you might’ve seen edits, starting with someone who is not “conventionally attractive” talking or doing something before either a black bar saying “mogged” goes over their eyes, or the blackpill slowly fades in before an edit of a conventionally attractive, usually Caucasian males appears. These edits have been getting increasingly popular on TikTok and, in this c

Kalani Patel

6 days ago5 min read

Tết

Growing up mainly in Vietnam, Tet has always had a special place in my heart. It’s a big celebration of Vietnamese culture where many reunite and wish for each other's welfare. However, after I moved to the U.S., Tet’s impression changed; it lost its celebratory spirit and closeness that I had felt in Vietnam. So now, to revisit my nostalgia, I will note down my experience of Tet back in Vietnam. Tet, a traditional Vietnamese holiday that often follows the lunisolar calendar

Nguyen Nguyen

Oct 313 min read

Steinbeck’s Magnum Opus: East of Eden

John Steinbeck, a celebrated American author and Nobel Prize winner of Literature (1962), has written some of the most recognizable works in modern American literature. Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men are most likely names that you’ve heard of. The Nobel Prize asserts that the 1962 award was “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception”, a sentiment echoed by many others.

Minji Kwak

Oct 304 min read

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng

A review. Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong Recently, I read the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng which was a heart-wrenching and chilling tale of court politics in the Joseon Dynasty. The author, Lady Hyegyŏng , narrates her story of becoming the Crown Princess by marrying Prince Sado whose tragic downfall she narrates. As a Korean-American, I was deeply fascinated with her memoirs, which is a firsthand account of Joseon court politics. Even more so as a Korean girl myself, her memoirs