At Your Fingertips

On nail polish and the theory of cosmetics.

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Crossword #3

by on · Crossword

The Nassau Weekly’s third crossword puzzle.

Eugene

by on · Fiction

“I don’t think he would have been a loving father. He didn’t have it in him. I think he would have been too scared.”

Silence

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“Stillness had never seemed so distant from serenity.”

Dushi Kòrsou (Sweet Curaçao)

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“Sand flew as troupials in the far / field / While the bells of the time had not / spoken”

On The Canada Goose Jacket, Tote Bags, and Other Manifestations of Personal Complexes

by on · Campus, Culture

On posturing and personal complexes.

How to Talk to Your Friend about Jordan Peterson (and Social Justice)

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The challenges of friendship with a fan of Jordan Peterson.

Emo Rap: A Eulogy

by on · Arts, Podcasts

“Lil Peep’s ghostly vocals float drowsily over maximalist emo-trap beats without drowning in them…leaving us with a taste of what might have been: the soaring emotional heights to which rap, the most notoriously heartless genre, almost rose.”

The Walk of Lame

by on · Campus, The Street

“Those vodka shots wore off real quick– / A few more would have done the trick. / You’re freezing, and a little sad… / How many years left until grad?”

Jump Shot

by on · Sports

“The static cleared and the broadcast resumed. But I didn’t see the game. I didn’t see the court or the players or the ball. The screen was filled with a close-up of Larry Bird’s face.”

The Movement Towards Endings

by on · Reflections

“This isn’t to say that an ending has no value, for where the author leaves us at the end is always strategic and therefore important to
think about. However, we have grown too attached to endings.”

The Problem with Calling Something “Aesthetic”

by on · Lifestyle

“We have not only altered, or broadened, the meaning of “aesthetic”…we have completely robbed it of its essence, of nearly all its value, in our present usage.”

Bramble Cay Melomys

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“We can’t see all the bees dying, we can’t see deforestation, we can’t see shrinking crop yields, most of us cannot even see the ravaged coastline cities of Bangladesh. The climate apocalypse is here, it just isn’t in New Canaan Connecticut yet.”

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Overheard in a Frist booth

Freshman Tigression: Her birthday is tomorrow?! No way. She can't be a pisces. That makes no sense. We have to do her chart.

Overheard in a finance class precept

Preceptor, after delivering a lengthy explanation: So... is that clear?
Sophomore snake: Not at all, but I know you're trying your best.

Overheard at Terrace

University Press Club Member: Michael Cohen would be fine if people just appreciated that he's a weirdo.

Overheard in Firestone

Confused Frosh: Wait, Jojo Siwa is the senator of Texas?

Overheard outside J Street

Black woman: The media IS racist. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Overheard in Wilcox dining hall

Sophomore girl: I don’t think I can be attracted to someone I’ve been in precept with.

Overheard in Frist

SWUG heading to a thesis meeting: I am going to commit sudoku.
Other SWUG: Sudoku?
SWUG, late to thesis meeting: Seppuku.

Overheard at Terrace

Terran 1: The Honor Committee is really just an elaborate form of surveillance.
Terran 2: I should join the Honor Committee. We need someone on the inside.

Overheard in Wu

British freshman, who’s just like, over it: Ugh, the war in Yemen has really ruined my summer plans…