“Complete Confidence”: A Reflection on Title IX Protests at Princeton

“The protest was born of frustration at the unspeakable natures of both Title IX and the traumas of sexual assault. The protest was chaotic and it was hurt and it was loud.”

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Tending

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“Or maybe you are stuck staring at the sun, a gap / in the clouds, a yolk poked and spreading in the sky.”

After A Fashion

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A profile of Kotami and its founders, Sofie Kim ’20 and MC Otani ’21.

Summer Survival Guide

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“If you have ever had a mango, / Have another / And another.”

Exposed ‘Oklahoma!’ Reveals Its (and Our) Darkness

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On the deliberate (and effective) discomfort of Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma.

Nass Recommends (Pete Recommends?) “Bodys” by Car Seat Headrest

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“Wherever you are, it’s no longer about the words but now about an ineffable energy that paradoxically grounds you and makes you feel weightless.”

Broken Breaks

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Crossword #6

The Man in My Oven

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“maybe he is going to march / across our room and pull the / pins out of my heart”

‘Moscow’ Updates Chekhov, Makes Audiences LOL and Cry in the Club

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Halley Feiffer’s Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow opened July 18 at MCC Theater and is scheduled to run through August 3.

High Life: Claire Denis’ Sinister Space Sexcapade

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“this is more of a sex movie in space than a space movie with sex.”

The Car Bomb Story: On Scaring the Rich, “Maria,” and the Near-Impossibility of Nuanced Storytelling

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A reflection in three parts.

Dinner for Somebody

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Learning about the rituals of fisherman on Lake Carnegie.

No Application for Creative Writing Classes

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Calling for increased awareness of and accessibility to Princeton’s creative writing courses.

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Overheard in Frist

Woke PTL philosophy major: The patriarchy is IN Frist.

Context: Overheard outside 1879

Intellectual 1: Dude, how many light years away is the nearest, like, gas station?
Intellectual 2: Like, several?

Overheard in the East Asian Library

Girl at front desk, loudly: My grandma was like, “You’re next” and I was like, “Sure. Keep waiting, Grandma. Not happening.”

Overheard at an eating club

Sophomore man, after being invited to dinner at Winberie's: Is this a fancy place? Because I have khaki shorts in my bag…

Overheard at Passover Seder:

Junior SHARE peer, on 17-year-old Billie Eilish: That girl is SO thicc!

Overheard on GenderEquality listserv

Girl: Hello, Can you please remove me from this listserv? Thanks.

Overheard while sharing break-up stories

Girl, describing stoic ex-boyfriend: He should have been fucking sobbing because I'm a delight.

Overheard at an eating club on Easter Sunday

Senior man: Jesus was probably a Chi Phi.

Overheard in art history class

Anthropology junior, to professor: I really like your shirt today.
Professor, bewildered: Thank you. [Pause. Then, half-laughing and bringing hands to face.] I don't know if this is something you should say to a professor. It makes me blush.

Overheard outside Walker

Exasperated girl: I went to four post offices today and had to take six Ubers.