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The Assumption

From “The Assumption,” a short play based on the medieval Lives of the Virgin. The hero is Mario, a college freshman struggling with his sexuality who mistakes an undiagnosed case of appendicitis for a pregnancy. In this scene, he has been confiding in Lupe, the dorm’s janitress, who reveals herself to be the Virgen de Guadalupe; they are speaking Spanish, which sounds like unrhymed English verse.

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Erotic Comics

On the eve of World War I, an aged Alice checks into a Swiss hotel, carrying with her a large looking glass. Next door, Wendy, still reminiscing over Peter Pan, lies side by side with her dry, buttoned-up husband. Later … Read More

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Too Soon

A review of Bon Iver’s 22, A Million.

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Brief Interviews with Terrified Men

“Well, look here. Your grandma started out with a neurologist at Sound Shore. An older gentleman by now, recommended, respected, you know what I’m saying to you. She gets dizzy sometimes. Dad tells you when she goes to the hospital.”

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Norah Vincent

My first internet date was with a right-wing lesbian — evidence that for grad students, the Princeton dating scene is indeed wretched.

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Letter from the Editors

Dear reader, Wakey wakey, time for school. Memories of the summer sun interrupt daily life like nostalgia for the warmth of the womb. But hey. If you’re just finding the Nass, wakey wakey x 2. This mostly week- ly alternative … Read More

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Dear Asia

“I want to tell you that you are magical. You are special. You are neat.”

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The Bearer

Caught in a hail storm, what would you discover about yourself?

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Surveillance State: Full Design

This week the Nass is on the lookout, and there’s nowhere to hide. Grab a print copy somewhere on campus, or check out the full design below!

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6 Poems

making room

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September Re-readings of an August Letter Never Sent Toward Jericho in the Shadows of the Fading Sun

“Four Italians and an Israeli sitting in a blue Chevrolet. It could be the start of a joke.”

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Love in the time of Internet

Are you tired of watching people sleep? Getting bored of collecting fingernail clippings and used tissues? Is it too much of a hassle to leave threatening notes on that special someone’s front porch? Sounds like you need to grab a webcam and e-stalk from the comfort of your own home.

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