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Death of a Novel

A Nass writer reflects on the grief of losing her first novel.

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Lemonade // Drain

“Neither you nor your soul is waiting for me at   the end of this,” — Nick Flynn, “Cathedral of Salt”   All I ever wanted was a kitchen and you standing in the tile-white light. Me, on the floor, … Read More

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On Wizardly Humane Justice

Ditch Harry Potter for a different, more just classic.

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A History of Silence: Elision and Destruction in the New Mexican Landscape

“There’s power in not having to care. As Inez Guzmán remarks, the film Oppenheimer can leave New Mexico just as its subject did: apparently without a second thought. But there’s also power—more ambivalent, yes, but also more lasting—that comes with needing to pick up the pieces.”

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There’s a Woman by the River: The Delta Blues with Lala Craig

“When she sings, her voice batters the crowd like baseball-sized hail. No one is safe.”

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Dogs Out: Full Design

This week, the Nass invents a new major, sings the blues, and asks what the end of affirmative action means for Princeton students of color.

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Olivia Rodrigo’s Sponsored “get him back!” Video Fails to Be Iconic

Does Olivia Rodrigo have more to give than GUTS?

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Why Am I Still a Statistic?

“While I believe in the pipe dream that colleges should give each student, no matter how sparkly, the same care and attention, my more grounded argument is this: Why does worthiness stop being ‘holistic’ after students of color have been accepted to college?”

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Dear Princeton, Let Me Major in Warrior Cats

A truly interdisciplinary independent concentration.

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Phoebe Bridgers Killed My Dog

Summer, set to a somber soundtrack.

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Wedgie Between My Toes

An ode to the shoe that’s dividing opinions—and toes.

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Chimp Kid

“I had an itinerary for running away, and I was behind schedule. The sun was catching up.”

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