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How Gen Z Is Changing the Political Landscape

Generation Z has lived through a harrowing past 20 years: from the housing crisis to a global pandemic, we have watched a century’s worth of history unfold in our short time on Earth. We have seen technology move from its infancy into the backbone of our infrastructure at a rate that nobody else in history […]

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Culture

Break-Up Culture During a Pandemic

Whether mutually or one-sided, when a relationship ends it often hurts both parties involved; letting go of something so emotionally involved requires a whole lot of time and energy for healing. Is the current pandemic making it harder for us to move on?

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Culture

The Classist History of Being ‘Fashionable’

Being deemed fashionable relies on outside perceptions of your clothing. How do you look wearing those Nike shorts? Do they make your butt perky? Are they, God forbid, stained? As society progresses, one’s clothing becomes less about intrinsic comfort and more about the desire for external validation.

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Culture Fashion Opinion

‘Black Brought in Cool’: A Conversation with Fashion for All Co-Founder Ali Richmond

Here’s my conversation with one-half of Fashion For All, Ali Richmond, on Blackness, fashion and America’s racial complex

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Culture

Online Dating Safety in the Age of Social Distancing

With an uptick in online dating activity given the nation’s current quarantine and social distancing protocols, it’s time to review the basics of online dating safety. Whether you’re on Tinder to kill time or on Hinge to find a romantic partner (at a distance), here’s how to keep yourself safe online in the age of […]

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Arts Culture

Scott Avett: Born to be Visible

Explore Scott Avett’s debut solo exhibit at the NCMA “Scott Avett: INVISIBLE”–featuring an interview with the artist.

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Arts Culture

The Colorful World of Darius Quarles

Darius Quarles perches in front of the canvas. He tucks one brush behind his ear and loads another with green paint. Each stroke brings Elizabeth Cotten to life, mapping out her face like an intricate color by number. Except Quarles doesn’t need Crayola markers or a color key. He’s got acrylics and artistic intuition. Quarles […]

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Arts Culture

A brief lesson on Bauhaus for its 100th birthday

As 2019 brings the centenary of the founding of Bauhaus, it may be useful to refresh our memories on what Bauhaus is and what it means for art and culture today. Bauhaus, literally meaning “building house” in German, refers to both a movement and a physical school. The Staatliches (“state-owned”) Bauhaus was a school of […]

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The business of pleasure: sex work is real work

When people think about love, sex work may not immediately come to mind. While it’s not entirely based on the concept of love, sex work is deeply rooted in intimacy, vulnerability and acceptance.