A man in chacos, short-shorts, and a snapback comes up to me and intensely gazes into my eyes. “Are you coming?” He asks, then takes a huge gulp out of his gallon sized water bottle. ...
While most Texans have long since grown used to lukewarm Christmases and balmy weather by the New Year, February 2021 brought with it an onslaught of freezing temperatures and unprecedented weather conditions that left millions ...
Professor, political scientist, researcher, data analyst—Dr. Emily Sydnor wears many hats on campus. Nevertheless, despite her busy schedule, she agreed to answer some questions I had about voting, civility—or lack thereof—in political communications, and the ...
For 150 years, “Little Women” has been a cultural touchstone that defines the way we think about women in literature. Greta Gerwig has breathed life into the story for a new generation, aided by a ...
As many societies become increasingly progressive, people frequently choose to embrace elements of their identity that make them unique. Nevertheless, in many parts of the world people are forced to hide crucial elements of their ...
Oof. This was my reaction to this movie, when I watched it a couple days ago. Timothée Chalamet (who plays Nic) and Steve Carell (who plays his father, David) do a phenomenal job of portraying ...
Over the weekend of October 19th-21st, Southwestern University Mask & Wig presented Neil Labute’s one-act play, Some Girl(s). The play follows a male protagonist simply dubbed “guy” through a series of interactions with his past ...
In Phenomenology of Perception, Merleau-Ponty focuses a great deal on the self and how it relates to its surroundings and understands itself reflexively. He endeavors to orient his readers by undoing a wide array of ...
Released on October 5, 2018, Venom (dir. Ruben Fleische) came crashing to theaters meeting unfavorable reviews from many critics. Surprisingly, however, there has been a sharp contrast between how audience members and movie critics have ...
The city of Austin is informed by a slogan of strangeness, a policy of peculiarity, a motto which proclaims that people should “Keep Austin Weird!” This motto has shaped the air and allure of the ...