this week
i think i’ve been here before, i think we all have [narrative]
by Samaira Mohunta on October 25
Sunlight catches on my blush pink comforter, and its reflection washes the ceiling in a faint rose gold. I take a small sip of my strawberry matcha latte, and the cool drink refreshes my throat.
introducing my mother & children tongues [lifestyle]
by Semi Jung on October 28
Unfortunately, I am a person who scares easily.
i think i’ve been here before, i think we all have [narrative]
by Samaira Mohunta on October 25
Sunlight catches on my blush pink comforter, and its reflection washes the ceiling in a faint rose gold. I take a small sip of my strawberry matcha latte, and the cool drink refreshes my throat.
not out yet
by Elaine Rand on October 22
On August 22, indie folk juggernaut Big Thief took the stage at the legendary Ryman Theater in Nashville for what their audience would soon discover would be a once-in-a-lifetime night. Lead singer Adrianne Lenker started off the show announcing that the band would be playing their complete unreleased ...
the fabric of sisterhood [A&C]
by Madison Diaz on October 22
Every autumn, I find myself admiring nature’s brazen signs of change: leaves cascading from their branches, the hues of orange and red, a crisp breeze in the air. There is evidence of change everywhere, underneath our feet and above our heads, always happening and always on the horizon.
not couture [A&C]
by Kal Mehta on October 14
It’s Monday. I wake up covered in grime and glitter and the dull stickiness of dry sweat. My mouth is full of cotton. It’s time for class.
unknown origins unveiled [lifestyle]
by Crystal Zamora on October 14
If you’ve ever wandered down Wickenden Street, whether it’s to pick up your daily coffee at Coffee Exchange or grab a bite at Amy’s, chances are you’ve stumbled across a quaint antique shop named Nostalgia Antiques & Collectibles that sits near the street corner. Throughout my time at Brown, ...
hide and seek [A&C]
by Margaret Li on October 14
My sister is one of the biggest mysteries of my life. She came into the world in the first month of 2000, while I was born at the tail of 2004; so though the subtraction works out to four, she is basically five years older than me. Energetic and filled to the brim with creativity, my sister reigned ...
community in the dark [feature]
by Beatrice Hackett on October 14
Friday nights in my hometown were often spent at the movie theaters—my friendships were strengthened amid the buttery smell of popcorn, slightly grimy leather seats, and the dingy carpet that is essential to all good theaters. Though I found myself frequenting the movie theater weekly, I never truly ...
vagina mania [feature]
by Ivy Rockmore on October 14
It’s March 2026: I’m rocking a blue bikini and I’m on my second cocktail and I’m feeling unashamed. I’m walking along a beach in the Dominican Republic at a resort where 300 other tipsy Brown students vacation. This resort has a shiny exterior with its four separate pools, but rot peeks out ...
digital junk drawer [post-pourri]
by Claire Zhong on October 14
Why do we have hundreds of screenshots and photos haunting the depths of our phones? My storage is cluttered with hundreds of screenshots that I know, with almost complete certainty, I will never look at again. Some are testaments to moments of laughter, others are reminders that I swear I would remember, ...
experiments in dreaming [narrative]
by Vanessa Tao on October 14
Although I am the furthest from a morning person you’ll ever meet, I registered for an English class called Morning Pages, which, on top of being a 9 a.m., mandates two pages of writing—you guessed it—every single morning. It’s made my dreams much more vivid, given me (or cursed me with) thirty ...
radio to heaven [A&C]
by Alyssia Ouhocine on October 8
My brain was sliced clean through in the middle of the work week and the soundtrack was everyone’s least favorite Taylor Swift album. This is, perhaps, the most poignant lesson that brain surgery taught me: the worst moment of your life will happen, and you won’t get to pick the song when it does. ...
roblox's animal hospital [A&C]
by Ann Gray Golpira on October 7
While some endure a grueling decade of school in their attempt to become a healthcare professional, others may opt for the slightly more accessible (yet just as intense) alternative route: Roblox. Ever since the platform’s founding and viral popularity during the peak of Covid isolation, bored adolescents ...
the game of love [narrative]
by Christina Li on October 7
They say all is fair in love and war. Except when the war is between you, a yellow ball, and the grown man chasing said ball around a court approximately 200 miles away.
little [feature]
by Coco Kanders on October 7
In 2015, my dad and my two brothers, Oliver and William, were in the ash-covered mountains of Grand Teton National Park, which I have never seen.
