By Humyra Karim ’26 SHARE is available to all members of the Yale community who are dealing with sexual misconduct of any kind, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, intimate partner violence, and more. Counselors are available any time, day or night, at the 24/7 hotline: (203) 432-2000. Early September (the first week of classes)…
Category: Criticism
Swiping Right Towards Hell: A Cultural Critique of Dating Apps
By: Kaycee Portillo-Sorto ’25 I’m not entirely sure how it started but like everything in my life, it’s become a cycle. Like an itch on my leg, it begged me to scratch. No matter how much I scratched, however, I never felt satisfied. So I’ve pondered, reflected on, and discussed with friends within the walls…
The Monotony of Monogamy
A discussion between two college sophomores trying to make sense of the debauchery of monogamy whilst navigating the tumultuous hookup scene at Yale University. KAYCEE Let’s jump right in. (clears throat) First and foremost, if we’re going to talk about monogamy, we have to define it. LULA How PoL of you. KAYCEE Yes, yes. (chuckles)…
Submersed Beneath the Waves: An Exploration of SZA’s SOS
By: Aiden Wright ’26 “I just want what’s mine.” The lyric lurches with the weight of conviction and lands withresolute certainty, both a proclamation and a promise. In SOS, the namesake track of the album,SZA announces her resurgence, setting forth her intention to cement herself as a vocal talent ofour generation – and that she…
Sexual Violence is Not Art: A Critique of Andrew Dominik’s Blonde
By Amelia Winn ’25 Managing Editor “There’s something in it to offend everyone,” Andrew Dominik proudly claimed when asked about the critiques of his wildly incendiary film, Blonde. With a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and armed with arthouse film aesthetics, Dominik has induced an outcry in response to its inaccuracies about the life of Norma…