Culture
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Climate Apathy: Why We Choose Not To Look Up
A 9km wide asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, very likely to strike the planet with enough force to wipe out all traces of human civilization and push the reset button on all life Earth has seen so far. This cataclysmic extinction event, one would expect, should cause mass hysteria and panic, and should warrant an…
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Cinema and Theatre in the Pandemic Era
Some of the most common and unanimously enjoyed activities around the globe are watching either a film or a play in theatres. Both have a shared characteristic, being surrounded by strangers in a packed room and reacting at the same time, laughing, crying, or screaming at the screen from excitement. This act of synchronization is…
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Rhymes and a Beat: Why Rap is Dominating Music
35 out of 100 songs on Apple Music’s Top 100 charts are rap songs. 35 might seem like a small number, and perhaps objectively, it is. But I invite you to consider how many genres of music exist today, and you’ll soon come to the realization that 35 is not a small number. To put…
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The World of Etel Adnan
Last week, famous Lebanese poetess and artist Etel Adnan passed away at the age of 96. It is hard to adequately summarize the breadth, the depth, and the impact of her contributions to our understanding of contemporary humanism and her employment of a confluence of artistic and literary themes. She leaves behind a poetic and…
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Enemies to Lovers: A Blurred Line Between Fiction and Reality
Be it in movies or books, the enemies-to-lovers trope is a popular turn of events that sways fans and leaves a mark on their perception of love. The plot always follows the same outline: two people who can’t stand each other and loathe every move, gesture, and behavior emitted by the other until they are…
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Cross-dressing Fashion: When Polar Becomes Fluid
“People look at my pictures and they instantly assume I’m gay or something. I think what really gets me going are the people who say that I’m helping them see things the way that they’ve always wanted to see them, but were afraid to.” A man struts down the street in a skirt, drawing shocked…
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Alternative Media: A Platform to Delve into Taboos
The October 17 uprising has changed a lot of things, from the political involvement of Lebanese citizens to their reliance on “alternative media,” for their daily dose of news. This term refers to “media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media, such as mainstream media or mass media.” Its consumption increased in…