Utopia

A piece by Garen Whitmore

Huxley creates a society so preoccupied with pleasure and trivial distractions that they ultimately ignore the greater issues surrounding them.
Huxley’s dystopia seems to be echoed in today’s world. As a society, we have just about everything we need to achieve happiness. We have the latest gadgets, we have houses, and the perfect pets. However, these material items are distracting us from larger scale issues.

A piece by Melissa Shutter

When you’re 17 and planning your first international vacation without your parents, alongside your best gal pal, your priorities generally lie in three areas: boys with accents, getting lost, and boys with accents helping you when you get lost.

Shangri-La, Iram of the Pillars, and Atlantis are famous utopias that people have yearned to find. Some have succeeded in discovering these perfect societies by turning to videogames.

A piece by Jenni Zellner