Last semester, during an unforgiving Ithaca winter, I embarked on a journey that changed my life; I started watching Girls, Lena Dunham’s vanity project on…
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Cheugy | Fall 2024Upfront
The Dark Side of The 2014 Tumblr Aesthetic
by Kalysta Donaghy-Robinson December 6, 2024The year is 2014. If you’re anything like me this means that you were most likely spending your time at home or middle school, trying…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024FeaturedUpfront
The Generation of Bookworms and Heroes
by Eve McDougall October 16, 2024I firmly believe that it would be virtually impossible to speak to a student at Ithaca College who has never heard of The Hunger Games.…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024FeaturedUpfront
Raw From the Saw | Twist(er)ing the Night Away
by Charlie Broucher October 16, 2024“If you feel it…” “CHASE IT!”, goes the Twisters call and response started by Glen Powell’s storm chaser Tyler, directed at a crowd of fellow…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024FeaturedUpfront
You Think You Fell out of a Coconut Tree?: The Harris Campaign and the Use of Memes
by Kalysta Donaghy-Robinson October 16, 2024“Brat? Why are you calling Kamala a brat?” My 56-year-old mother sits in our family living room, surrounded by her three Gen-Z daughters. Behind her,…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024FeaturedUpfront
How Dystopian YA Novels Shaped Our Generation
by Autumn Valdes October 16, 2024Whether you imagined yourself racing through the forest, dashing through mazes, or competing in the Hunger Games, we may have all experienced a dystopian novel…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024Upfront
Politics in The Age of Conspiracy Theories
by Brian Murray October 16, 2024The campaigns of the 2024 election are substantially reliant on which candidate can appear more in touch with the average American, as is usually the…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024Upfront
Charli and She’s Completely Different but Also Still Charli
by Connor Standford October 16, 2024Before there was “I’m so julia-ah-ah-ah” and the iconic shade of green, Charli XCX was the “Boom Clap” girl, or to those in the know;…
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Dystopia | Fall 2024Upfront
I Am Anxious, and Yet I Cannot Put It Down
by Meghan Elliot October 16, 2024When an author sits down to write a dystopian novel, dystopian anxiety is a clear central focus. The most common way for this to manifest…
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Election Day 2024 quickly approaches. This election cycle has been chaotic so far, to say the least. We’ve watched dizzying debates…