On the road that leads away from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, we spin over a bridge and land at the edge of the forest. I get out to pee, and he follows. He
Blocklist (December 4th, 2022) The Blocklist by Yale Herald Sound and Symbology: Platon Karataev and Wadada Leo Smith at Yale Arts by Teddy Horangic Between Realism and Imagination Arts by Danya Blokh
Have you ever heard of Newport, South Wales before? Probably not. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the first time you had heard of Wales was in a recent conversation about
Should film construct a reality for us to inhabit, or reveal the world we live in? A perceived division between the two has haunted film criticism for nearly a century. In 1951,
Commuting is a normal part of everyday life. It’s baked into our understanding of the city: there’s rush hour traffic in the morning and in the evening as everyone prepares to drive
“A poem begins where, at the level of words, the fabric of the language cannot be woven any denser than the word, phrase, line, or stanza that is being composed.” This definition
The work starts before sundown. In the dusk we untangle our nets. The scientist is small, with fine bone structure and a loping gait. He is my friend, by now. When he
“In my culture, death is not the end. It’s more of a stepping-off point.” Chadwick Boseman’s sudden, tragic passing in August 2020 represented more than just the loss of a famous actor.
Yes, Yale Moral Philosophy Does Corrupt the Youth By Ed Desciak (Virgin), Guest Opinion Columnist from The Crimson Worse than being subjected to the senseless violence of America’s original sin—football—was the descent
In “Hydrography #4,” poet Imani Elizabeth Jackson writes about the word “flux”: The amount of sunlight landing here the rate of water rushing per second the flow of energy through a surface—these
When it came to the great breakfast debate—pancakes versus waffles—Connecticut colonists were wafflers through and through. They would routinely plunk their 11-pound waffle irons in the fireplace, fish them out when they
Elm City Scrapbook is a column alternately written by Daniella Sanchez (MC ’25) and Catherine Kausikan (GH ’25), which each week reflects on a different artwork in and around New Haven. As
In Echoes, Josh Atwater (TD ‘24, Herald staff) conducts a weekly interview and excerpts the most impactful quotes into a short-form narrative. The following is sourced from a conversation with Catie Fenstermaker
Hot or Not is Hailey O’Connor’s (PC ’24) Massie Block-style assessment of what’s hot and what’s not each week. Hot The hottest combination of the week: sweet potato chips and Cedar’s black
It’s two in the morning on a Thursday. A cloak of thick, oppressive darkness has settled upon Broadway Street, only pierced by the fluorescence of store signs and street lights. Wispy gusts
TW: Graphic mentions of eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. With arms crossed over my chest as I squeeze every protruding rib bone and squirm with each inch of loose skin, I
Writings from being alone literally or metaphorically, sometimes in a disjointed letter format. In Metal A question I have been thinking about: do you need to be able to make art to
“Most writers have just one idea that they write about.” Alison Bechdel stands at the front of the auditorium. There is a sense of reverence in the room bordering on idolatry; it