The things we hate this week, every week.
December 3, 2021
Spencer: The Best Psychological Horror of 2021 Reviews by Adhya Beesam Red (Taylor’s Version) and the Art of Hindsight Reviews by Jessica Liu 24 Doors to Christmas Culture by Sophia Stumpf The Yale Aesthetic Culture by Yale Herald Ode to The Big Country Arts by Yale Herald Swifties: Connection and Obsession Culture by Audrey Bernstein
Spencer: The Best Psychological Horror of 2021 Reviews by Adhya Beesam Red (Taylor’s Version) and the Art of Hindsight Reviews by Jessica
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Dear reader, We hope this letter finds you well given the circumstances — what a crazy world we live in! Hope your
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Solitary, singing in the West,I strike up for a New World.I lay a loved and lost one beneath the sod. “I
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In the autumn of the first quarantine year, I became friends with my neighbor––real friends. I’d vaguely known her since middle school,
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After years of flitting between projects and genres following the amicable split of his group Abhi//Dijon, Los Angeles-based musician Dijon (of “Skin”
MoreThe Ivy League and late-night television go hand in hand. Call me biased, but some of our most beloved on-screen icons are
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When Kate Morena was nine years old, she heard the song “Sparks Fly” by Taylor Swift for the first time. Now nineteen,
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Sharing your Spotify Wrapped on all platforms: because everyone wants to know where Olivia Rodrigo fell in your top artists. Determining who
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When it was announced that a remake of the Nintendo DS classics Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo Switch was in
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Similar to most children of South Asian immigrants (and apparently, just children of middle-aged mothers?), I was raised to adore Princess Diana.
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Illuminated by beams of light cutting across a faceless audience, Taylor Swift sat alone at a piano with an intimacy belying her
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I really love the holiday season. Sure, it’s tacky, it’s cheesy, and there’s too much glitter, but who doesn’t love a little
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“She must be a Russian spy,” people commonly joke when they hear about my dual Russian-American citizenship at a party with a
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Welcome to Yale! Who knew those three words would have so much meaning? That simple phrase arguably changed the lives of 1,789
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When the human body offered no other explanation, the world of medicine turned to nature. No textbook description, no quick WebMD search
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Illustrated by Diego Rodríguez T’es complètement bidon, frérot! — “You’re a complete phony, bro!” These words, an unfortunate invocation of my namesake
More“We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate. The man with the candy will lead
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With Nothing Shall Be Pleased: The Art and Eyes of Leo Egger Arts by Elena Unger Last Night was So-So Reviews by
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“Don’t publish me saying anything really stupid,” Leo tells me. I laugh. He cradles his brayer with ink-stained fingers and returns once
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During my time at Yale, I have been astounded by the texture, depth, and passion of each student I meet; Jeremy Williams,
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On November 7th, I traveled to New York with a group of friends to see Adrianne Lenker, singer-songwriter and frontwoman of rock
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In an interview with NPR, Lindsey Jordan, a musician who performs under the name Snail Mail, spoke about “emphasizing the opposite” in
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Every time someone has asked about my feelings on Last Night in Soho, I’ve given a different answer. It’s a touchy subject.
More“The School” by Donald Barthelme: you won’t see any of it coming Lupin on Netflix: crime! flashbacks! Paris! Milk from Arethusa: oft
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It’s Friday night, and the hot guy you’ve been eyeing all evening finally meets your gaze. He smiles, runs a hand through
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A Godless moment is one of those episodes in which you realize that things just aren’t going your way. Your friends can’t
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CW: This poem describes sexual assault and the aftermath. Dear C, I feel empty with you inside of me my body your
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All names of persons and locations have been changed due to privacy concerns. During the first half of his life, David had
MoreDear Herald Readers, The time has come for there to be less time: Daylight Losings Time. The sun rises earlier and the
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On Memory: A Project to Memorialize Covid-19 Victims and Affirm Redlined Communities Features/Fronts by Yale Herald Hey You! Snuggle Your Friends This
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Tsai City has launched a new intensive program focused on building infrastructure and forging partnerships across the Yale campus and New Haven
MoreDear Herald readers, It’s getting cold, fast. Just a few months ago you came to campus, beaten by the summer rain and
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An article published in the Yale Daily News on November 4 alleges that students are “taking advantage” of lax security measures at
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New England winter is headed our way. I have lived in Connecticut my entire life, and in all honesty, I am still
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“It was like descending from a utopia to…” I tried to explain my first impression of New Haven to my dinner companion,
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I remember how we used to play in the bath, creating characters and worlds out of plastic. We’ve been giving meaning to
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This piece is from the poetry book “Jenga Towers: An Adolescent Odyssey in Poetry” by Ariel Kim
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Modern trends in food can make good eating seem like a recent invention, and often one reserved for flouncy people who go
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If recognizability is a virtue, then filmmaker Wes Anderson is a saint. At the start of his films, the screen contracts to
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One thing that nobody tells you about Yale is that the student body is impeccably well-dressed. For the first few weeks of
MoreAnd By And By: an art installation by the Herald’s own Leo Egger “on seeing and being seen” (Trumbull Gallery, Nov. 12-17,
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What are you? Based on your poster, some sort of television drama. The font is red, menacing, but the faces are familiar.
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In the near-decade since its inception, film production studio A24 has churned out everything from timely biopics (Amy) to dramas dripping with
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I didn’t plan on spending my entire afternoon in the New Haven Museum, but my friend and I ended up exploring the
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Around noon on the Wednesday of October break, I stepped into Grand Central Station for the first time, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and
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Letter from the Editors 10/29 Letter from the Editors by Yale Herald Blocklist, 10/29 Uncategorized by Yale Herald In Defense of Divestment
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Our Beloved and Be-spooked Herald Readers, Spooky season hath cometh, and you know what that means? Pre-game, Hallowoads, bus, club, another club,
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The Herald documents firsthand experiences at what is commonly known as “Hallowoads,” accompanied by photographs from the event. “I arrived at the Toad’s entrance
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Seasonal traditions in my hometown of Santa Rosa, California, often revolve around the Peanuts gang. You can’t blame us, really—our main claim
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Some artists die penniless, unaware that their art will one day be lauded in hallowed institutions and revered by all. Van Gogh,
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This week, Bill McKibben, an environmental studies professor at Middlebury College and a founder of the international climate action network 350.org, contributed
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Let’s get it out of the way: Lana Del Rey is a controversial figure. She’s not one to abide by the implicit
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A walk around during this time of year has a unique feel to it—the crisp morning air, the vibrant New England trees,
MoreNot going to Hallowoads: there are things to be busted at home 😉 Stealing the aux at Hallowoads: I AM THE DJ
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Although Frankfurt, Germany—my hometown—lacks enthusiasm for Halloween, the American holiday has always been a day full of excitement for me. Every year,
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What frightens you? Ghosts, ghouls, and demons? Spiders, bugs, and snakes? Small, dark spaces, wild roller coasters? Zombies, vampires, werewolves? Axe-wielding animals,
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It gets cold here. Cold enough that sometimes a green sweater isn’t enough, that sometimes even with my scarf I find myself
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Ananya: Self-assured, curious, caring. She has formulated a plan but maintains an open mind. Sees not just what is there but also
MoreOur Beloved Herald Readers, So much can change in seven days. For one, the date is different. Another tree has turned. So
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Step aside, frat guys and perky partiers: on Fridays the real cool kids go to the New Haven Night Market. Last week,
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Unable to Connect: A Case Study in Social Media Addiction Sci+Tech by Yale Herald Hello Pudgy Teenager Voices by Maude Lechner #NHVNM:
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You are invited to listen to this recording as or after you read. Stillness is hard to come by on a college
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Ever since Don Toliver’s breakout feature “CAN’T SAY” on Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD (2018), the rapper has refined his unique artistry and put
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Saturday night, alongside three friends, I attended Yale’s first live theatrical performance since the start of the pandemic: Not About Kyle, written
MoreAdele’s new single, “Easy on Me”: if one minute of the single on Instagram Live made me cry, what will four do?
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As I entered the theater to see The Many Saints of Newark, I felt cautiously optimistic. A prequel movie to The Sopranos,
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It’s that time of the year again. Pumpkins line the porches of New Haven, cobwebs grace the railings of stairs, and a
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On Tuesday, Sept. 14, The Wall Street Journal published an article detailing three-years-worth of extensive research done by Facebook to better understand
Morenot static achievements, not milestones, but practices cultivated carefully, with awareness and intention.to spring and to fall are easy – up, into
MoreHello pudgy teenager Eager to graduate to curvy adult ’ Stairs are difficult for slinkies, the elderly and you Sixteen is a
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Blocklist, 10/8 The Blocklist by Yale Herald Things Left Unsaid (Now Unspoken) Voices by Alessia Degraeve Capacious Cases for Freedom: A Conversation
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Right after I texted my friend that my life was in utter collapse, I had my first night out at Woads. To
MoreHey Herald readers, The chill is in the air, the leaves are turning red, and the candy is on the shelves at
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Eye to eye, we use our twin telepathy to motion the start of a four-beat foot-tapping sequence: one-two-three-four. Together, pausing for a
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On the Basis of Art: 150 Years of Women at Yale is a new exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery that
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The power dynamics at play during a frat party are nauseating and familiar. Fraternity brothers control entrance to high-status parties and access
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Take a gander around my dorm room and you’ll see an RBG bobblehead, empty Jose Cuervo bottles, a poster with a Desmond
MoreA good cry: you need one No Time to Die: according to my mom, it rocks The hamburgers at the Silliman dining
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I woke up at 5:30 a.m., put on my jeans, and biked to my car by the hospital. It was a cool
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The Yale Undergraduate Art Gallery houses an exceptional range of paintings, sculptures and installations—but there are none quite like Audrey Flack’s photorealist
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In modern discourse, “medicalization” has become a popular buzzword with strong negative connotations. Typically, the word is wielded within the context of
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Otis Milburn, the virgin son of a sex therapist, opens up a sex clinic at his high school to educate his peers
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I first saw Brandi Carlile in concert in August of 2019 when she opened for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. The
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A frustrated Oct. 4 post by the admin of the popular @yale_affirmations Instagram account read: “This university is so stingy like how
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Reginald Dwayne Betts is an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform and the rights of the incarcerated; his work is informed by
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