6 Films from Cannes That You Should Keep an Eye On
These six films might make it big during next year’s awards season.…
Shashank Rao, University of Michigan
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Shashank Rao
University of Michigan
English and Creative Writing
The Duties of an Openly Gay Indian American
My parents love me deeply, but coming out to them was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.…
Stanford University’s Rhiannon Tomtishen Is Checking the Label
The Stanford senior is on her campaign to re-think how Girl Scout cookies are made.…
The Great Facebook Debacle and the Illusion of Accountability
Facebook and other such social media have been hailed as powerful tools for community building, but what are their limitations?…
Jordan Peterson Will Not Save Us
The famed Canadian psychologist is a veritable academic rock star, but does he really have any idea what he’s talking about?…
5 Dazzling Instrumental Film Soundtracks for Your Studying Playlist
Looking to hunker down and focus on studying for finals? These five soundtracks will get you through the grind. …
What Are We to Do?
A conversation with Iman Siddiqi, the UC, Irvine, student behind the first student-funded refugee scholarship in the country.…
Beyond ‘Love, Simon’ and the Changing of the Queer Narrative
'Love, Simon' is being hailed for its 'revolutionary normalcy,' but is appearing 'normal' all queer people can hope for on the silver screen?…
What Ever Happened to Gay Pride?
Is gay pride failing the queer community?…
Binge, Flick & Read of the Month: The #MeToo Edition
With #MeToo going on, try out these three brilliant works of art to better understand our current sexual, feminist moment.…
These 9 Movies Are Coming to Netflix This March
Nursing a hangover after spring break? These new Netflix releases will be the perfect distraction from your cracked phone and missing wallet.…
What to Read When You’re Single on Valentine’s Day
Bitter and alone? These five books might help ease the pain.…
Pratt Institute’s Film Stud
Pratt Institute senior Casiano Hamer, the director of the gritty but cinematographically stunning short film 'STUD', has his eyes set on gold when it comes to making movies.…
A Poem in This Place
A conversation with Harvard’s Amanda Gorman, America’s first youth poet laureate.…
Predicting the Best Picture Nominees for the 90th Academy Awards
The awards are just around the corner, so let's get into which films will make the Best Picture Nominees for the Academy Awards.…
Getting a Leg up on Equal Opportunities
Yale senior Lauren LaMonica is combining her love for public health with her passion for fostering class equity for first-generation and lower-income students.…
What I’ve Learned From Having a Stutter My Whole Life
What having a speech impediment can teach you about language, communication and self-esteem.…
7 New Asian-American Writers You Should Be Paying Attention To
These seven writers are capturing the Asian American experience in new and exciting ways through literary fiction and poetry alike.…
Advice for the Perpetually Ghosted
Can't get a text back, ever? Here's how to deal.…
One Tragedy, One Victim: Asian Americans Need to Join the Fight
Why the Asian American community needs to deal with its anti-blackness ideals.…
Why Letting a Nazi Speak on Campus Is a Danger to Democracy
PC culture might be able to save us from the alt-right and their Nazi leaders, and it's time for college campuses to put their foot down.…
Unpacking the Anti-Blackness of the Asian-American Community
As a result of their own struggles with racism, Asian Americans have exhibited a history of complicity in the oppression of black bodies.…
This ‘Caged Bird’ Will Sing
After creating "Caged Bird Magazine" last year Howard University's Alexa Lisitza discusses her new feminist publication, "The Intersectionalist."…
The 8,000 Disappeared Kashmiri at the Hands of the Indian Government
The Indian army has systematically carried out the disappearances of over eight thousand Kashmiris. Where are the bodies?…
Trouble in a European Paradise
Why we should all be terrified of the rise of the European far right.…
The Nobel Prize for Literature Feels Scattershot, and for Good Reason
Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro are two very different people linked only by an award struggling with an identity crisis.…
Eneale Pickett Is Speaking Truth to Power
University of Wisconsin-Madison student Eneale Pickett is fighting systemic oppression one shirt at a time.…
SAD Times, Hard Times
The impact of seasonal affective disorder is real: What can be done about it?…
Who’s Afraid of Multiculturalism?
What Zadie Smith’s 'White Teeth' can teach us about tolerance and terrorism.…
