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A Spring Lawnparties 2012 Preview / Feminist Critique by Vivienne Chen When USG announced that rapper / actor / comedian / writer Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, would be headlining Princeton’s spring Lawnparties, online Prince reactions were mixed: everything from “Ugh, not … Continue reading →

by Richard Gadsden Early this month, a British morning show did an interview with Amanda, a young woman who had recently ended a 10-year relationship with a drum kit and was now in a long-distance relationship with the Statue of … Continue reading →

by Richard Gadsden So, Matt Bomer came out, I guess… As some of you may know, on February 11, 2012, Matthew Bomer, star of White Collar (a USA Network television series), received a Steve Chase Humanitarian award for his work … Continue reading →

by Stephanie Ochoa A common mantra of the body positivity movement is, “Everyone is beautiful.” While this idea sounds like a refreshing alternative to the body hate that accompanies overvaluing certain body types at the expense of others, I think … Continue reading →

by Katharina Roesler A few days ago, my friend Jane[1] and I were discussing a transgender boy she knows and the relationship he has been in since before his FTM transition.  Jane noted his decision to keep his genitalia “female” … Continue reading →

by Briyana Davis When I first saw “Shit Girls Say,” I didn’t get it. The video was just a guy in a blond wig, saying random things I’ve heard a lot of people say, including my parents, my brother, my … Continue reading →

By Ruwa Alhayek “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Oftentimes, the names that we ascribe to things, to individuals, do change our … Continue reading →

By Lily Adler Two articles in Sunday’s New York Times (2/5/12) about the problem of funding public education from state budgets make it clear that so long as the rich are able to pay for only their own children’s schooling, … Continue reading →