I suppose their little bones have years ago been lost among the stones and the winds of those high glacial pastures. So far as I have been able to tell, there is an undeniable sense of otherness that comes home to someone the first time their eyes cross those words, or they hear them aloud. It may be small. It may be creeping. It may hit you all at once like the small hawk with his beak and his claws sunk into your thumb. Like the ensuing scars, it may never leave you. These

In 1992 a new digital community was created, the metaverse. A community in which people can represent themselves through avatars while completing daily tasks such as working, shopping, and communicating with others. The creation of this new digital world was initiated by the rapid rise of the internet, ultimately leading to many services that paved the way to the creation of the metaverse. Many confuse the internet with the metaverse but the two are very different. The best w

On a Friday night in the middle of downtown Norfolk, Virginia, was a crowd of 1500 people waiting for a performance from none other than Omar Apollo. The energy flowed through the room after opener, Ravyn Lenae, stunned the crowd with her enchanting vocals and almost fairy-like presence. Everyone was ready for Apollo to take the stage. At 9:02 pm, the lights dimmed and the room started to shake as the opening interlude, “Ivory,” seeped out of the speakers. The stage was sudde

If you are looking for the perfect representation of the apocalypse in song form, you have come to the right place! "The Dead Flag Blues" is a song by Godspeed You! Black Emperor on their album F# A# ∞. The track is 16 minutes long and mostly instrumental outside of the spoken intro. The spoken intro is what truly gives a bleak depiction of what the apocalypse may look like, but the rest of the song carries on the gloom even without words. The spoken part begins with “The car

The cover of every Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons book proudly calls it “the world’s greatest role-playing game,” and while that part’s subjective, it’s certainly the most popular. D&D has seen a resurgence in popularity lately, and if you haven’t played it yourself, you’ve probably seen it make an appearance on Stranger Things or something similar. It’s often described as “collaborative storytelling,” a process by which everyone involved contributes something towards mak

It’s November, all the leaves are nearly gone, and we’ve gained an hour, but lost the sun. Today I saw a squirrel digging for a nut, and in that moment, I understood him. I need something to get me through this too (it’s music). Winter is coming. I can feel it. Can’t you? Here are the songs I’ve had on repeat since the world went dark this week. Song Links: "Hadji Baba" by Gus Vali "Ex-Boyfriend Beat" by Skinned Teen "Red" by Belly "Your Touch" by Saada Bonaire "Flavor Crysta

Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita released in 1955 to little fanfare. The story is told from the first person perspective of the protagonist, Humbert Humbert, as he, to put it lightly, describes his infatuation and eventual relationship with the adolescent girl Lolita. Because of the book’s subject matter, Nabokov had a difficult time getting it published. When it finally did get picked up by a publisher, the first release only sold 5,000 copies. But, three years

With Season 2 of The White Lotus coming back on HBO Max this week, let’s discuss the shortcomings of Season 1… The White Lotus is an HBO Max original which in its first season followed the events of multiple guests staying at the White Lotus Resort in Hawaii. Although these guests have their own separate backstories, over the extent of their trips, their dysfunctional lives become intertwined in unfortunate ways. I am writing this after having watched the first episode of the