BY Iona Herriot Dear Mister, please fill in the blank here, Writing your name would make you relevant, But you mean next to nothing. I’m going to focus on the act. Boys like you Should have warning labels on the front and back. Labels like “Do not leave around women or girls” “I ruin … Continue reading For The Bad Boy in the Room
BY Brittany Watts-Hendrix My mother finds solace in food. For her, pork chops, polish boys, macaroni and cheese, ribs, chicken wings, and french fries, act as the tool for avoiding risks, feelings of loneliness, and secure dependability. This predictable food she has been eating her entire life, gives her a sense of constant familiarity. My … Continue reading Ravenous
BY Laura Orta It is a Friday night. My cousins and I are out on a run for things that are needed to make Saturday happen. Strolling down the aisles of HEB, the local grocery store, we pass through all the necessary aisles: produce, poultry, dairy, canned goods, drinks, and the list goes on. Our … Continue reading Mesquite Livin’: A Gastronomical Essay
Female Agency & Sexuality in Bram Stoker's Dracula By Cambel Iribuka A consumer advocate, lawyer and author by the name of Ralph Nader once said, “Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of big businesses today is our big dirty secret.” According to Nader, the truth behind what businesses truly do today is as hidden … Continue reading Thoughts on Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Francis Ford Coppola’s Film Adaptation
BY Samantha Ghai In 1897, Bram Stoker published his novel Dracula, which reinforces ideas and values that were a product of British society. Stoker constantly expresses his fears regarding the modernization that the society was undergoing. Although he was not opposed to modernity, he wanted to preserve the foundation that Britain was established upon. Stoker … Continue reading Modernity in Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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