The Gazelle
May 4, 2025
Hamza Arshad
What of the childhoods we never had?
Manoj Dhakal
Do social structures determine our status as knowers? As university students, are we the victims of epistemic injustice, or are we complicit in it?
Mayada Abuhaleeqa
A spoiler-heavy review of Flow, an animated adventure film of a cat coming from the ultimate crazy cat lady.
Yana Peeva
Timeless tales represented through music.
What should we do with one of the most universal human experiences? Should we eradicate or embrace our suffering as an instrument for something bigger? Is suffering political in contemporary culture?
Isabella Hernandez
“To heal is to let go. Snap the threads and play my own song.”
Chadi Saadoun
Sean Baker’s film Anora makes love, survival, and exploitation collide, making every moment a battle for dignity and agency in a system designed against marginalized women like Ani.
Anna Stathopoulou
Why was friendship at the center of Epicurus’ theory for happiness and is that still the case in the modern day?
Let’s be honest, we are all a little patriotic about Ireland.
Micah Jessicah Hein
“I was meant to be the writer, but you knew the plot long before I was ready to tell it.”
We often think that we love something or someone not for what they have but for what they are. But what does it mean to love something for its own sake? And how do we reconcile the philosophical notion of self-interest with the desire for such love?
LLMs have permeated our lives and culture— they mimic our intelligence, creativity, and originality. Should we be docile and accept this intrusion? Or should we be hostile against their advent?
Mehraneh Saffari Anaraki
Yes, that’s actually the name. And they have door crashers.
Your regular-shmegular music column with fresh picks, some nostalgic recs, and upcoming projects to look out for.
Reflections on Kendrick Lamar’s half-time show for the Super Bowl