Your Naivety Is Step One of Your Skincare Routine

The Ordinary’s “Periodic Fable” mocked skincare jargon and exposed how consumers often mistake scientific-sounding language for real results, bolstering the brand’s push for ingredient-level clarity.

Grammys 2026: Popularity Above Excellence?

The Grammy 2026 nominations reflect mostly audience scores rather than music critic opinions. Is the institution chasing ratings by pitting only the hot 100 against each other?

The Real Horrors of Halloween: ICE Raids in Local Communities

This Halloween, the real monsters weren’t in costumes but in masks - federal agents firing tear gas and dragging people from their homes. As ICE raids escalate, America faces a new ritual: fear as a national holiday.

Diva Down: Ceca Booed Out of Macedonia

Can something as quotidian as a concert worsen the political relations between two Balkan states? A Macedonian and a Bulgarian walk into a Gazelle article and discuss.

The Weight of Proving Myself: On Being an Arts Student at NYUAD

As an arts student, how do we cope with the constant dismissiveness and underrepresentation in a STEM and finance dominated university?

Reboots, Remakes, and Sequels: Why Nostalgia Will Be the Death of Cinema

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Once a motto for saving the planet, now apparently the blueprint for the modern film industry.

Why We Love to Hide: How Our Coping Mechanisms Always Relate to Memes and Sarcasm

AI goes rogue. Inflation rises. The climate burns. No talk of World War III. This is fine. This is totally fine.

My Dream Senior Year Self is Never Going to Arrive. But I Am Okay With That.

It is all crumbling before my eyes. I graduate in a semester, and it feels like nothing is put together. But it is fine.

ChatGPT isn’t making you more efficient — it makes you artificial

Using AI may feel efficient, but research shows it’s slowing our brains. Is this a sacrifice we are comfortable making?

When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Commuter

Class is a two-minute walk from bed – convenient, right? But what is the price to pay for comfort when our workplace morphs into our personal lives?

We Need To Rethink Attendance

A strict attendance policy confines students to the classroom without realistically considering their futures.

The New York Times v. OpenAI: The Case That Could End Journalism or Break AI

No one knows if this case will ever see a jury, but what is certain is that it is already reshaping the debate over who owns information today. At the heart of the lawsuit lies a bigger question: can journalism survive generative AI?

Y’all Hate Complex Characters

A spoiler-heavy commentary on one of the most well-known series within these past few years, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and the audience's inability to empathize with flawed characters.

Side hustles scream productivity, or do they?

Do we really need a 5-9 before our 9-5: are we being productive or overworking ourselves in the direction of personal and social exhaustion?

Aletheia’s Response (aka A Love Letter: Part II)

The goddess Aletheia replies to a letter by her lover, Philalethes (published in Issue 250)