I still don’t get how to use tumblr. Maybe it’s for the best. Not because social media is a mindless time-suck that’s likely terrible for our brains and self-esteem, but because its core functionality was not designed with… Read More
Twitter, a medium that only functions with the participation and buy in of users, stands in stark contrast to mediums, such as advertisements, that are used to disseminate information in mass to serve capitalistic purposes. The battle of… Read More
In her article, “Flight From Conversation,” Sherry Turkle criticizes new communication technology such as texting and email. She says that “we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.” Later in her piece, she says, “we can use technology… Read More
I Celebrate Myself I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. My tongue, every atom of my blood Form’d from this… Read More
For college applications, I wrote dozens of essays, but one of them stuck really close to me, literally. My essay, The Semicolon, told the story of the semicolon project, how I took a part of it, and how… Read More
Warsan Shire’s Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, is a compilation of poems that not only engage your thoughts, but they draw you into the stories through the intense detail that she provides in each one. I… Read More
The website, Poetry Beyond Text, define digital poetry as “…a literary work which depends integrally for its form on the operation of digital processes on an electronic device, and which has poetic qualities of semantic richness and meaningful… Read More
A semester at Davidson has multiple phases. In my experience as the semester progresses students become less enthusiastic and positive about their lives. This assertion is based solely on my own perceptions of interactions with other… Read More
This is a rough, rough draft. My apologies! In the Davidson adaption of Cabaret, one of the most striking solo numbers occurs in the second act. Here, Sally has returned to the Cabaret stage and belts out, “Cabaret.” I’ve hyperlinked… Read More
Memes have in so many ways become a product of our generation. Millennials have had the accusation thrown at us that we crave things instantly, and demand immediate gratification. There is some truth to this statement. It is… Read More
