Poetry of the Wounded Heart

Poetry of the Wounded Heart

By Hussein Atoui | Staff Writer Back in February 2024, Taylor Swift announced The Tortured Poets Department, her eleventh studio album. From the title and the black-and-white cover, fans immediately sensed that it would be her most poetic and personal album to date....
B018: Music and Processing War Trauma

B018: Music and Processing War Trauma

By Lama Abi Ammar | Staff Writer Lebanese parties always have the same ending. Picture this: you are at an underground party in Beirut. You do not usually come to this part of town, but the music is so loud, the “jaw” (ambience) so radiant that you feel right at home....
Lebanon: Between Past and Present

Lebanon: Between Past and Present

By Dana Takieddine | Staff Writer In light of the recent Lebanese-Israeli war, our country has been devastated by material losses, political instability, and national insecurity. While the idea of war is nothing new to Lebanon, this time, the stakes were higher than...
Dostoevsky’s Letter to the Dreamers

Dostoevsky’s Letter to the Dreamers

By Hind Baytamouni | Staff Writer Warning: This article contains spoilers of “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky “Because it begins to seem to me at such times that I am incapable of beginning a life in real life.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Dear dreamers, You don’t...
The Blue Painting

The Blue Painting

A POEM THE BLUE PAINTING By Hussein Atoui | Staff Writer Is it you whom I love? Or the person I painted you to be? Maybe I held a delicate brush, Choosing only the best colors. And there you are, A mesmerizing painting unlike the others. There you are, A dream that’ll...