Feb 7, 2024 | Books & Literature
By Elena Hijazi | Staff Writer The divine singer Lana Del Rey has always been heavily inspired by the classic novel Lolita written by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov. After reading Lolita and consuming Del Rey’s entire discography umpteen times, I have made some...
Feb 3, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature, Featured
By Alissar Izrafeel | Staff Writer You ask how we are these days. What do you think is the condition of [a] small nation? What could be the seal set upon them in present circumstances, but humiliation and more humiliation? – May Ziadeh, “Beshara and Farah 220” ...
Jan 20, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
By Daniella Razzouk | Staff Writer Who is the first writer in human history? Where were they from? What did they write? Why did they write it? Despite most universities teaching some level of ancient history and ancient literature, the number of people who do not know...
Jan 15, 2024 | Books & Literature, Featured
روزا كامل كلوت | محرر على الروزانا، على الروزانا، وتستكمل أغنية فيروز تلك، والطفلة بين ذراعي أبيها تنتظر من يسمّيها، روز، روزانا، روزانّا، وتطول اللائحة. ليسأل زوج خالتي بابا “دخلك دكتور، شو ورده بالايطالي؟”، ليقول بابا “روزا”، وهكذا تم إختيار...
Jan 8, 2024 | Books & Literature
By Nancy Slim | Staff Writer At the start of every new year, all avid readers are quick to set a reading goal for themselves to complete by the time the year ends, but things have been different recently. When and why did readers go from genuinely enjoying...
Apr 28, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
By Daniella Razzouk | Staff Writer What do mentally ill women look like? Writers across history have each tried their hand at representing mentally ill or neurodivergent women, to varying degrees of success. The older the text, the more likely it is that the...
