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/ˌdiləˈtänt/ (n) a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge

Illustration of a bird flying.
  • Playlist

    Playlist

    A collection of poems by Katherine Nawilis.

    May 5, 2020
  • Please, Could You Be Tender?

    We first spoke on a street in New York City under neon-lit marquees. We ate dinner across the table from each other, and later, breakfast as our thighs touched. “You’re only fourteen?” you said in surprise, as if we hadn’t sat in the same windowless room three times a week for the past eight months. […]

    May 2, 2020
  • Lot 7

    “So, Vron asks me if she can borrow my grinder the other day.” Bevin pronounced it like vee-ron, a nickname for her friend Veronica.“And I’m like yeah, sure, why not? Right?” “It must be nice that you guys live so close together, so you can share stuff like that.” “Yeah, it’s dope. She lives right […]

    May 2, 2020
  • Death in the Small Town You Dream Of

    The town where I grew up is shaped like a woman. I rolled back and forth across the valley that lies between her bust and her hips, from crest to trough, as my family could not stop moving and fidgeting between neighborhoods after my parent’s divorce. In the winter, she is wrapped up by the […]

    May 2, 2020
  • Collection

    Collection

    Submitted by Milicent Fambrough.

    May 1, 2020
  • Edition 4: Letter from the Editor

    It feels like just yesterday I was rollerblading to the park with my older brother. Our hot summer days were filled with green grass and water guns, walking to the library to escape the heat because only the master bedroom had the luxury of air conditioning. Now, my most recent memories of summer are overtaken […]

    May 1, 2020
  • puppeteer

    puppeteer

    no one would see the water fill my throat

    April 29, 2020
  • In favor of voting third party: a post-Bernie manifesto

    In favor of voting third party: a post-Bernie manifesto

    An overview of third-party candidates for Bernie supporters

    April 10, 2020
  • Album review: Alt Cape Suspenders

    Album review: Alt Cape Suspenders

    birdiebrackett is the solo project of Luke Bravo, a Tulane student and Louisiana native.

    April 5, 2020
  • No one asked: Pandemic Edition

    No one asked: Pandemic Edition

    So, we’re in the middle of a pandemic. What now?

    April 4, 2020
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