Issue.21

edited by NORA ROSENGARTEN To close off our holiday issue, here is a delectable menu of goodies, catered for all palates and sensibilities. Let’s be honest, a single helping is…

T. CHASE MEACHAM Dear Santa, I’m not gonna lie. This year has been a slog. America’s not doing too hot these days, which is ironic given how hot it is…

JULIE RUBIN No Justice No Pride protests across the U.S. | Source: No Justice No Pride/Facebook In 2017, a group of activists descended on the Capital Pride parade in Washington,…

JOE MADSEN To a common calendar, Christmas is another holiday. To cinema, however, Christmas is an entire genre. Like the music, food, decor, and woolly attire, Christmas films have become…

MICHAEL DONNAY Christmas gets hectic early — as is the way with most holiday events. My dad and brother, Chris, left an hour early for choir rehearsal. My mom and…

EMMA CLARK Boarding the Tube at rush hour is something I vehemently try to avoid — one of the small benefits of pursuing the performing arts as a career; the…

In this issue, at a time when so many people are celebrating big annual holidays around the world, we look at the ways in which holiday traditions have helped define…