CAITLIN OUANO Editor’s Note: Spoilers to Big Little Lies ahead. “Bruises heal. Stigmas last a lifetime.” When Madeline Martha Mackenzie brusquely argues this point to her teenage daughter, she affirms…
TAYLOR BARTON Editor’s Note: TW: in describing Catharsis Productions’ work in sexual assault prevention education, this article discusses rape and sexual assault. One year. This is the length of time…
EMMA JACOBS The most famous scene in the most influential horror movie in cinema history begins like this: A beautiful woman undresses, and steps into the shower. We see her…
ITUA UDUEBO The Oxford-Webster Dictionary defines a generation as “all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.” When you think about the idea of…
In this issue, we consider how does tension play a role in explaining the complicated performative dynamics behind certain issues/situations, such as power dynamics in politics, dramatic tension in narratives,…