For many Wesleyan students, Washington D.C. is just a place that they visit on their 8th-grade trip, or the backdrop of beloved alumni Bradley Whitford’s ’81 TV show, “The West Wing.” But to me and 700,000 people, some of whom also attend Wesleyan, D.C. is more than just a tourist destination or TV show setting: […]
Quarantine is finally over. You’re finally allowed to expand your daily adventures to more than just Usdan and the testing tent. But a new semester brings new challenges, namely how to figure out what’s cool and what’s not. Inspired by The Washington Post’s annual list, the trendiest people on campus (The Argus Editorial Board) have put […]
TW: Discussion of eating disorders and disordered eating. Mukbangs, the eating shows on YouTube that have gained massive popularity in the last few years, draw the ire of much of the mainstream media attention they receive. The videos are often written off as grotesque, sickening, weird, or sexual. This is as fair of an assessment […]
I haven’t seen my Dad since last March. Much like the rest of the world, Wesleyan University had just begun to shut down, leaving me in a race to make it past border controls and travel bans. When I finally arrived back in the UK, I was greeted by my Dad. As always, his beard […]
“I do not have a dream job. I do not dream of labor.” — TikTok posted by @mrhamilton There is surprising the amount of discourse and metadiscourse that can be jammed into a 60 second video. That’s especially true when these videos are strung together across users, across a “For You” page, and across time, allowing ideas to […]
You do not have to be a regular reader of the Morning Brew or Wall Street Journal to be aware of the retail investing fervor that has overtaken social media. The hype surrounds a group of stocks that some are referring to as “meme stocks.” These stocks include GameStop (GME), BlackBerry (BB), Koss Corporation (KOSS), […]
There is a nationalistic misconception that the United States is “number one.” In at least one way we are: COVID-19 deaths. As cases increase during this chilly winter season, changes in personal behavior, and possibly regulation of behavior by governments or companies, are essential in mitigating the dangers of the present pandemic or future epidemics. […]
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Do me a favor and take a moment to close your eyes and imagine this scenario: a massive parade or protest with people waving the American flag, chanting USA!, and claiming they are patriots…. What do you see? If you are like me, that image has been heavily influenced by what I have seen when […]
I first purchased Mark Manson’s “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” at 6 a.m. from a vacant WHSmith book store at Birmingham Airport. “Go and buy this book,” my brother told me over the phone. It had been 30 minutes since I had said goodbye to my family, and I wasn’t in any […]