Photo via Michael Reynolds/ Shutterstock Trump’s Middle East Plan: Trump unveiled a new plan in response to tensions in the Middle East between Palestine and Israel. The plan has largely been rejected by the Palestinian side who did not attend the unveiling ceremony. The plan is the brainchild of Jared Kushner and long a selling […]
Photo: CDC on Unsplash If you’ve been reading the news the past few weeks, you’re probably aware of how the recent outbreak of a strain of the coronavirus has led to an increase in racism and suspicion against Chinese people. Even some U.S. government officials have appeared to react with glee to the coronavirus, with […]
Illustration: Tia Marchiselli Vote For Leader Of U.K. Opposition Labour Begins by Hal Conte The U.K. opposition Labour Party is set to choose its next leader as candidates Rebecca Long Bailey, Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy have been selected to appear on the final ballot to be mailed to Party members. Long Bailey is considered […]
Illustration Credit: Eva DiNino “ I love him! ” That’s what I exclaimed to my friends as I finished expressing my feelings for my roommate during the summer. Yet immediately I turned around to look at other people’s reaction in the room. What would they say about me? I became ashamed because the comment could […]
Black History Month, celebrated in February, commemorates the 15th Amendment that granted African Americans the right to vote and acknowledges the role played by them throughout history. In Philadelphia, Black History Month is especially significant because of the abundance of Black-owned businesses, museums documenting African American history and historical sites that one can visit to […]
Photo: Hassan Ammar/AP I often find myself plagued with the same moral dilemma. I want to visit Saudi Arabia–visit my family, make a pilgrimage to Mecca, familiarize myself with the breathtaking scenery. But while I enjoy the mental picture patrolling sandy scenery supported by glamorous Jeddah palm trees, I can’t seem to find it in […]
It seems like only yesterday that I was hanging the pictures of my friends on the wall to decorate my room. A year later, now I’m sitting in a cozy bed writing about my third and last semester’s goal at Temple University. I still can’t believe I’ll be graduating in four months. Although I’m not […]
Court Battle Over Booted Bannon Boot Camp Simmers In Italy by Hal Conte Former Trump advisor and alt-right godfather Steve Bannon’s attempts to establish a “gladiator school” for the alt-right in an Italian monastery has become intertwined in government and church debates after a move by the Ministry of Culture to evict Bannon’s group from […]
Illustration: Margot Whipps In Philadelphia, if you live in Allegheny or around the Health Science campus like I used to, we can safely call this a semi food desert, if not a full food desert. I couldn’t find fresh fruit in the area for about one year until the Rite Aid across from the Dental […]
Deadlock In Ireland Election As Nationalist Left Sinn Fein Rises by Hal Conte A surge by the pro-reunification Sinn Fien led to a three-way tie between the nationalist party, current Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael, and the center-right Fianna Fail, leading to a situation where none of the three parties – all of which […]
Illustration: Tia Marchiselli Arab League Rejects Trump Palestine Deal by Hal Conte Members of the Arab League trashed Trump’s proposed Israel-Palestine agreement as “unjust,” and called for a two-state solution on Saturday as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dramatically held up a map showing the gradual annexation of Palestinian land since before 1948 and stated […]
Poland Spats With Putin Over War History by Hal Conte Poland and Russia are engrossed in a new battle over the history of World War II, which Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin has in recent months stressed the crucial role that the USSR played in the defeat of the Nazi […]
Image: 3 (tuyển tập nhạc Ngọt mới trẻ sôi động 2019) by Ngọt on Spotify After two and a half years of working and preparing, Ngot’s newest album “3” was released in October this year. Ngot (or sweetness in translation) is one of the few Indie bands in Vietnam with five members Vu Dinh Trong […]
Illustration credit: Tia Marchiselli Putin Announces Major Russia Constitution Revamp by Hal Conte Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a little-known tax official as prime minister and called for a referendum to rewrite Russia’s constitution to increase the power of the State Duma and decrease that of the presidency. The move is viewed by many analysts […]
Left Forms New Spanish Government by Hal Conte Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez was officially approved by parliament on Tuesday as the head of the country’s first coalition government since the country’s 1936-39 civil war with 167 votes in favor and 165 against. The administration, which consists of Sanchez’s center-left PSOE and the populist-left Podemos […]
It’s in headlines, on social media, and is a normal word in everyday conversations. But have you seriously ever thought about the word “problematic” as the opposite of consciousness towards representation and identity, in its own right? And rare is the piece of pop culture or political discourse to escape it entirely. Mixed-ish? Problematic. Disney+? […]
The prevalence of various messaging apps all over the world only struck me when I went abroad for the first time. While meeting new people at hostels around Western Europe, I very quickly learned that WhatsApp, a popular messaging app used worldwide, was the way to connect with people. Around 1.5 billion people across 180 […]
When we rip our calendar’s pages to reveal the orange letters of “November”, it’s a popular topic for American journalists to revisit the origins of Thanksgiving and how it relates to Native America. I wanted to try relating my own life story in my newly appointed position of global kitchen columnist to have a chance […]