Post- Magazine
across the distance [lifestyle]
By Nina Lidar | October 24When I left California for Rhode Island, I said a permanent goodbye to a world where the people I held dear were amassed in one place. My relationships to them began to take root more in memory than in the present. Meanwhile, my love found new footholds with a sparkling web of college friends, whom ...
nesting days [feature]
By Alissa Simon | October 24For thousands of days, I have woken to birdsong. The street where I grew up is flush with trees, some a century thick, that provide home to robins, cardinals, house finches, and mourning doves cooing in the blue-black of early morning. These birds scatter in my wake on morning walks. They snip at each ...
my grandparents came to town [narrative]
By Benjamin Herdeg | October 24My grandparents came to Providence last weekend. Truth is, I was scared to see them. On Saturday, they had said they would drive through on Sunday, so I cleared my schedule to be with them.
home is a place revisited [narrative]
By Emily Tom | October 24Here’s the thing: I left home to become a writer and now all I want to write about is home.
Edo’s loneliness paradox [A&C]
By Ellie Kang | October 17Ukiyo-e (“Pictures of the Floating World”), a genre of Japanese art focusing on the portrayal of ukiyo (“The Floating World”), flourished from the 17th through the 19th century.
in defense of pumpkin spice lattes [post-pourri]
By Michelle Bi | October 16Nowadays, the first thing I see through my window when I wake up is bright scarlet leaves adorning the tree that ripples in the breeze by Alumnae Hall. I refuse to leave my dorm without throwing on a baggy pullover or cable-knit sweater. If you encounter me anytime between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m., ...
notes on the possibility of belonging [lifestyle]
By Ishan Khurana | October 16On March 9, exactly seven months ago as I started writing this, I opened a Google Doc, titled it “post- lifestyle article (IK),” and began writing something which came to be called “Notes on the Possibility of Home.” The piece walked through ideas I’d collected on what it means to fit into ...
to burst your bubble [lifestyle]
By Jedidiah Davis | October 16In typical unfortunate October fashion, I’m inundated with due dates and midterms and fighting to keep my head above water. Recently, I washed up on the third floor of List after midnight, sleepily typing out an email to my professor—the studio door was locked, dashing hopes of meeting yet another ...
when the clock ticks differently [feature]
By Ivy Rockmore | October 16“No marriage till you’re 30.”
“Is It Too Much to Ask” for everyone to love Faye Webster? [A&C]
By Zoe Park | October 16Faye Webster’s latest album stayed true to its title. Underdressed at the Symphony did not quite meet the 2024 standard of new indie albums. However, with her ongoing live performances, Yo-Yo Invitational, and recent singles, Webster is reminding people of her relevance and flair. While her current ...
thinking of home [lifestyle]
By Reina Jo | October 9The word “homesick” implies an illness—the disease of a constant longing to go home. However, this creeping feeling is more reminiscent of a sore muscle. Only when I am especially tired do I feel the tenderness and aches of trying to cling to my life back home.
get off my lawn! [lifestyle]
By Daniella Coyle | October 9I was bouncing home along the cobblestones of this beautifully-old college town of ours, Seven Stars baguette in my tote, with just the implication of fall in the cooling air and the first curled leaves underfoot. It was a lovely night. I was ready to happily spend it alone, making garlic bread and ...