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  • Mipso: A Dual Review

    Mipso: A Dual Review

    Written by Julia Cote and Clara MacMeekin Photo by Greta Scheff  Our dear readers, Julia and I had the opportunity to witness the greatness of Mipso, and are eager to share it with you. Thus, you’ll discover that the next sections are written and separated by our persons. This is intentional, as we feel it… Read more

  • Chiv Playlist ’23

    Chiv Playlist ’23

    Fall is over, which means seasonal depression is in, BUT our fall playlist lives on. What better way to pull yourself out of hibernation? It’s spooky, it’s grunge, it’s the music someone’s ex-boyfriend introduced them to, it’s the music someone got OVER their ex-boyfriend to. We’ve even got some folk for you mysterious woodland creatures.… Read more

  • November Horoscopes

    November Horoscopes

    Written by Madeleine Minks  Art by Seven Descheneaux  Aries: For your future self: you need to calm down. Like, seriously. Calm the fuck down. Take like, three deep breaths. Go outside. Eat something green. Not the leaves, you heathen. Something you’re supposed to eat. God. Taurus: Someone you love is going to absolutely destroy you… Read more

  • Abi’s Ins and Outs

    Abi’s Ins and Outs

    Written by Abriella Guertin  Art by Lillian Anderson  Disclaimer because my editors made me: These are my opinions. If you don’t like them, close the tab. I’m just words on a screen. Don’t send me an email saying you disagree. I don’t care.  INs: Bold lip, no mascara Hiking boots  Dinner parties   Sending letters (&… Read more

  • Bird Trauma

    Bird Trauma

    Written by Ella Quinlan  Art by Lillian Anderson  My mother’s taste in men is comparable to the palette of a 12 year old boy who awakened their anger by playing Call of Duty: childish, entitled, and at times, downright strange. Let my father be example A. She met him, a man more than twice her… Read more

  • Connectivity In (Minor) Crisis

    Connectivity In (Minor) Crisis

    Written by Madeleine Minks  Art by Greta Scheff  Throughout all three years of middle school, I had the same locker. Everyone had the same locker, and as a result, all of my locker buddies remained the same. This was unfortunate in one regard: the boy whose locker was above mine, who, for the purpose of… Read more