Whether our writers were dancing under clear skies, sipping refreshing drinks or crying tears of joy or sadness, all types of music stuck with us. We’ve picked the best of the bunch.
After calling for a Free Palestine, Macklemore was banned from opening for Ed Sheeran’s tour at the request of Gillette Stadium owner and pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft. Sheeran claimed he was “not complicit” in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in a response following backlash. Despite this, he refused to share any of his personal beliefs on the matter — noting those who come to his show “do not expect a political forum.” Bullshit.
LUCA learned five days before showtime that he’d be performing at one of New York City’s most famous jazz venues. Five days was all he needed.
Read our second print issue of the year, including stories about Wuthering Heights, Long Island’s Indigenous legacy and your favorite emo bands. Cover by Kaan Ozcan.
Amid funding cuts to scientific institutions across the country, Isako Di Tomassi co-founded the McClintock Letters initiative, a science communication project that publishes opinion pieces written by scientists about their work and why it should continue to be funded. From protecting apples in Washington state to developing novel insecticides in Indiana, the initiative has published over 200 op-eds, all written by scientists defending their federally funded science, across 46 states.
Over 40 million Americans are saddled with crippling student loans debts. With some seeing no significant return on investment, they’re left to wonder: Is a college degree really worth it?