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Profiles in Art: Anna Lustberg

Anna Lustberg is a New York City-based illustrator and creative entrepreneur who draws playful, relatable vignettes of everyday life. Ranging from simple one-panel comics to illustrations full of detail, the style and subject matter of her work are inspired by both her recent experiences and memories from growing up in the 90’s. She is the […]Read Post ›

Am I an imposter?

Cover Image by Kai Ziehl At the end of August, I sat down to write a piece for this blog. This is a process that I know well, I did it every time I had a paper to write in college. It was a topic that united my two loves (architecture and medicine) and we […]Read Post ›

Falling Down the Research Rabbit Hole: Pitfalls, Pinterest, and Obscure Details

Machismo and Marchas: Gendered Art and Politics in Chile

  As I rode the Santiago metro to the National Museum of Fine Arts, more than a couple men bumped into me. No matter how much it irritates me, it is something I’ve grown used to from living in cities. Though people talk about Latin American machismo, I haven’t noticed much of a difference in […]Read Post ›

People-Watching in Museums: On Portraits and Identity

Why We Love Hamilton, A Musical About Men

Alexander Hamilton’s life story, for all its drama, was always an unlikely source for a smash hit on Broadway. Hamilton favored rule by the elite in an already elitist society. He was adulterous, impulsive and privileged. But Lin-Manuel Miranda, like many musical theatre composers before him, saw in this unlikely source the chance to reform […]Read Post ›

Minds at Work: The Secret Lives of the Schuyler Sisters

Lin-Manuel Miranda was first introduced to the Schuyler sisters while on vacation.

Helpless: Why Aren’t We Talking about Gender in Hamilton?

“We are living in the age of Hamilton,” admitted Annette Gordon-Reed at a recent book talk. Reed’s comment is surprising: she’s a leading scholar on Thomas Jefferson, Hamilton’s rival. But her praise is not; nowadays, everyone loves Hamilton.

The Real Game of Thrones: Diplomacy through Gifts in the Middle East

While American politics have currently evolved into shouting matches and smear tactics, there was a point in time where diplomacy was more subtle. Whereas modern politics is built on rhetoric, politics in antiquity emphasized objects-specifically, their exchange. In the Middle East in the Medieval Era, politics used executed through gift-giving. While we generally consider these as positive things […]Read Post ›

Makeup, Social Expectations, and the Construction of Identity

  I have a love-hate relationship with makeup.  I think most women who wear makeup have similar feelings as mine.  Like most, I have long felt the expectation that women are supposed to be “presentable,” if not as beautiful as possible, when out in public.  This means having flawless skin at a minimum.  Many of […]Read Post ›

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