Author: Luke Willert

I was depressed Monday night. First, Jenny’s queen bee hegemony was challenged in “Gossip Girl.” Then, five minutes later, in a moment of deepest thought and introspection, I meditated that my shielded Upper West Side upbringing had completely blinded me to many of the austere realities of the intricate set

September 25, 1066: The European Viking Age draws to a close with Harald Hardrada’s defeat at Stamford Bridge, thereby paving the way for a united England under William the Conqueror. September 25, 1555: the Schmalkaldic League of Holy Roman princes signs the Peace of Augsburg, a first step towards religious

I remember the cutest girl from my high school. She wasn’t sexy, per se, as much as unquantifiably adorable—the same way the droopy snout and dangling ears of a young basset hound make you want to hug it and wrestle it to the ground before embracing it for two hours

Editor, When my high school friends arrived at their large universities, empty tables in dark cafeterias marked the beginning of a tough first month: It’s not enjoyable to anxiously await meeting people you actually like. My first day began when a sophomore, turns out he was my sponsor, offered to