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Hey, Penn!
Wherever you're reading this from—home, vacation, that new internship—I hope you're chilling out, because Summer Street is running hot!
I'm Catherine Sorrentino, your resident Summer Managing Editor, which means it's my job to keep you looped in on the best music, movies, and art to keep your summer fresh! But summer is also the perfect season for nostalgia, which is why this week I'm shouting out some of my old semester favs. Today, we're taking you back to Philly with a deep dive into the affordable housing battle currently taking over Market Street, as well as a great piece on why AI and music just might not mix. To top it off, we have the ideal read for everybody bored at home in their teenage bedroom—and it might be time to hit replay on your favorite childhood show.
Stay hot,
Catherine
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A Home for Affordable Housing in Philly
Gentrification and rent increases have put affordable housing under constant attack in Philly. With decreasing options for low–income residents, 4601 Market Street has become a battleground between luxury development and equal housing opportunity. Focus Writer Sophia Rosser lays out how West Philly is fighting for an affordable future.
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SUMMER REWIND
Articles from this year that might come in handy this summer.
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Grimes, AI, and Art
If you haven't heard the news: Grimes' voice is now available for anyone to make music with. Music Writer Mehreen Syed has plenty to share about the new intersections of AI and Music and their social, cultural, and creative consequences.
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Childhood Bedroom,
Childhood Shows
If you're anything like me, you might be trying to combat summer boredom with a trip down memory lane: iCarly, Avatar, you name it. Revisit this Street Classic to explore why oldies never seem to get old!
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Crush Connundrums
Who: Your campus crush
Where: Locust walk, the quad, all over the place and nowhere to be found
What: All the coulda's, woulda's, and shoulda's
You're not the only one daydreaming about your campus crush this summer. Staff Writer Enne Kim brings us on the long saga of all the long lost loves she found in just a fleeting moment.
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End of the Race
What: are you going to be,
When: you grow up? and
How: do you answer the impossible question of adulthood?
It seems adults only have one topic of conversation with kids: what they're going to be when they "grow up." But, Ego Writer Noah Goldfischer thinks we might be asking the wrong question all together.
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STORIES WE WISH WE WROTE
- As soon as the weather hits 70 degrees, it's time for an entire generation to start blasting the one and only Bruce Springsteen. As a child who's been raised on the class Gen X parent's Springsteen Summer, I was fascinated by this new take on what makes the man great. It's not his polish; it's his imperfections, as detailed in this great piece from the New York Times. (The New York Times)
- Working hard, or hardly working? Whether you're doing nothing at your internship this summer (or just trying to), business reporter Emily Stewart over at Vox sees your future: she dives into the white–collar worker who is working maybe, eh, 1–2 out of their 9–5. As Kim K would say, it's like nobody wants to work these days. (Vox)
- Everyone has a little voice in the back of their head. It can be catty, rude, or downright mean. Maybe you've recognized that snarky, scathing tone in your favorite summer reads—NYT bestselling author R.F. Kuang certainly has. But what does it mean when those vicious little observations are only leveled against women, by women? Maybe the culture likes bad feminists, or maybe we're all mean girls now. You'll have to read this piece before coming to any conclusions. (Harpers Bazaar)
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