Making sense of the Astroworld disaster
by Kayla Kim photo by Amy Harris for Rolling Stone [originally published November 2021] When I was seven I saw a picture of a human...
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The Grape is Oberlin College's student news and culture magazine, published bi-weekly since 1999.
- Apr 12, 2022
Taylor Swift: Good or Bad?
by Liza Mackeen-Shapiro Opinions Editor & Saffron Forsberg Arts & Culture Editor [originally published November 2021] Taylor Swift Good...
- Apr 11, 2022
False Negative and the Yuppiefication of John Waters
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief art by Amelia Connolly [originally published October 2021] As someone who has struggled—and continues to...
- Apr 10, 2022
“Bridging the Gap” Reflects Complete Ignorance of the Ongoing Occupation of Palestine
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief Image credit: NYT [originally published October 2021] With Oberlin’s return to a normal semester plan has...
- Apr 10, 2022
Prozac Nationalism
by Priya Banerjee Editor-in-Chief art by Amelia Connelly [originally published October 2021] Oberlin is full of kids on pills. We eat...
- Apr 10, 2022
What's the deal with Pitchfork?
by Liza Mackeen-Shapiro Opinions Editor art by Eleanore Winchell [originally published October 2021] Frequently invoking the ire of...
- Apr 10, 2022
Get Vaxxed or Ride the Pine
by Wyatt Camery Features Editor [originally published October 2021] It’s that time of year again, folks. No, I’m not talking about...
- Apr 9, 2022
Opinion: Oberlin Not Equipped to Handle Student Mental Health Needs in the Summer Semester
by Kira Mesch art by Ella Causer [originally published July 2021] To occupy me when I walk from my dorm to Decafe and back again, which...
- Apr 9, 2022
Tokyo 2020: We Deserve Slack, So Why Don’t Our Champions?
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer [originally published July 2021] It is hard to perform at our best when we are functioning at our worst....
- Apr 8, 2022
Gen-Z, the Vaccine, And Bill Gates’ Plan to Microchip Us All
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer art by Eleanore Winchell [originally published July 2021] The CDC reports that, as of July 21st, only...
- Apr 8, 2022
The Ideological Traditionalism of Reality Competition Programs
by Kira Mesch art by Henley Childress [originally published July 2021] The 2021 Primetime Emmy nominees came out on July 13, and shows...
- Apr 8, 2022
Pride Prom and Confronting Pride Month’s Finitude
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer art by Dasha Klein [originally published June 2021] If you are one of the lucky ones, the word “prom”...
- Apr 8, 2022
2021 NBA Playoffs and the Memes It’s Wrought
by Wyatt Camery Features editor [originally published June 2021] It’s been over a year since the now three-time Defensive Player of the...
- Apr 6, 2022
Israel Does Not Represent Us
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief Photo: Stephen Melkisethian via Flickr The forced evictions and displacement of Palestinian refugees living...
- Apr 6, 2022
Cicadas Aren’t Coming to Oberlin This Summer, and Other Myths About Ohio
by Teagan Hughes Staff Writer [originally published June 2021] They came last when I was 14, clawing themselves out of the dirt like...
- Mar 27, 2022
What’s to Be Learned from the Bessemer Amazon Unionization Campaign
by Joshua Bowen [originally posted spring 2021] “The emancipation of the working-men must be accomplished by the working-men themselves.”...
- Feb 21, 2022
The House That Built Rush Limbaugh
by Levi Dayan [originally posted February 2021] One of the most bizarre and irritating quirks about social media is the cycle of bullshit...
- Feb 21, 2022
An Examination of the NBA's Racial Politics
by Wyatt Camery [originally posted early 2021] I’ve been watching basketball for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s because I grew up...
- Feb 20, 2022
Washington, DC: The Invisible City
by Levi Dayan [originally posted early 2021] Growing up, I was always somewhat baffled by people’s impressions of my hometown of...
- Feb 20, 2022
The Premier Free Speech Platform: Hunting down an Interview on Parler and 8kun
by Joshua Bowen [originally posted December 2020] Upon creating your Parler account, a list of fellow users you might have some interest...
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