Goldfinch Pottery
Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin. Several weeks ago, at the annual Long’s Park Art Festival, nestled between a booth showcasing bubbling glass sculptures in a myriad of pastel smears, and…
Cafe Curator: Koneko
All Photos Courtesy of Teagan Durkin “At Koneko, a new cat cafe in downtown Manhattan, just who is rescuing whom?” ~ The New York Times Unlike dogs, cats were never…
Cafe Curator: Kuih Cafe
All Photos Courtesy of Teagan Durkin Tucked away beneath an awning, and waiting for lucky passersby, is Kuih Cafe, an NYC institution that brings Malaysian and Southeast Asian classic desserts…
Cafe Curator: Salswee Cafe
All Photos Courtesy of Teagan Durkin I made a mistake. Receiving a Writers House micro-grant to explore and report back on several NYC cafes sent me spiraling on a research…
The History and Future of the Benjamin Franklin and John Marshall Statues
(Benjamin Franklin Statue, Covered in Chocolate Syrup and Rainbow Feathers, credit to Martin College Library Archives) They’re easy to miss. If one was dashing to class, or frantically attempting to…
A Dining Hall Mocha
Photo courtesy of Free Pik. If one finds that they’re late for class, having curled under the covers in a fruitless attempt to pretend that the cruel arrival of final…
Pranks of the Past
(Photo credits to Martin College Library Archives) “We would rather that the blackboards be greased every morning and the bell clapper stolen every night, rather than that the janitor’s livestock…
Farewell, Fowl Friends
Photo courtesy of Fizz Tragedy struck Franklin and Marshall College last week. After several days of intense rainfall flooded the campus, improper runoff channels culminated in the appearance of a…
Cafe Curator: Mean Cup
Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin For any college students in need of highly caffeinated but still delicious coffee, visit Mean Cup. For any college students who want to “lock in”…
Fact-Checking the Testimony from Paula Scanlan’s Testimonial at Franklin and Marshall College
Trigger Warning: The following article includes Paula Scanlan’s transphobic language including, but not limited to, transphobic rhetoric, deadnaming, and misgendering. On March 27, at 7:15 PM in Stager’s Stahr Auditorium,…
Lyzette Wanzer’s Trauma, Tresses, and Truth
Photo courtesy of Lyzette Wanzer. On March 27th, the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House welcomed Lyzette Wanzer, a Franklin and Marshall College alumni from the class of ‘88, to present on…
Cafe Curator: Chestnut Hill Cafe
Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin. Less than a ten minute walk from Franklin and Marshall College, and nestled amongst eclectically decorated homes – including one porch covered in cow memorabilia…
Cafe Curator: New Holland Coffee Company
Photo courtesy of Teagan Durkin To justify a healthy dependence on caffeinated beverages and a frequent habit of visiting coffee shops, I’ve decided to launch the Cafe Curator. Following a…
Serpents and Sisters, Book Review of Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear
Imagine Medusa. What comes to mind? A monstrous woman, talons on her fingers and snakes sprouting from her head? A villainess who was righteously slain by a noble hero? An…
Bomb Threats Cancel Lancaster Drag Queen Storytime
It is ironic that last week’s Lancaster Library Drag Queen storytime was so pointlessly vilified that someone called in a bomb threat to ensure the event’s cancellation. In a so-called…