Team B’s Pieces
Rebecca Hearns and Suong Han Ink Magazine Fashion Forecast Who is Chloe Allen and Maiden Name? Suong Han Graphic by Selah Pennington Chloe Allen is a fourth-year fashion design student here at VCU. Her dedication to her craftsmanship has driven her brand Maiden Name. While designing for shape and fit, her priorities are functionality, comfort […]
Letter in Solidarity with Palestine
The staff of Ink Magazine want to make an unambiguous, decisive declaration of support for a free Palestine. As a VCU student publication, we want to show support especially to the student organizers and protestors who have been treated unjustly by university administration, as well as the VCU, Richmond City and Virginia State Police. Student-led […]
Team B’s Pieces
Rebecca Hearns and Suong Han Ink Magazine Fashion Forecast What People Wear to Sweat Rebecca Hearns Graphic by Natalie Uhl As my car steered its way into the parking garage next to the CFG Bank Arena, I saw flocks of variations of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan fans. All were attempting and achieving the same […]
Splice
Sampling: In the best cases, it reworks a musical element in a creative way. In the worst cases, it’s a cheap gimmick meant to garner more streams. A great sample can effortlessly blend with the original content of a track, making for a novel creative work that pushes the boundaries of sonic expectation. A mediocre […]
Our Weekly Roundup: One for the Ladies! (and Walker)
Hassam: I finished rewatching “The Nanny” around a week ago and I literally haven’t been able to stop thinking about the Moschino piano dress she wore as a skirt in the last season like it’s actually so perfect. Walker: Since this semester has decided to overwhelm me with schoolwork, I’ve had to lock in at […]
Our Weekly Roundup: Ethel Cain Distracts Us From the AI Apocalypse
Naomi: Pluto is entering Aquarius and the next 20 years will be ruled by global themes of technology; the world feels like it’s on the brink of collapse and the AI takeover is impending. This has spurred on my obsession with big skinny robots. In the film “Castle in the Sky,” robots tenderly care for […]
Our Weekly Roundup: Philosophical Thoughts and Catwalks
Taylor: Women who, by their thoughts and insights alone, should be considered philosophers, but who, for various reasons (most succinctly misogyny), are written off as crystal-licking lunatics, or mommy bloggers or otherwise vapid bestseller genre self-helpers. Namely, prolific writer and ex-presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson, Liz Gilbert of “Eat, Pray, Love” fame, and Glennon Doyle, author […]
Our Weekly Roundup: Burning Holes in Our Brains at Junkyard Raves
Lareina: I’ve finally bitten the bullet and started listening to techno music. My friends and I have been haunting local raves and I’m pretty sure I’ve already lost half of my hearing. Pound it through my ears, pound it through my soul, OONTZ OONTZ OONTZ!! My parents are very proud. Mason: Today, I want to […]
Our Weekly Roundup: ‘Devil May Cry,’ ‘Fooly Cooly’ and Warm Winter Nostalgia
Walker: As of late, I have been playing a lot of the games in the “Devil May Cry” series. Following a half demon, half human devil hunter named Dante, the game mostly consists of raunchy humor, wacky gameplay and fighting otherworldly monsters. It’s very early 2000s, PS2-type edgy charm. Illustration courtesy of Capcom Natalie: The […]
Frost and Beef Stew
What does winter sound like? Is it best soundtracked by warm, cozy sonics that fit themselves snuggly into our ears like a child curled near a crackling fireplace? Or do angular, glacial sounds better match the cold and isolation the season often brings? Ink’s music writers have been reflecting on this dichotomy as VCU’s campus […]
Our Weekly Roundup: Greek Mythology is the MCU for Women
Naomi: I’ve been in Greek Mythology hell, because it’s basically the MCU for women. Stan Clytemnestra, stan Medea. Recently I’ve been enraptured by The Song of Achilles, because as a trans girl, I’ve always felt a kinship with Greek femboys. I’d like to imagine that if I lived in Ancient Greece I would be a […]
Our Weekly Roundup: Virginia Folk and Nathan Fielder
Our staff’s obsessions from this past week! Julianne: I’m a Nathan Fielder diehard. The minute his new show “The Curse” started airing on Paramount+, I shelled out $11.99 of my hard earned cash to the subscription service, and have been doing so dutifully every month since. I am enamored with, disgusted by and obsessed with […]