My first experience with Ernest Hemingway was in junior year AP English when my teacher assigned us A Farewell to Arms. I’ll confess now that I read it on Sparknotes, and only remember the ending being very “full-circly.” Years later, I picked up The Sun Also Rises, intrigued by the blurb on the back. It […]
Author: Maisha Kamal
Here’s What You Missed This Month: March
Is it truly already April? Seems like March just flew us by, by by. Entertainment Zayn Malik and that Mind of His… Former boybander Zayn Malik, who now just goes by “Zayn,” released his first solo album, Mind of Mine, on March 25—also the date he left One Direction a year ago. As of late, there appears […]
Here’s What You Missed This Month: February
Long time, no see, friends! After a month and a half long break, the Messenger is back. And while February is the shortest month, there’s a lot to tell you about it: Entertainment Leo Takes Home the Oscar (and my Heart) His sixth nomination, actor Leonardo DiCaprio (famous for Titanic, Wolf of Wall Street, The Great […]
Here’s What You Missed This Month: November
November, while usually the month of the turkey—but often overshadowed by overzealous Christmas fanatics (read: all department stores)—was a little different this year. This is why: J’aime Paris and the World Several coordinated terrorist attacks ravaged the city of Paris on the 13th, killing 130 people and injuring nearly 400 others. The tragedy has brought to […]
Museum of the Month: The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
“No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” Recollections of September 11, 2001 have started to recede. The generation growing up now wasn’t old enough to remember, and so we learn about the horror from others. There are books, pictures, captured footage, documentaries, and now, museums. “May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized, and […]