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Nov 6, 2024 | 
datingnews.com | Sophia Peyser
In the age of online dating, scams are everywhere — and the rise of AI means they’re only becoming more sophisticated. Just the other week, my friend met a guy on Hinge, and they chatted for a few days. One night, he messaged her that he was stuck on the highway with an empty fuel tank, desperately in need of money to get gas. He claimed that his wallet had been stolen. What bad luck, right? My friend immediately ended the conversation and did not wire him money, as he’d requested.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Sophia Peyser
Peach Jam, an evening of voter registration, art, canvassing and local music, came to Emory University’s first-year Quadrangle on Sept. 19. The brainchild of Young Democrats of Emory Vice President Noelle Barile (25C), the event served as an opportunity to combine the worlds of politics and art while encouraging students to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election before the Oct. 7 deadline.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Sophia Peyser
While most Emory University students exist in Atlanta, Mads Gordon (24C) has truly lived here. They’ve dabbled in the city’s arts community, advocated for local issues, explored beyond Druid Hills and drawn local media coverage for their poems-on-the-spot project and PEACHFUZZ literary journal. A recent Emory alum, Gordon hails from Thomasville, Ga., a town of 19,000 that sits about 13 miles north of the Florida-Georgia border.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
The new Netflix superhero series Supacell is making waves in the entertainment industry for its redefinition of the sci-fi genre and its representation of Black superheroes. The show follows five Black South Londoners who unexpectedly develop superpowers. The origin of their powers: sickle cell anemia, a disease that affects people of African and Caribbean heritage at higher rates than other groups.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
On July 21, President Joe Biden announced the end of his candidacy and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. This comes after a historically chaotic campaign season, which included an assassination attempt on Republican nominee Former President Donald Trump and calls from Democratic lawmakers for Biden to end his campaign after a disastrous debate performance.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
Brutal honesty, unabashed jealousy, heartbreaking bridges — these are trademarks of singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’ music. Her new album, The Secret of Us, stays true to its title. Luring listeners into Abrams’ world of unrequited crushes, regretful breakups, and anxiety about being in her 20s. Produced by Abrams’ longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner, the album expands on the artistic foundations Abrams laid in her debut studio album Good Riddance (2023), yet occasionally falls short.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
Katy Perry has announced that her sixth studio album 143 will be released on September 20 through Capitol Records. The first single, “Woman’s World,” and the accompanying music video will debut July 11 at 7 p.m. ET. The album is packed with the empowering, provocative pop anthems that made Perry famous over a decade ago. According to Perry, the number 143 serves as an expression of love throughout the album.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
Writer Ocean Vuong is known for his devastatingly beautiful prose and heart-wrenching poetry, in which he has penned sentences like “I miss you more than I remember you” and told painfully honest tales of his Vietnamese heritage. Now, he’s venturing into photography. Vuong’s debut photography series, featured in Cultured Magazine, honors his family’s experiences as Vietnamese refugees.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
untitled-magazine.com | Sophia Peyser
Bruce Gilden’s photographic exploration into street life pairs with Vivian Maier’s striking portraiture to paint a fragmented picture of the American dream — a fitting end to Fotografiska New York’s tenure at 281 Park Avenue South. The two collections, titled Why These? and Unseen Work, respectively, serve as Fotografiska’s goodbye to the stately, regal building that’s housed the Swedish museum’s photography collections for the last five years. The photographs are on display until September 29.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Sophia Peyser
Emory University appointed Professor of Church History and Director of International Initiatives Jonathan Strom as the next Mary Lee Willard Dean of Candler School of Theology. Strom will assume the role for the next two years, beginning on Aug. 1, according to a press release. He is succeeding current dean Jan Love. Strom has worked at the theology school since 1997 and has contributed in “profound ways,” University President Gregory Fenves said in the press release.
