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Read our latest piece by Kenneth Sousie about a unique job experience!
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Join Refract Magazine and the Harman Program on October 20th at 5 pm for a Reading and Conversation with writer & filmmaker, Xiaolu Guo!
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“With its relentless truth-telling and unyielding defiance of patriarchy, Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi cuts holes in the threads of despair in which it entangles women.”
We have a podcast!!! Listen to our first episode now.
In this episode of Endnotes, Benjamin Wallin, our Editor-in-Chief, gives us insight into his essay A Nazi by Any Other Name . Click here to read the essay.
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“Women who love music have to fight harder than men do in order to convince people (including other women) that our musical taste or opinions are informed and have substantial value.”
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An examination of Nazi imagery and how it can weaken storytelling.
Check out our latest photo essay. Open it up on your computer and experience it at its fullest potential.
A young man’s journey to connect with his extraordinary grandfather.
Thank you to all those who joined for last night’s end of year party. A special congratulations to the three winners of the 2018 Berlfein contest:
English is Not Our Language by Deja Washington
Under My Thumb by Chelsea Washington
A Nazi by Any Other Name by Benjamin Wallin
Check out our latest piece by our very own Jonesy SC. We will be discussing it and our new exciting collaboration with the New Media Artspace at Baruch at our EOYP tonight!! We hope we see you there!
A coming of age story about two queer girls falling in love in Jamaica.
Check out our latest piece!
From as early as first grade, I remember being in love. I would daydream about my first crush, looking out of the classroom window at the freshly mowed soccer fields, not listening to a word my teacher said. I was more concerned with daydreams of the two of us holding hands, or of having h
Brighten up your Monday with our new article
A story about a young man's journey exploring Toyko and himself.
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Come to our GIM this Thursday to learn about the magazine.....and eat food of course.
Check out our latest piece by our very own Dvora Zomberg
How societal expectations shaped one Vietnam vet’s postwar experiences...
Check out our first piece of the semester. It's a good one!
Don't be salty because AAVE is simply English with some seasoning.
Our new article Higher is a gripping narrative about one woman's struggle with opioid addiction. It's relevant and important, definitely check it out.
Works laden with detail regarding substance abuse ought to be considered as admonishing and informative as they are compelling. Too often is access to precautionary data taken for granted, permitti…
Our very own Binyamin Wallin is kicking off the semester with a great piece on Twitter Bots. Check it out!!!
A group of travelers sits out on a boat in an unknown ocean. They tweet, asking “How long have we been adrift?” But there are no travelers. No human is tweeting. Yet @str_voyage keeps tweeting ever…
The New York Times showcasing the power of essays in free expression #editorfinds
Each year, we issue a call to high school seniors who dare to address money, work or social class in their college application essays. Here are the standouts.
The Atlantic paints a dark view of the slippery slope of emerging Presidential imperialism
The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism.
The Atlantic writes a strong piece on the possibility of more changes in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s conservative swing vote faces a fateful decision.
Yuval Noah Harari takes a great look into the shifting state of the world, disrupted by technology. #EditorFinds
As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines ‘the useless class’ and a new quest for purpose
Make sure to come by our RefractMag EOY Party today at 6 30 pm!
Thank you to everyone that submitted to our essay contest.
Winners will be announced at our RefractMag EOY Party on May 4th.
Final call for submissions to our competition! Our deadline is MIDNIGHT!
Turn your papers into CA$H
**Note prize is $500 !
Attention! The window for submission is closing! Submit to our contest now and win money for your writing!!
**Note prize is $500
Red alert! One day left to submit!!!
***Note award is for $500 not $400!!!
Submit your essays before Thursday, April 27th to be considered for the 2017 Berlfein Essay Contest!
"If total rejection or blind acceptance is the method to express desires for the future, only those who actively participate will direct society." Read our latest piece on resistance to societal expectations.
All individuals search for a purpose, an identity to make sense of the world. The gravity of modernity intensifies the strain of societal repression on humanity, making people inclined to seek a ne…
Happy spring break Baruch! While you're writing all your final papers over break, make sure to submit them to us at [email protected].
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Make sure you check out our amazing new piece, with improved mobile formatting: The Hong Kong Identity!
A city in constant flux, Hong Kong has seen many of its buildings come and go. However, the designs of these structures have always accurately represented the Hong Kong identity. Explore the history and culture of Hong Kong through its architecture in Refract Magazine's first photo-story.
Explore the history and culture of Hong Kong through its architecture in part 2 of Refract Magazine’s first photo-story!
A city in constant flux, Hong Kong has seen many of its buildings come and go. However, the designs of these structures have always accurately represented the Hong Kong identity. Explore the histor…
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