Beauty and Sadness
On literature, illness, and the consequences of aesthetic meditation. The post Beauty and Sadness appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
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This Street, That Man, This Life: Full Design
Pick up a copy around campus, or view the full design here! The post This Street, That Man, This Life: Full Design appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
Letter From The Editor
Dear friends, Change is in the air. All stones are unturned. Feeling a certain itching to explore. Fixtures seem like illusions now, walls seem eerily thin. Doors are deceptive, words are viscous. Oratory was invented for dubious matters, but we try our best not to lie in this magazine. This street holds its secrets like […] The post Letter From The Editor appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
Where We Came From, Where We’re Headed
A brief history of our dearly beloved Nassau Weekly. The post Where We Came From, Where We’re Headed appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
The Fugitive Bird
“I could see its lonely gray body clearly now; it was a heron. We stared at one another for a long time.” The post The Fugitive Bird appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
THE FRAUD
On May 13, 2026, Princeton alumnus Ford Graham ‘86 was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for orchestrating three investment schemes. His criminal charges only scratch the surface. The post THE FRAUD appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
What I don’t understand is the beauty
From here the mountain looks like moss, but there are worse things that could look like moss. Bodies, for one. The first time passing most things, I did not know they could be looked at. God, I was so proud. I thought I was pure movement. Like I could prove the world’s ugliness […] The post What I don’t understand is the beauty appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
GRANDMOTHER’S WISH
“Mira giggled without looking at Grandmother in the face. She looked like a child angel, her face haloed by the light that shone through the open front door.” The post GRANDMOTHER’S WISH appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
Ghazal for March
A fawn pauses from grazing infant grass. In the distance a train shouts, heralding not spring but its weaker twin. I am in love with beginnings but their bliss is not spring. My friends see hips swing & call it funny how I dizzy & praise God after a breakup, cut free to silhouette […] The post Ghazal for March appeared first on Nassau Weekly .
Acquire and Read
On Princeton's exhaustive and exhausting humanities sequence. The post Acquire and Read appeared first on Nassau Weekly .