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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The Culture Staff's Hear Me Outs

The Culture Staff’s Hear Me Outs

Culture Staff March 21, 2025

We all have our guilty secrets, like the celebrity we quietly crush on or an opinion that might receive some backlash. However, the culture and editorial staff are daring enough to expose themselves for...

Performers gather onstage during “Eleganza & Espresso: A Drag Brunch,” at the Vermont Comdey Club

Home is where the herd is: how Vermont Drag Queens have cultivated community in an unlikely place

Maggie Swanborn, Culture Staff Writer March 20, 2025

While Vermont may not have the audience size or cultural capital that has allowed major cities to develop prominent drag communities, the enthusiasm of locals and dedication of local drag artists have...

dug Nap poses with his portrait of a photographer Oct. 15.

dug Nap: a glimpse into the world of a local Vermont folk artist

Maggie O’Shea, Culture Staff Writer March 17, 2025

Inside dug Nap’s cozy Burlington waterfront studio located at 1 Main Street, art lines many of the walls.  A tour of the studio shows each stage of his work. Further inside, Nap has a cozy corner...

Waterman’s doors are made of bronze and cast iron Feb. 13.

Why are the Waterman doors SO heavy?

Paige Bencken, Culture Staff Writer February 21, 2025

The Waterman Building, at 118,385 square feet, is the largest academic building on UVM’s campus, with hundreds of students passing through its doors daily.  Anyone who’s had a class there is well...

What UVM students miss about 2016

What UVM students miss about 2016

Kendall Evans, Culture Staff Writer February 20, 2025

From the premiere of “Stranger Things” to #OscarsSoWhite, 2016 was a wild ride, but the feeling the year conjured hasn’t occurred since.  2016 is spoken about with a particular nostalgia within...

Hawaiian slack-key guitar: music for a winter wonderland

Hawaiian slack-key guitar: music for a winter wonderland

Clare Yesilonis, Culture Staff Writer February 12, 2025

Vermont is known for many things, including but not limited to maple syrup, outdoor activities and long, snowy winters. I chose to enroll at UVM knowing well that the winter season would be mentally and...

Top journalist rom-coms to watch this Valentine’s Day

Top journalist rom-coms to watch this Valentine’s Day

Emma Dinsmore, Digital Media Editor February 11, 2025

My ideal Valentine’s Day consists of three things: pizza, chocolate and cuddling up on the couch with a rom-com. As an extremely single hopeless romantic, I love to feel the joy and longing that comes...

Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack addresses the audience at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration.

Class Dismissed: Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack urges economic equity on college campuses

Erika Tally, Culture Editor February 11, 2025

“‘It goes without saying, I believe that if we understood ourselves better, we would damage ourselves less’,” stated Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, reciting the work of James Baldwin. On Jan. 30,...

Father, son and the holy daddy: “Daddy Lessons”

Father, son and the holy daddy: “Daddy Lessons”

Kendall Evans, Culture Staff Writer February 7, 2025

Whenever I enter a bookstore, my feet carry me to where the memoirs are stacked. I can’t pinpoint the genesis of my adoration for the genre, but reading Ellie Wiesel’s “Night” in middle school...

Ethel Cain serves a small dose of disquiet

Ethel Cain serves a small dose of disquiet

Emily Siess, Culture Staff Writer February 7, 2025

If you’ve forgotten what the feeling of discomfort is like, look no further than Ethel Cain’s new horrific soundscape of perversion and white noise to remind you. “Perverts,” released on Jan....

Culture staff recommends: anti-new years resolutions.

Culture staff recommends: anti-new years resolutions.

Culture Staff February 5, 2025

The gyms are empty, the fruits and vegetables are growing mold and the liquor stores have their customers back. While the semester is just starting up, many of us are already abandoning our productive...

A cat shows off its incredible stretch Jan. 18.

Kitty corner: Burlington Cat Show

Amelia Duffy, Culture Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Just as there are extreme personality differences between dog people and cat people, there are major differences between a dog show and a cat show.  At a dog show, you can expect impressive athletic...

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