Dear Readers,

I am, personally, one of the most gullible people you will meet. Fool me once, twice, thrice, it doesn’t matter—if you tell me something earnestly enough, I will earnestly believe what you tell me. For a certain period of time, I genuinely believed Josiah Carberry was a real professor from Brown’s history. 

So best believe, I was perfectly primed to introduce our inaugural April Fools’ issue. But I have news for you, reader. What you thought was a campus life magazine has actually been an academic journal all along, at the cutting edge of scientific and religious thought. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the true meaning behind our name: post- actually stands for post-doctoral, as all our contributors clearly have advanced degrees in their respective fields.

For Feature, in a seminal research paper, Dr. Sasha Gordon expertly elucidates the aesthetic psyop out of Bennington College’s literary machine. Meanwhile, A&C publishes new findings on some of the most pressing matters of our time: Dr. Grace Ma presents the astrological data that determines which classical composer you should date, and Dr. AJ Wu posits critical connections between Scorsese movies and MCU films. In post-pourri, consult Dr. April Wang’s flowchart of student dining habits to optimize your choices. On the theological side of things, preeminent scholars in both Narrative and Lifestyle are back to unravel the workings of God in the Wawa (Dr. Christina Li), “some uncapital g-d” in matters of loss and love (Dr. Ina Ma), and the ways to partake in the sacred rituals of April Fools’ Day itself (Dr. Acadia Phillips). Before you go, put your knowledge-hungry mind to the test with Dr. Lily Coffman’s peer-reviewed “drowssorc”—and catch me celebrating 1-Down.

Fool me once, I’ll fool you back, and let’s all laugh together.

Shamelessly,
Chloe Costa Baker
Feature Managing Editor