October has been a long time coming, at least for the CW crew.  I’m not sure what inspired me to pitch over half an issue’s content to be on Lotus Festival.  Perhaps it was because I knew it would be a huge challenge to follow suit in September with my W and New York magazines [...]

Thanks for picking up the September issue of Cultureweek!
September 2 is the first day of classes for new and returning IU students.  As one of them, I’m excited to start a new semester of classes after a long summer break.  As a fellow IU student and editor, I’d like to welcome all the new students [...]

Dear Readers,
I’m going to keep this short because I’m eager for you to turn the pages of this month’s Cultureweek to read about some exciting things happening in August.  The writing aesthetic we try to achieve is the same one we have for our layout:  crisp, with a touch of whimsy.  I’ve been happy to [...]

No need to adjust your viewing screens, beloved Cultureweek audience, you have tuned in to the right publication; we’ve just decided to do a little overhaul on our layout this month, to increase CW readability and overall sass.
Now that I’ve met my goal of using the word “sass” in a sentence, I’d like to give [...]

I’m sitting outside as I write this.  While this may not be an astounding statement for you, dear reader, I’m wowed enough for the both of us.  I have officially survived my first midwest winter (coming from spoiled southeastern climate stock) which lingered to the point of soul crushing (we even had a brief refrain [...]

Hello folks, and thank you for picking up the big time April issue of Cultureweek.  yes.  Your suspicion is right.  That repulsive female on the cover and page six is, in fact, my twin sister, Alexandria.  Our thinking was that since our two main articles were about the Bloomington Bike Project and Miss Gay IU, [...]

Hello, and thank you for picking up the big time November issue of Cultureweek.
Yes dear reader, we’re back to our normal girth. As a publisher, I’ve made two observations over the past month related to editorial—and both should have been self-evident. First, is the crucial and ever vital role that editors make in [...]