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a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Author: Sophia Mattia

Sophia Mattia is a recent graduate of Drexel University with a BA in English (writing concentration), minors in communication and linguistics, and a certificate in entertainment writing and publishing. She was the editor in chief of Drexel’s newspaper, The Triangle, in her senior year and enjoys writing about the arts, academics, and music. She also writes short fiction and poetry. She hopes to one day write a novel. In her free time, she writes songs and plays piano. She can be found on Bluesky at sophiamattia.bsky.social.
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Real life is not a romance novel

Sophia Mattia, February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Romance novels made me fall in love with literature. This is not a fact that…

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Leave the em dash alone, please

Sophia Mattia, December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

If you haven’t already heard by this point, the em dash is the distinguishing mark…

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Whose POV is this?

Sophia Mattia, October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

TikTok is full of “POV” videos that are not POV. These are videos that have…

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