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Daily Cal Weekender The Weekender is the Daily Cal's online culture magazine. We strive to add to the discussions being had in and about the Berkeley and Bay Area communities.

The Weekender is The Daily Californian's online culture magazine. We make social, political and cultural commentaries about the Berkeley and Bay Area communities through various types of writing and art in the hopes of contributing to the larger discourse about these issues being had all over the world.

“I don’t want a dead memorial.” —Madison RojasRead Madison’s introspective poem, written in response to W.H. Auden’s Poe...
01/27/2025

“I don’t want a dead memorial.” —Madison Rojas

Read Madison’s introspective poem, written in response to W.H. Auden’s Poem ‘In Memory of W.B. Yeats’. Link in bio!

“Between gloved hands, my winner held / his trophy high before he took / me by the hip and gave a kiss, / a bloody stain...
01/27/2025

“Between gloved hands, my winner held / his trophy high before he took / me by the hip and gave a kiss, / a bloody stain of victory.“ —Logan Roscoe

Read Logan’s poem, link in bio!

“Nearly nothing remains of my childhood, only rubble and ash. My home is ablaze, my most valuable memories scorched. My ...
01/27/2025

“Nearly nothing remains of my childhood, only rubble and ash. My home is ablaze, my most valuable memories scorched. My ability to remember the golden haze of my upbringing in my idyllic pretend village is reduced to a painful mental strain.” —Jolie Field

Read Jolie’s tribute beautiful to her hometown. Link in bio.

The Weekender writes features too! Check them out 💚 Link in bio
12/10/2024

The Weekender writes features too! Check them out 💚 Link in bio

“As the housing market stands, plenty of young Americans have abandoned the hope of owning their own homes. But the desi...
11/22/2024

“As the housing market stands, plenty of young Americans have abandoned the hope of owning their own homes. But the desire for such remains. For many, this means pretending to be a prospective homebuyer on the likes of Zillow or Realtor.com.“

Check out Logan’s feature. Link in bio!

“Something shifted in me one night, a particularly hot and wet and cruel one. A dark and sticky molar plucked right from...
11/19/2024

“Something shifted in me one night, a particularly hot and wet and cruel one. A dark and sticky molar plucked right from July’s mouth.“

Check out Angela’s short story. Link in bio!

“Reorienting syllables to fit the conventions of the language that lies over my existing vocabulary is an iterative, fam...
11/14/2024

“Reorienting syllables to fit the conventions of the language that lies over my existing vocabulary is an iterative, familiar process for me. I speak Pennsylvania Dutch and I’m learning Standard German, the linguistic ancestor of my language.“

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“Too much honesty hides in that corner of my closet, and it’s past time to clean my clothes in the washer, and my mind t...
11/12/2024

“Too much honesty hides in that corner of my closet, and it’s past time to clean my clothes in the washer, and my mind through writing: Laundry day, after its hiatus, has caught up to me.”

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“I am so sorry I ever pretended to be sunlight / I am the furthest thing from it.”read more from through the link in ou...
02/11/2023

“I am so sorry I ever pretended to be sunlight / I am the furthest thing from it.”

read more from through the link in our bio.
✍️: nishat sheikh l
🎨: vivienne lin

Applications for the Daily Cal are now open! Please visit apply.dailycal.org for more details about joining our editoria...
01/28/2023

Applications for the Daily Cal are now open! Please visit apply.dailycal.org for more details about joining our editorial and business departments. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 10, at 11:59 p.m.

Final issue of fall ‘22 is online! 🎉 So many great pieces went into this issue, maybe give them a read to relax after ...
12/17/2022

Final issue of fall ‘22 is online! 🎉 So many great pieces went into this issue, maybe give them a read to relax after finals? ☺️📖Thanks so much to all our amazing editors and staff writers this semester! Can’t wait to catch up with yall after winter break. ✌️☃️❄️

In the Weekender winter issue, read “The power of smells” by .bc 🧼🧺Link in bio! —
12/09/2022

In the Weekender winter issue, read “The power of smells” by .bc 🧼🧺
Link in bio!
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In the Weekender winter issue, sink into the sounds that lull us asleep. Read “Lullaby: An etymology” by 🌨️✨Link in bio...
12/06/2022

In the Weekender winter issue, sink into the sounds that lull us asleep. Read “Lullaby: An etymology” by 🌨️✨
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In the Weekender winter issue, sit around the dinner table and indulge in “Cranberry Sauce” — a poem by 🍷🥀 Link in bio!...
12/04/2022

In the Weekender winter issue, sit around the dinner table and indulge in “Cranberry Sauce” — a poem by 🍷🥀
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Jesus is… a squirrel? 🐿️ From Andrés Latorre’s short story in this week’s issue. Link in bio! — ...
12/03/2022

Jesus is… a squirrel? 🐿️ From Andrés Latorre’s short story in this week’s issue. Link in bio!
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So stressed out! 🥵 But what is stress, exactly? Can we establish a healthier relationship with stress? Read more from th...
12/02/2022

So stressed out! 🥵 But what is stress, exactly? Can we establish a healthier relationship with stress?

Read more from this week’s commentary by Megan Le on our website. Link in bio!
📸: megan le
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In this week’s issue, read “A love letter to American football” by 🏡🏈Link in bio! —
12/01/2022

In this week’s issue, read “A love letter to American football” by 🏡🏈
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“When I graduate, one of the things I’ll miss most about Berkeley will be how walkable it is.”-Read Sanjana’s commentary...
11/29/2022

“When I graduate, one of the things I’ll miss most about Berkeley will be how walkable it is.”
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Read Sanjana’s commentary on walking, mindfulness and the benefits of slowing down. 🍂
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