Forbes and Fifth

Letter from the Editor, Volume 7

Dear Readers,

If there is anything I dislike most it is a publication without direction. After all, one does not simply walk without direction. Luckily, you have in your hands a vector of sorts; it is poised to rocket you into darker, unknown territories and to illuminate that darkness. We—the editors—have chosen a theme for the Fall 2015 edition of Forbes & Fifth that will speak specifically to you, our readers: “Millennials.”

Articles, like lamps, burn brighter when they are grouped together, for powerful illumination is rarely an isolated phenomenon. Because of the nature of illumination, we have compiled a series of articles dealing with Millennial themes. We Millennials face unprecedented challenges no other generation has ever had before, and with those challenges come the darkness of the unknown. However, we are confident that “Millennials” is both walking toward illumination with direction and with the stamina of Tom Hanks in Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really (Really Really Really Really Really) Like You” music video.

With that said, we do understand that reading over 140 pages of our vector is not necessarily palatable to the average reader. In fact, it is easier to believe that most readers cling to middlebrow texts like a drunkard clings to a streetlight—for support and not for illumination.

Don’t be the drunkard—be the streetlight.

Forbes & Fifth is pleased to present to you a new direction, a new future, and—thanks to our designer—a new look. It is our deepest hope that this aim has been successful.

Happy reading.
Katherine Mooney
Editor-in-Chief

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Volume 7, Fall 2015