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Illustration Rachel Choi

‘Barbie’ Oscar nominations reveal the Academy is a ‘Mojo Dojo Casa House’

February 7, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Like millions...

Illustration Molly Boyke

Sales over songs: What’s up with undercover musicals?

February 7, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. You are sitting...

Illustration Molly Boyke

Drawing a blank on animation at The Oscars

January 31, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. I was six...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Out with the old, in with the new; reboots have got to go

January 31, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Growing up,...

Illustration Rachel Choi

‘Have you seen THE Jacob Elordi edit?’: The rise of TikTok’s fan edit community

January 31, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. In a midnight...

Illustration Rachel Choi

New Year’s resolutions suck

January 24, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. It’s the...

Illustration Claire Smith

“2024 is the new 2014”: Our incessant craving for nostalgia

January 24, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Remember when...

Illustration Kellyn Taylor

Cheerleading? I’ll cheer for the legitimization of womens’ sports

January 24, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Cheerleading...

Photo from Reformation.

Take a Bow: Saying Goodbye to Balletcore.

December 13, 2023

I didn’t realize until I reached for my decade-old leotard to make a “fashion statement” that I had fallen victim to the pastel, ribbon-adorned teeth...

Illustration by Meg Richards.

What the hell does “The South” even mean?

December 13, 2023

There are some Northeastern liberals, particularly of the wealthy and white disposition, who think their Northern-ness absolves them of any accountability,...

Courtesy Merritt Hughes

Christmas on a budget

December 13, 2023

Christmas and the holiday season can be one of the happiest times of the year. Well, Christmas Day can be.  The weeks between Black Friday and Dec....

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

Panem Today, Panem Tomorrow, Panem Forever: Exploring the Social Implications of “A Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes.”

December 6, 2023

Citizens of Panem, in the name of nostalgia and not-so-carefully concealed social commentary, the time has come to delve into another dystopian teen drama...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

Astrology should not be a means of explanation

December 6, 2023

A few weeks ago, I was browsing through an astrology magazine, mulling over year-old horoscopes and astrological book reviews when I stumbled upon an article...

Illustration by Kellyn Taylor.

Home for the holidays: The privilege of taking a break.

December 6, 2023

It’s that time of year again: the dreaded holiday season. I usually look forward to Southern cooking, caroling, and chestnuts roasting over an open fire...

Illustration by Molly Boyke.

“Babe wake up, a new Beatles song just dropped”: The power of AI in the music industry.

December 6, 2023

It’s 2023; and the Beatles, a beloved English rock band that broke up in 1970, just released a new song.  Who cares if half the band members have...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

Cotton Isn’t As Comfortable As You Think.

December 6, 2023

Ethical consumption doesn't exist. I found out last summer in New York when the world’s leading denim heads told me so—this was the Kingpins Show;...

Illustration by Ryan Yau.

“Thankskilling 3” Will Stuff Your Turkey.

November 29, 2023

There is a heart-shaped niche in my chest that gets stuffed when I rewatch the Thankskilling franchise. I am in love with each installment of the two-part...

Illustration by Kellyn Taylor.

Is movie etiquette a thing of the past?

November 29, 2023

I saw “Bottoms” at the Boston Common AMC during orientation week. Even though it looked hilarious, I expected the theater environment to be what it...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

I Am Not Your Juxtaposition.

November 29, 2023

There is a specific awareness indicative of being colonized; the kind I was born into. It’s an intimate part of myself I will never be separate from,...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

The poison of polarization: extreme political leaning undermines education

November 29, 2023

Disagreement is inevitable—especially at college. Discourse on politics, religion, sociology, and other issues inform opposing opinions. The state...

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