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Author: Contributing Writers

Home monologue

Posted on December 2, 2022February 4, 2023 by Contributing Writers

By Esha Ahktar ’25 Contributing Writer Of all the mornings we spent together, I most clearly remember the sunlight. Her pink and orange curtains seized the dawn sunshine and threw it across her bedroom, lighting up our faces as we procrastinated starting our days. I remember the stack of perfectly curated books from Verso and…

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I vote, begrudgingly

Posted on November 26, 2022December 5, 2022 by Contributing Writers

By Caleb Dunson ’24 Contributing Writer I request my absentee ballot weeks in advance, block an hour in my calendar to research down-ballot candidates, spend another hour picking the candidates I will support, and then place my ballot in the mail. I tune into election coverage, patiently wait for results to spill in, and watch…

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Can Representation Save Us?

Posted on October 28, 2022December 31, 2022 by Contributing Writers

By Humyra Karim ’26 Staff Writer  Like clockwork, every few media cycles, another classic story or character is remade as slightly more progressive. And as usual so-called “traditionalist” Twitter trolls emerge ready to spew their repetitive vitriol in the name of source authenticity. This month it was Scooby-Doo, last month it was The Little Mermaid,…

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“Whitey on the Moon”: Exploring the Celestial Geography of Black Horse Riding in Nope

Posted on October 20, 2022November 26, 2022 by Contributing Writers

By Nasser Eid ’25 Staff Writer “It’s always night, otherwise we wouldn’t need light.” Thelonious Monk “If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” Zora Neale Hurston I waited three weeks and a day to watch Jordan Peele’s Nope. It was the thriller of the summer, and I…

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The Other Me

Posted on October 14, 2022October 29, 2022 by Contributing Writers

By Lula Talenfeld ‘ 25 Staff Writer/Events Director I used to share my sister’s room. Now, it is just hers and she’s about to turn 17, but the curtains are still the same. Ikea, blue, polka dots, sheerer than we expected so the black-out shades behind them are always pulled at least halfway down. Most…

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