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180 Alt & Indie Songs for Studying

Posted on November 16, 2023December 4, 2023 by Esmé Talenfeld

By Esmé Talenfeld ’27 Ranked on an imaginary scale of indie to alternative Werewolf V by Werewolf Already I will admit that this ranking is sort of arbitrary–I just want to put this album first. I’ve been listening to Werewolf V on repeat since it was released earlier this week. The first time I listened,…

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Posted on November 16, 2023December 4, 2023 by DOWN Editors

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi  The Complete Poetry by Maya Angelou 

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Reflections on the Barbie Movie

Posted on November 3, 2023December 4, 2023 by Camila Perez

By Camila Perez ’26 Author’s Note: This piece contains spoilers. But to be fair, this movie has been out for a couple of months… so if you have not watched it at this point, can you really be mad at me right now? My best friend Noe and I rush down Temple Street, our arms…

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Exclusively Reading “Serious Literature” Does Not Make You Better Than Me, It Might Make You Worse.

Posted on October 31, 2023December 4, 2023 by Anaiis Rios-Kasoga

In defense of contemporary romance and in protest to the partition of literature By Anaiis Rios-Kasoga ’25  An Author’s note In this piece I talk down a lot on smarties, wanna-be smarties or self-identifying smarties. I am not outright opposed to smarties, I fear if I was I would be a hypocrite not to lay…

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Posted on October 23, 2023December 4, 2023 by DOWN Editors

by Camila Perez ’26 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz  I cried the first time I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and you will too. Through the use of colorful, Dominican Spanglish and profound historical insight, Junot Díaz invites us into the vibrant lives of Oscar, Lola, and their…

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