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Column: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are the latest “it” celebrities

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • November 3, 2021

Timothée Chalamet is the latest "it" guy, an obsession that Hollywood has with making one person the beauty standard for the time.

New semester new normal

By Mikayla Tolliver • October 28, 2021

While the COVID-19 vaccines have helped us to open up more, I think it’s important, especially when talking about burnout, to accept that we’re still in a pandemic.

Column: Legacy of James Bond is polluted with misogyny

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • October 26, 2021

Until a few weeks ago, the sexism in James Bond movies has been as iconic as his vodka martini order.

Student athletes also struggle

By Allie Richter • October 21, 2021

Helping people with their mental health and creating more awareness around it is something I am deeply passionate about.

Column: Action movie genre underrepresents female audiences

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • October 20, 2021

Despite public perception, women watch action movies just as much as men. Yet in modern cinema, they are not represented in the same way men are.

Column: Strong female characters are often not well-written

By Maddy Martin, Senior Writer • October 6, 2021

There are two types of “strong female character”: stoic action-heroines and genuinely well-written female characters.

Column: Despite fatigue, Cinderella story continues being told

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • September 30, 2021

With hundreds of different versions of the story having been told, Cinderella remains one of the culturally relevant fairy tales in history.

Column: Separating the art from the artist should end

By Eva Salzman, Life and Culture • September 23, 2021

With two of the most anticipated albums of the year featuring accused and convicted sex criminals, we can stop separating the art from the artist.

Column: James Patterson reigns king of commercialized literature

By Maddy Martin, Senior Writer • September 21, 2021

James Patterson's book empire is all about staying on top of the New York Times bestseller list rather than telling new and original stories.

Column: Cinema experiences social media influencer takeover

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • September 21, 2021

Concurrent with the rise of the social media influencer has been the influencer-to-movie-stardom pipeline.

Column: The sexist culture of gaming

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • September 1, 2021

There is a very thin line between actual constructive criticism and just being a jerk.

Column: Netflix comments on social media

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • May 4, 2021

Netflix has begun to make documentaries about the influence of social media as it becomes an increasingly present part of daily life.