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Joni Mitchell: An intersectional retrospective
Design by: Emily Hu Description: A blue and orange image, the left half is Joni Mitchell in blackface on the…
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Ms. Lauryn Hill and What Could Have Been
“But deep in my heart, the answer, it was in me/ And I made up my mind to define my…
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Taking Music off the Silver Platter: Profit and Palatability in Political Anthems
Music has long been a force for political expression, giving a voice to the oppressed and mobilizing communities towards resistance.…
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In Defense of the Robot: A review of Companion and Mickey 17
Mickey 17 and Companion both explore the supposed dichotomy of the human and the machine, but from opposite binaries. Mickey…
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Arts and Creative
Star Trek’s “Prime Directive:” An Exercise in Cultural Relativism
“By [positioning] the Prime Directive’s ethical implications as a crucial plot point of many Star Trek episodes, the franchise also…
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An Ode to David Lynch
Rather than reducing these women into empty archetypes, David graces them with depth, curiosity, vigor, and bravery as they navigate…
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“Hoop Dreams” 30 Years Later: What We Should Still be Learning from this Revelatory Documentary
11.8 million dollar gross. Winner of the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. The closing night film at…
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Enemies to Lovers: Deconstructing a Timeless Trope
"Across periods of time, enemies to lovers contrives in romantic love a dangerously transcendental power— one which eclipses economic, racial,…
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Civil Rights as B Plot in 2023 Television
Tread lightly, major spoilers for “Daisy Jones and the Six”, “Fellow Travelers”, and “Lessons in Chemistry” ahead.
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