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      President’s Column: The Butterfly Effect
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Arts

Iconic French filmmaker Agnès Varda leaves behind a legacy worth celebrating

By Ciara Wardlow

Last week, the master French filmmaker Agnès Varda died at the age of 90 from cancer. Creatively prolific, her career…

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Arts

Comedian Nicole Drespel ’06 and novelist Kate Broad ’06 return to Wellesley to talk about creative writing careers

By Ciara Wardlow

At Wellesley, Nicole Drespel ’06 double majored in English literature and medieval history. Originally she planned to major in  Political…

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Arts, Arts In The News, Popular Culture

Your tl;dr guide to the triumphs and travesties of last week’s Oscars

By Ciara Wardlow

On Sunday, Feb. 24, the 91st Academy Awards played out like a roller coaster in slow motion, oscillating between wonderful…

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Arts

Visiting artist Anna Hepler discusses creative principles and the advantages of working fast

By Ciara Wardlow

Last Friday, Feb. 15, artist Anna Hepler visited campus as part of the semesterly Frank Williams Visiting Artist lecture series,…

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Arts

Wellesley Watches: Christmas Movies

By Ciara Wardlow

What does Wellesley College think about Christmas movies? We asked and 183 students answered. While 91.3 percent of respondents said…

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Arts

“First Man” takes you out of this world — but can’t quite justify why we went there

By Ciara Wardlow

Space is terrifying. Just about every movie set in space acknowledges this simple truth. In space, as the iconic tagline…

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Opinions

Shocking TellTale Games closure speaks to larger industry issues

By Ciara Wardlow

If you look at the numbers, the video game industry is flourishing, with players worldwide projected to spend nearly $138…

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Miscellanea, The Wellesley Snooze

FBI agent quits after surveilling Wellesley student

By Ciara Wardlow

“It was a combination of factors, to be honest, but if I had to pick the thing that pushed me…

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Arts, Popular Culture

Wellesley Watches Summer Movies

By Ciara Wardlow

What do Wellesley students do in the summer without midterms, readings or unpredictable buses to fill our days? Well, the…

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Arts, Reviews

“The Handmaid’s Tale” season 2 lives up to the original, for better and for worse

By Ciara Wardlow

How can you tell an uncomfortable, painful and more or less joyless story and still make people want to watch…

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