Kalief Browder Documentary screening investigates America’s broken criminal justice system
On Tuesday, April 10, Wellesley Against Mass Incarceration (WAMI), an organization I am committed to, hosted a documentary screening of…
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Marathon Monday signs show off Wellesley’s creativity and humor
Every year before Marathon Monday, Wellesley students use the creativity they have saved up working on problem sets and papers…
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“A Quiet Place” is fine, but not nearly as clever as it thinks it is
In 2020, the world goes to hell. Or at least, it does in “A Quiet Place,” thanks to the sudden…
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Your mediocre art isn’t being censored
Ah, the age-old question: is restricting art on any grounds a form of censorship? This is a slippery slope. Are…
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Frances McDormand’s mention of inclusion riders could be impactful
At the 2018 Academy Awards, actress Frances McDormand won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in “Three Billboards…
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Should we be electing actors for public office?
Early in March, actress Cynthia Nixon (D), famous for her role as Miranda Hobbes on the HBO hit “Sex and…
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“A Wrinkle in Time” is an important kid’s movie that’s not for grown-ups
Have you ever had the experience of going back to watch a favorite childhood movie several years later, only to…
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“Love, Simon” is progressive in more ways than one
With figures like President Donald Trump making openly racist, sexist and homophobic comments, bigotry is currently at the forefront of…
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“Ready Player One” plays fast and loose with source material
I missed the first minutes of “Ready Player One” because I was in the theater lobby, speed-reading the last few…
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The psychology of secular saints: Americans worship celebrities for better or worse
The New York Times recently published an article regarding celebrity worship, asserting that Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has…
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