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The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears in “Whiplash” (2014)

Sage Levy | October 3, 2024

  *Whiplash spoilers ahead*   On Tuesday, Sept. 24, I was lucky enough to catch a 10th anniversary reissue of Damien Chazelle’s 2014 film “Whiplash” at AMC Boston Common 19. The film...

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The Spookiest Thing of All? Costumes of Long-dead Rich People

Emily Cao | November 28, 2023

Like the Victorian version of the frats of Beacon Street on Halloween, members of Gilded Age high society “pulled up” in elaborate costumes to 660 Fifth Avenue, the lavish New York City mansion of...

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The behind-the-scenes battles that dimmed “Mona Lisa Smile”

Cathryn Stout | November 28, 2023

My philosophy professor insisted on starting each class with meditation. But as I attempted to “focus on my breath,” I saw flashes of myself pinned against my dorm room wall and felt the weight of...

Worse Medical Malpractice than Grey’s Anatomy: How is House, M.D. so good?

Worse Medical Malpractice than Grey’s Anatomy: How is House, M.D. so good?

Brenda Perez Pelaez | October 4, 2023

Yes, I know I began this eleven-year-old show in the year 2023. I was pulled in by its charmingly attractive characters and its utter ridiculousness!.  “House, M.D.” is an American medical drama...

Cool in the cold: Club Penguin music holds joyous nostalgia

Cool in the cold: Club Penguin music holds joyous nostalgia

Iris Martinez | April 27, 2023

I’m going to be real for a moment here: I am one to do things solely to commit to the bit. And that includes keeping certain songs and albums in my liked songs on Spotify. Why, you might ask? Well, when...

“Ponyo” continues to provide catharsis in 2023, especially to trans and queer individuals. Graphic courtesy of Madelyn Yow

“Ponyo” says trans and nonbinary rights

Iris Martinez | March 8, 2023

 There are a few movies I find myself watching again and again, and pretty much every Studio Ghibli movie is one of them. Of the studio’s works, “Ponyo” is by far my most re-watched. I am unabashedly...

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