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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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“The Drama” Lacked Some Drama

Hao Ju, Arts Junior Editor | April 16, 2026
“The Drama” is not a bad movie by any metric — I laughed throughout it, sometimes awkwardly, sometimes not, and it’s set in Cambridge, MA. Still, the film is just a lot of missed opportunities.

Keeping Up with Katseye

Mars Halvaksz, Arts and Culture Managing Editor | April 16, 2026
A mainstay across my feed has been one band: KATSEYE. Katseye is an L.A.-based girl group made up of members from all over the world, representing South Koreans, Filipinos, Swiss-Italian-Ghanians, and American diasporas of Venezuelan Cubans, Indians, and Chinese Singaporeans.

Are series finales ever good?

Cheynie Singleton, Contributing Writer | February 5, 2026
Now that Stranger Things is a completed body of work, its ending has drawn more criticism of the show than ever. While the finale had some positive responses, many viewers took to social media and decided that the finale closed the lid on a garbage can of a season.
Album Cover for West End Girl by Lily Allen

The Embarrassing State of Romance, Scored by Lily Allen

Avery Finley, Contributing Writer | November 20, 2025
Lily Allen’s break-up album, “West End Girl,” debuted at no. 4 on the UK Albums Chart just days before Vogue’s article on why having a boyfriend is lame went viral. Despite being completely unconnected pieces of media, their open-armed public reception signals a spreading acknowledgement that the modern state of heterosexual romance is disappointing women.
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Support for Menendez brothers grows after “Monsters” series hits Netflix

Margaret Jenkins, Staff Writer | November 11, 2024
Although Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s limited series “Monsters” has generated more support for the real-life brothers and encountered increased public pressure to have them released, there are still aspects of the series which reflect poorly on Lyle and Erik Menendez, and are, according to the brothers themselves, inaccurate to their true story.
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