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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

All content by Dominiki Kurz
Will “Trait” Toledo, the authors, and Andrew “Stoney Bologne” Katz

Mask on: speaking with Stoney Bologne and Trait from 1 Trait Danger

Dominiki Kurz | March 5, 2020

On Feb. 14 of last year, Car Seat Headrest (CSH) debuted “Can’t Cool Me Down” at their Boston show during their Twin Fantasy tour. A little over a year later, ‘Can’t Cool Me Down” was released...

A picture of the fursuit parade through the Boston Public Gardens. This year's fursuit parade boasted 464 fursuiters Photo Courtesy of Veyen

Mask off: behind the scenes at Anthro New England

Dominiki Kurz | February 27, 2020

Last week, when we told our friends about our plans to attend Anthro New England (ANE), they mostly replied with “good luck.” ANE is Boston’s premier furry convention, which annually hosts over 2,500...

A comic from 1991 shows some Wellesley Issues never changed. Photo Courtesy of The Wellesley News

Interview with the Artist: Jennifer Glass ‘93

Dominiki Kurz | October 8, 2019

The ‘90s were a time of changes for Wellesley. There were issues plaguing the school that would make us roll our eyes now or some that hit too close to home. For example, some major controversies included...

The Flower Sunday Story

The Flower Sunday Story

Dominiki Kurz | September 19, 2019

On Sept. 15, Wellesley College celebrated its 144th Flower Sunday, the longest-running and -surviving tradition for students. Students gathered with their Wellesley families and spent the day taking pictures,...

Elevated horror is just pretentious nonsense

Elevated horror is just pretentious nonsense

Dominiki Kurz | April 11, 2019

TW: Mention of Rape If I hear about elevated horror again I’m going to lose my mind. Say it with me: there is no such thing as elevated horror. The horror genre has been around since the beginning...

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Hard Rise of the Soft Boys: The i-D interview between Timothée & Harry

Dominiki Kurz | November 14, 2018

Can you name which 20-something blue-eyed, brown curly hair, actor, queer icon, Christopher Nolan movie star interviewed a different 20-something blue-eyed, brown curly hair, actor, queer icon, Christopher...

Lana Condor in "To All The Boys I Loved Before" Photo Courtesy of Netflix

Netflix Revives the nearly dead Romantic Comedy genre

Dominiki Kurz | November 7, 2018

I have a confession to make: I watched “The Kissing Booth”, the 2018 Netflix original romantic comedy inspired by a work of Wattpad fanfiction. Yes, you read that correctly: Wattpad. Apparently, I...

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Shuri, Nakia and Okoye are the Wonder Women of ‘Black Panther’

Dominiki Kurz | March 7, 2018

Last year, the superhero action movie of the year was “Wonder Woman,” which changed the action film landscape forever by focusing on a female action hero. This had never been done in any of the superhero...

“Lady Bird” represents a change for female storytelling

Dominiki Kurz | December 6, 2017

On Nov. 27, the Rotten Tomatoes editorial board announced that a new film, “Lady Bird,” written and directed by Greta Gerwig, had replaced “Toy Story 2” as the most positively-reviewed films in...

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Disney censorship of the Los Angeles Times sparks backlash

Dominiki Kurz | November 15, 2017

In late September, The Los Angeles Times broke a story highlighting the business relationship between Anaheim, California; Disneyland and the disparity between the benefits that Disney receives and what...

Netflix has cut ties with Spacey in the wake of multiple assault accusations
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Kevin Spacey’s coming out amidst sexual assault allegations raises controversy

Dominiki Kurz | November 8, 2017

Earlier this week, I received an unusual good morning text. One of my friends texted me that my favorite actor, Kevin Spacey, had come out. I googled frantically, eager to learn more, and was horrified...

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