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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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Kat Mallary | September 12, 2014

Media Art The Arrels Foundation, a homeless center, and the Cyranos McCann advertising agency, both based in Barcelona, have launched an ambitious project to turn the handwriting of local homeless people...

Light TV shows for midterm study breaks: Remembering and revealing excellent series

March 12, 2014

By ALEXA WILLIAMS ’14, KAT MALLARY ’17 and GALEN CHUANG ’17 Arts Editors The Crazy Ones (CBS) What’s not to love about a self-aware sitcom featuring Robin Williams as a genius goofball and...

Still seeking innovation: ‘House of Lies’ soundtrack leaves a lot to be desired

March 12, 2014

By KAT MALLARY ’17 Assistant Arts Editor “House of Lies,” based on the book by Martin Kihn, is a drama-comedy series about a group of high-rolling, low-ethics financial management consultants....

Word of the Year “selfie” appropriately represents 2013: “Selfie” stands out as best choice against lackluster competitors “twerk,” “schmeat”

December 4, 2013

By KAT MALLARY ’17  Assistant Arts Editor Whenever people rail against yet another silly choice for Word of the Year, I can’t help but wonder: what would they have chosen? It can’t be easy coming...

Six weeks, four plays: Theatre Studies class takes scripts from inception to performance

December 4, 2013

By  KAT MALLARY ’17 Assistant Arts Editor A month and a half isn’t a lot of time to take a blank piece of paper to a complete onstage production. But that’s exactly what two groups have accomplished...

Four local bands you have to be listening to

December 4, 2013

by Kat Mallary '17 Assistant Arts Editor You Won’t Best if you like The Lumineers “You Won’t” is a Boston-based duo, consisting of Josh Arnoudse and Raky Sastri. The two have been friends...

Editors’ pick: the top albums of 2013

December 4, 2013

By  ALEXA WILLIAMS ’14, GALEN CHUANG ’17, KAT MALLARY ’17 Arts Editor and Assistant Arts Editors Among all the music released in 2013, there were both disappointments and triumphs. Here are...

Hey, man, aren’t you British? Banksy’s October residency in NYC

November 14, 2013

By KAT MALLARY ’17 Assistant Arts Editor Renowned British street artist Banksy took up residence across the pond in New York City during October, installing a new piece of graffiti or performance art...

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