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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

Can over 70,000 people play one game of Pokemon together?: Twitch Plays Pokemon is complete chaos

February 26, 2014

By LIA WANG ’16 Staff Writer On Feb. 12, an anonymous Australian programmer launched the game Twitch Plays Pokémon on Twitch.tv, a video streaming website that focuses on e-sports and video games....

Sherlock rises from the dead: Long-awaited BBC show returns for a generally lighthearted third series

February 5, 2014

By LIA WANG ’16 Staff Writer WARNING: Spoilers ahead. When we last saw Sherlock Holmes, he had just faked his death to thwart his nemesis, Jim Moriarty. After disappearing for two years and leaving...

Ang Lee at Alumnae
by Bianca Pichamuthu '16

Acclaimed director Ang Lee visits Wellesley to discuss his filmmaking process

October 30, 2013

By LIA WANG ’16 Contributing Writer The Department of Cinema and Media Studies and the East Asian Studies Department, in collaboration with the Newhouse Center for Humanities, hosted a series of...

Charlie Hunnam drops out of Fifty Shades of Grey: Star claims work schedule interferes, fans rejoice

October 24, 2013

By LIA WANG ’16 Contributing Writer Charlie Hunnam (“Pacific Rim,” “Sons of Anarchy”) was slated to play Christian Grey, suave entrepreneur and BDSM enthusiast, in the upcoming 2014 film production...

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