By Grace Deng As a superhero flick, “Captain Marvel” is fun but not extraordinary. As a feminist film, “Captain Marvel” is essential. As expected from an Oscar winner, Brie Larson stuns as Captain Marvel, an alien warrior of the Kree … Continue reading Review: Captain Marvel (Spoiler Free)
By Kenneth Shu So you want funding for your club huh? Well, for a start, don’t get your hopes up. Getting club funding is hard, ridiculously hard. To paint a picture for you non-creative peoples, you’re more likely to get a scholarship from Harvard than persuade the administration to pay for that extra trip your club has been planning. But there’s no need to lose all your hopes just yet, there’s always a way to milk the school for that extra pound of cash. So, in the name of good fortune and comedic relief, here are 3 realistic ways you … Continue reading 3 Actually Realistic Ways to Get Club Funding
By Cynthia Wang A scrawny man with twig-like arms and hands grasping grey dumbbells stares longingly at a mirror. A polished businessman stares back, a crude smirk hanging on his lips as he patronizingly gazes down at his real-life counterpart. … Continue reading On Profiting Off Toxic Masculinity
By Ryan Strong To put it bluntly, Tokyo Story is simply the greatest film ever made. Nothing can match it–not Charles Foster Kane and his sled, nor a San Francisco detective trying to overcome his fear of heights. The film … Continue reading REVIEW: Tokyo Story
By Kenneth Shu Memes, memes, everywhere. The Instagram meme culture has dramatically grown in the following decade as social platforms became more accessible, and video-based humor more pervasive. From the “doge” and the “distracted boyfriend”, Instagram memes have made an … Continue reading On Instagram Meme Culture
By Kenneth Shu What does it mean to serve? According to the Oxford Dictionary, service refers to the act of helping or doing work for someone or some cause. This is usually used to address public officials, civil servants, and … Continue reading Remembering Stan Lee: What Does it Mean to Serve?
By Grace Deng Dear Prospective College Student, Thank you for your purported interest in a school you’ve never heard of! This is an ominous warning that time is running out, and you really should only be thinking about colleges from … Continue reading Apply to this Generic College Today!
By Adeena Liang and Jessica Wu To kick-off the new school year, the new dress code is fully implemented. No midriffs and no undergarments should be visible. Sounds simple, right? However, a deeper look at what this change will mean for different members of the high school student body offers food for thought. One perspective is from the girls of our community. Many express their dismay, as their wardrobes consisting primarily of midriff-baring shirts are now against dress code and cannot be employed to their fullest potential. They express that by no means should they be prohibited from wearing their … Continue reading The New Dress Code and Its Sexist Implications
By Cynthia Wang Why would you ever want to play an instrument? First of all, craning your neck over a violin 24/7 will surely perpetrate some severe spinal disease. Also, blowing into a tube is just a waste of time and saliva. Those band students must be constantly oxygen-deprived – their lifespan no doubt shortening significantly. Every time I pass by those jail cells called “Music Rooms,” my ears implode. The blood-curdling screeches echoing down the choir hallway, accompanied by the twig-waving terrorist’s screams of bloody murder, just serve to ruin my day and shatter my youthful glee. Don’t even … Continue reading To the Tyranny of the Arts
By Ryan Strong Though the title seems to suggest that this book would be a conservative polemic against those on the left, it is in fact anything but. This book, in fact, is a sweeping critique of modern political theory … Continue reading REVIEW: Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen