On a crisp Sunday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the big table at Hobbs right next to the window. Rachel Lapides ’23, the originator of our beloved Artist of the Week tradition, joined me soon after. We got drinks and
When I first watched the trailer of Ben Affleck’s most recent film, “Air” (2023), I thought that my first screening would involve several sittings on my laptop. I couldn’t imagine myself, an increasingly jaded and lazy second-semester senior, actually venturing out to
It’s a question viewers of “The Bachelor” ask themselves every time a new lead is announced. Will this season finally be the one—the one that focuses on Romance, with a capital ‘R’? Or will it succumb to the drama, go down in flames,
SPOILERS AHEAD! Like the fiscally responsible person I am, I waited diligently (about a month and a half) for the horror film “Barbarian” (2022) to arrive on HBO Max. That night — it was a Wednesday, so I was actually sitting in
As it is my last year at Swarthmore College, I find it only appropriate to begin utilizing some of Swarthmore’s resources, namely the College Archives. At one point in my life, I wanted to be a history major (that point is many
I attended the last scheduled performance of Bryn Mawr’s Performing Arts Series “Yesterday Tomorrow,” an hour-long show that was part of their “Algorithmic Theater,” in which algorithms produce a unique show every night. It was Friday night, Sept. 17, 2022, and I
Spoilers ahead! X (2022) is a horror film of the slasher variety directed by Ti West and distributed by A24. Taking heavy inspiration from several of its predecessors like Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Psycho (1960), X situates itself in an
On Wednesday, March 16, the Department of Film & Media Studies and the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility hosted a screening and panel discussion of two episodes of the award-winning docuseries, Philly D.A. The panel welcomed Chief of Staff in
The Fallout (2022) dir. Megan Park Starring Jenna Ortega; Maddie Ziegler; Niles Fitch; Julie Bowen Released for streaming on HBO Max on Jan. 27, directed and written by actress Megan Park (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, What If), and featuring
The Kitao gallery is something of a Swarthmore secret. As the only student-run art gallery on campus, the trek to its physical building might need well-worded instructions. Behind the tennis courts and through some trees! No, not Olde Club, the other building.