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Artist of the Week Mirabai Smoot ʼ23: the Connectivity of Music

When the first notes of a concert ring out and the audience quiets, a musician hovers in a state of nervousness and excitement. Months of practice, however, must come before the figurative curtain can rise. One of the first things Mirabai Smoot

October 20, 2022

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“Don’t Worry Darling:” More than just a Harry Styles Movie

In a new suspenseful and colorful feature of the budding director Olivia Wilde, viewers and critics seem only to notice the questionable efforts of pop star Harry Styles and the drama behind the scenes that resulted in many on-screen changes, including the

October 20, 2022

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“Nope”: Race, Wilderness, and Commodity in Peele’s Most Recent Movie

Spoilers ahead! Sci-fi, Western, thriller … Director Jordan Peele’s most recent movie, “Nope,” bends genres, as it can be classified as all of the above and more. “Nope” tells the story of OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer), owners

October 6, 2022

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Artist of the Week Daniel Oakes on the Power of Physicality in Theater

When the curtains open and Daniel Oakes ’24 takes to the stage, his rehearsals, research, and reflections take effect in a symbiosis that feels both natural and compelling. Indeed, Daniel not only conveys a character but embodies this constructed person, giving life

October 6, 2022

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Counting Stars: Images of the Deep Sky Above Swarthmore College

In March of this year, the Swarthmore Physics Society (SPS) bought a new telescope for astrophotography, using it to take pictures of galaxies and nebulae. Led by Wilber Dominguez ’22, Simon Ji ’23, and Caleb Scott-Joseph ’24, and under the guidance of

October 6, 2022

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Artist of the Week Catherine Wang ʼ23 on Life as Inspiration

Catherine Wang ʼ23 finds inspiration everywhere and in everything. In our interview, she expressed that everyday life often becomes part of her writing, and the media she engages with is often the basis for her visual art. “For me … there’s this

September 29, 2022

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Bryn Mawr’s Algorithmic Theater Blends Performance and Tech

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

September 29, 2022

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“Severance” Confronts Our Selves

Against the void of the black screen, a muffled voice asks: “Who are you?” This is the opening line and driving question of Apple TV+’s new series “Severance.” In a sea of high-concept science fiction series on the market right now, “Severance”

September 29, 2022

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Artist of the Week Jocelyn Auld ʼ23 on Finding Beauty in the Details

Jocelyn Auld ʼ23 sees extraordinary beauty in the everyday and mundane. Midway through our interview in the Kohlberg courtyard, she paused to describe the wonder she saw in her line of vision. “Right now I’m looking through the windows of Kohlberg to

September 22, 2022

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The Undertaking of “Understory”

Very rarely does a college student manage to participate in the making of a feature film, much less direct and write their own. And yet, Jake Rothman, a Swarthmore senior, has brilliantly crafted an 88-minute-long debut feature film with his brother Manny

September 22, 2022

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