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The Return of the All-American Boyband — Brockhampton’s “iridescence”

It’s been just over a year since Brockhampton released their album “SATURATION,” but the self proclaimed “best boyband in the world” has remained an exciting and controversial fixture in the contemporary music scene. Bursting onto the scene in June of 2017, Brockhampton

October 11, 2018

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So That’s What All the Buzz Is About! : Bees of Swarthmore

Bees in general, and specifically honey bees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees, remain a poorly-understood yet vital component of our ecosystem. Over the past few years, I have found myself mesmerized by the process of pollination, especially regarding our tiny winged friends who

October 11, 2018

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Cory Doctorow’s “Walkaway”: Diagnosis through Science Fiction

At a college like Swarthmore, there is often a divide between STEM fields and the humanities. So, it was unusual when on Friday, September 28, a reading and discussion was advertised to both the computer science and English departments, two seemingly disparate

October 4, 2018

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“The Handmaiden”: Deception, Sensuality, Masterpiece

“The Handmaiden” is a 2016 Korean film by Park Chan-wook that premiered internationally at Cannes Film Festival, where it was highly anticipated and met with resounding critical acclaim. Many consider Park Chan-wook to be the filmmaker who put Korean cinema on the

October 4, 2018

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Japan: Pearls of The Heisei Period

In the past few years, I have traveled to Japan multiple times, and every time was a wonderful experience. The country, which neighbors China, has a culture that is so similar to mine, yet so different sometimes. Even though we share the

October 4, 2018

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Local Writers Address Gun Violence and the Environment

In a reading at Villanova on Wednesday, September 26, novelist Elise Juska and poet Brian Teare read to a packed room of students and faculty from recent work that interweaves the personal and political. Although the readings were excellent, there was little

October 4, 2018

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Renée Elise Goldsberry Discusses Impact of “Hamilton,” Dazzles Audience at Lang Concert Hall

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tony award-winner and former “Hamilton” star, energized Lang Music Concert Hall during her discussion panel on Thursday, September 20, and “An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry” on Friday, September 21. When she entered onto the stage of the concert

September 27, 2018

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Prayer Through Performance: a Concert Review of Childish Gambino

“This isn’t a concert. This a m************ church.” On Tuesday, September 18, in the 76ers’ Wells Fargo Center, backlit by an extravagant display of lasers, projectors, and screens, Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) attempted to give the thousands of fans filling the arena

September 27, 2018

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Noname — “Room 25” Review

Noname begins her newest project by reflecting on how listeners will view “Room 25” in the context of their own lives and concerns. Will it be be the album through which they “…question every god, religion, Kanye, b******?” While Noname offers several

September 27, 2018

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Profiles in Art: Sebastian Dakey

In the United States, most music classes focus on the fundamentals of music theory. Music education involves the practical discipline, namely how composers create music using composition methods, tuning systems, and musical notation. Musicology, on the other hand, is its undervalued sociological

September 27, 2018

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