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Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Why did Nicole Kidman want to be “Babygirl”? In an Actors on Actors conversation with Zendaya, Nicole Kidman commented: “As soon as I heard it was called ‘Babygirl,’ I thought, ‘I’m in.’” Historically, Kidman has been in films with a strong philosophical

February 27, 2025

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Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

“I was in the ensemble cast, and we had the ugliest costumes ever. I was like, ‘This is the worst!’” Lizzie Culp ’26 didn’t begin her theater journey with a standing ovation or her dream role. Instead, it started with a summer

February 27, 2025

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Artist of the Week Ivy Hoffman ’27 on Unbridled Unconventional Creativity

What makes art feel so worthwhile and meaningful? It can be deceptively difficult to pinpoint a single answer, but Ivy Hoffman’s ’27 pure enthusiasm for poetry and prose certainly seems to provide quite a few. When we first met, we discussed the

February 13, 2025

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Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

I’ve always thought the mark of a great artist is the longevity of their visual imprint. Since I entered Painting III: Material and Methods, Katie Schmalz ’25’s paintings have been unable to leave my mind. The course required us to make our

October 10, 2024

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Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

I have a confession: I owe an apology to Swarthmore’s musicians. When browsing through my previous Artist of the Week profiles, I realized that I hadn’t interviewed a singer in … over a year. As a retired clarinetist myself, this was pretty

September 19, 2024

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Artist of the Week Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24 Finds Freedom Fun

Last semester, I interviewed my first dancer and dear friend, Gabrielle Nash ’26. Despite being captivated by her incredible moves and even better attitude, I noticed a name kept on appearing in our audio transcript: Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24. Ellie is an integral

April 25, 2024

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Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

I’ll never forget when I first followed Elijah Santos ’26 on Instagram. Instead of the usual stories, Eli posts what he’s listening to — I can attest to the fact that he has killer music taste. We instantly bonded over our mutual

November 16, 2023

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Artist of the Week Angie Kwon ’24 on the Authenticity of Absurdity

I’ll never forget my initial impression of Angie Kwon ’24. She was sitting a few chairs away from me at the round table in the middle of the Title IX House. We had both applied to be STIX Leaders, and while I

September 21, 2023

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Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

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

April 20, 2023

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Fifty Days at Iliam

Contemporary art as a movement has strived to understand the world’s innermost truths, an objective artists believe can be achieved by pushing the boundaries of what is traditionally regarded as art. In doing so, artists hope to find the truth to life

April 20, 2023

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Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

Artist of the Week Ivy Hoffman ’27 on Unbridled Unconventional Creativity

Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

Artist of the Week Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24 Finds Freedom Fun

Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

Artist of the Week Angie Kwon ’24 on the Authenticity of Absurdity

Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

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