Just Kids: When Paper Meets Rock
Zuyuan Zhou '29 reviews Patti Smith's "Just Kids."
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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
We All Looked Up: Letting Go and Holding On In the Face of Astor
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. If you’ve
Descent Into Insanity: Life Under “The Bell Jar” of Sylvia Plath
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. In many
A flickering between truth and fiction
At one point in Ben Lerner’s new book, “10:04,” the narrator visits the studio space of his lover, Alena. Alena’s latest project is curating the “Institute for Totaled Art,” a conceptual art show composed of pieces that, because of damage that renders
Murakami’s Newest Novel Explores Self-Perception and Trauma
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Colorless Tsukuru
Review: Murakami has nothing to say in latest novel
Here’s a joke: what’s the name of that one Haruki Murakami novel with the aimless, somewhat developmentally-arrested thirty-something protagonist who likes pasta and jazz, and for whom women are those things attached to breasts? Murakami is not known for his artistic breadth,