Pop culture columnist Anna Tolkien CM ’24 discusses the new “Framing Britney Spears” documentary and the way it exposes media sexism.
Columns
Assorted novelties: How to discuss books, according to Rebecca Mead
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 ruminates on Rebecca Mead’s “My Life in Middlemarch” and how we should talk about books.
Framed: Pitzer College is quintessentially Californian
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 digs into Pitzer College’s ultimate architectural embodiment of Californian culture and style.
Understanding ourselves and others: Why we should journal regularly
Citing it as a lifelong tool for happiness and health, guest writer Alfredo Eladio Moreno PO ’22 explains the importance of journaling.
Assorted novelties: My year of Zadie Smith thinking
After a year reading Zadie Smith, book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 concludes that Smith’s writing, in forcing readers to take up another’s perspective, is mandatory quarantine reading.
Assorted novelties: Ocean Vuong wants to let books live
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 praises Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” for its regeneration of language.
Front of house: Michael Bay’s ‘Songbird’ preview misses the mark on pandemic
Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 believes that Michael Bay’s new film, “Songbird” is insensitive to those suffering because of COVID-19.
Let’s spill the pop-culture tea: Escape with ‘Emily in Paris’
Pop culture columnist Anna Tolkien CM ’24 discusses “Emily in Paris” and why everyone should take the imaginary escape to Paris and watch it.
Framed: Why is Harvey Mudd College’s campus so brutal?
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 discusses Harvey Mudd College’s brutalist architecture and how it stands out from the other colleges.
Assorted novelties: Iconoclasm, admiration and Patti Smith
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 reflects on reading Patti Smith’s “Just Kids” and when admiration becomes a desire to emulate.