In the first installment of her new comedy column, Tess Tarchak-Hiss SC ’30 discusses sitcoms, the vulnerability of telling jokes, and humor as shared community.
Columns
Film Through Time: ‘Digger’ or, how I learned to stop worrying and love billionaires
In the second installation of her column, “Film Through Time”, Maggie McAteer SC ’30 contemplates the power of satire in a world that seems increasingly absurd.
In Defense of: Finding meaning in the familiar
Otto Fritton PZ ’27 begins his new column by defending old things. Drawing on the familiar, Fritton encourages you to rewatch movies, reread books and spend time in familiar places, should they bring you joy.
Rooted and Restless: Chinese cats on the margins
Rochelle Lu SC ’28 returns with her cultural column, “Rooted and Restless,” to explore what China’s stray cats reveal about the society around them.
Looking for Los Angeles: The death and life of Muscle Beach
From Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu to Frank Zane, Los Angeles’ Muscle Beach became a magnet for bodybuilding hall-of-famers during its golden era in the 1970s.
Continuum Exploder: A beginner’s guide to Iranian pop and loneliness
Chloe Mossey PO ’29 tells a story of a sushi bar, an excellent, albeit confusing Iranian pop song and the fight to resist loneliness.
Unboxd: In defense of the cinema date
Dinner for two, coffee across the table, a walk in the park. All perfectly lovely. But what about two hours in the dark?
Home Away From Home: The history of Padua Hills Theatre
Uncovering a long-lost legacy, Meiya Rollins PO ’29 reflects on her summer research on the artist Francisco Sánchez Flores and his time in Claremont in 1935.
Poem of Ecstasy: Where does ‘The Turin Horse’ lead us?
Released in 2011 and directed by Hungarian director Béla Tarr, the film “The Turin Horse” follows six days in the life of an impoverished family in the Great Hungarian Plain.
Film Through Time: Why don’t kids movies feel the same as they used to?
In her first column, “Film Through Time,” Maggie McAteer SC ’30 reflects on how recent upward trends in film quality and appreciation have not translated to the animation genre.