For columnist Sinan Walji PO ’28, Sampha’s “Process” is less an album than a companion. In his second album review, Walji traces how the fragile, unresolved songs in “Process” echo his own experience of grief, claiming that music doesn’t have to provide answers to matter.
Columns
Inscriptions: Terror and beauty in Big Sur
Liam Riley PO ’26 returns with his weekly column. In this rendition, he explores Jack Kerouac’s slide into alcoholic psychosis. Riley explores Kerouac’s ideas in conjunction with his own, coming to the conclusion that discovering ultimate truth can spring from a deep dissatisfaction with everyday reality.
Stuck in the margins: “Baboon on East Bonita”
Zena Almerida-Warwin continues her poetry column with another original piece: “Baboon on East Bonita.” She recounts a few jarring interactions with a local Claremont resident, prompting her to reflect on the comfortability some feel to criticize strangers, especially young women.
No Sex in This City: Confessions of a Tom Cat
Tom Cat returns with another possibly mortifying and definitely unpleasant anecdote that we can all relate to. Friendship romances prove to be another impossible challenge to navigate, but Tom Cat has no fear.
Office Hours for the Soul: Nurturing creativity with Professor Armendinger
In the second part of Siena Giacoma’s series interviewing renowned 5C professors, Giacoma introduces us to Brent Armendinger, a poetry professor at Pitzer. Armedinger hopes to nurture creativity in each of his students, as he has strived to do his entire life.
Audrey between frames: ‘The Paper’ is good, but ‘The Office’ remains untouchable
Making a successful spin-off of “The Office” is a seemingly impossible task. This year, loyal fans eagerly awaited the release of “The Paper,” which premiered on Sept. 4, and claimed to be a nostalgic, worthwhile comparison. The show takes place within the same fictional universe and follows the production crew’s
Blueprint of fandom: Devotion, a pinch of mystery and sold-out The Weeknd shows
Bianca Mirica explores what ignites the spark behind the millions of dedicated fans camping outside of a concert venue or wasting hours of sleep on the chance of securing a ticket when Ticketmaster goes live. To Mirica, fandoms are inspired by the unwavering connection fans discover with each other and with an artist.
Books ‘n Love: Neon signs and secret notes
Love, betrayal, blurring lines between friendship and lesbian nightclubs — what more can draw a reader into their next romantic read? Columnist Kassia Zabetakis ensures that this read is worth it.
Stuck in the margins: “He Will Sink”
Zena Almeida-Warwin PO ’28 reflects on a tumultuous summer, where poetry and journaling helped her escape –– partially –– from the clutches of overthinking and melancholy. Over the course of the summer, Almeida-Warwin harbored feelings for someone emotionally unavailable, in a foreign city which they shared only for a brief time. Consequently, in an effort to move on, she forbade herself from even imagining him.
The Poem of Ecstasy: Sex, disciplines and society of “Salò”
What can we learn from a provocative film aimed to challenge the audience’s perception on sex and social orders? Leslie Tong PO ’29 delved into the film “Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom” on its central theme of moral deprivation in a modern society. With the humanization of every prevalent feature that constructs a society, we humans embarked on a suspiciously voluntary journey in internalizing disciplines that enforced morality on our conscious behaviors. The result is obvious — our unconscious rejection and avoidance in facing our imperfect desires.