Reverb: Album review of ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’: The Weeknd’s eulogy

The Weeknd is dead. At least, that’s what Abel Tesfaye, the artist embodying him, implied with his last album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” according to Tomy Helman PO ’28. But does this album truly mark the end?

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The Library of Translations: A Review of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Book columnist Caroline Kelly PO’22 writes a review on Kim Jiyoung, Born in 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo. The novel chronicles the mundane life of a Korean woman from childhood to motherhood. Translated from Korean to English, the universal theme of female rage makes this international sensation a must-read.

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Ways of Seeing: Nicole Duennebier and painting decay

Nicole Duennebier’s solo exhibit Faint of Heart, at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles, takes from the still life tradition of Dutch Old Masters to imagine a beautiful dreamscape of decay. Arts columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 writes about these still life paintings and her experiences seeing them.

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‘A form of self-love’: From fan art to self portraits, HMC student art exhibition highlights depictions of multifaceted women

This month, Harvey Mudd College’s Sprague Gallery spotlighted a diverse array of women-centric art by Waverly Wang HM ’23, including Sherlock fanart and visualizations of music.

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Outside the box office: ‘I Lost My Body’ teaches you to take life into your own hands

Film columnist Hannah Avalos PO ’21 discusses the French Netflix film “I Lost My Body,” and why it can help viewers who feel purposeless. “‘I Lost My Body’ … teaches us that we’re not beholden to the world. When it seems the whole world is falling apart around us, we can still do something about it,” she writes.

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