Chasing the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of fantasy sports

He’s basically Billy Bean, and you could be too; when Harold’s DC teams lost steam, fantasy sports stoked the fire and kept a love for sports alive. Fantasy opened up the wider world of sports to Harold, building new friendships and a holistic love of the games he watched.

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Kit’s Controller Corner: FromSoftware is challenging video game elitism

Video game columnist Kit Kumar CMC ’26 shares their thoughts on FromSoftware’s Armored Core series and their notorious legacy of being exceptionally difficult to crack.

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Queer Asian Reads: Spirits unleashed in Zen Cho’s fantasy masterpiece

Columnist Reia Li PO ‘24 wanted a way to connect to Chinese traditions despite being physically separated from their place of origin. “Spirit Abroad,” a collection of short stories that puts Chinese and Malaysian mythological creatures in more modern contexts, allowed her to do just that.

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Literary wanderings: The many truths of the ‘Black Star Trilogy’

Although a bit lackluster at times, Marlon James’ “Dark Star Trilogy,” particularly “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” must be acknowledged for its brilliant structure, according to book columnist Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.

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