Rom-Com in Review: ‘Palm Springs’ and cosmic emptiness

“Palm Springs” (2020) takes the time-loop setup of “Groundhog Day” and dresses it up with apocalyptic nihilism and wedding-guest angst. Through the heaviness, the film remains charming and laugh-out-loud funny, writes rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27.

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She made that b**** famous: Taylor Swift puts Travis Kelce on the map

We’re sorry but the old Travis Kelce can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Because his reputation has forever been shaped by America’s pop princess, Ms. Taylor Swift herself. And we’re ready for it.

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The Claremont Indecent: 36 questions to ask on a first date

Hey Claremont crushes, long time no see! Let’s be honest: first dates are terrifying. Without further ado, I bestow upon you a list I sometimes wish I had tattooed on my arm: 36 conversation-starting questions — each one individually tested and proven to start conversation — for fighting the first date fright.

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Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret subverts the musical narrative

This Valentine’s Day, Spotlight MT — the 5C student-run musical theater club — subverted expectations with a “Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret” at Dom’s Lounge on Feb. 10 and 11. In 13 acts, a cast of 16 performers re-conceived some famously nefarious roles from Disney films and Broadway musicals through a queer prism.

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Film philosophy: ‘Love, Death & Robots’ values individual change over unrealistic goals

The episode “Pop Squad” from “Love, Death & Robots” asserts that we are responsible for individual-level change when societal change is unfeasible, argues TV columnist Simone Bogedal PO ’24.

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