Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 shares unexpected advice from Eduard Fanthome, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Analysis at Pitzer College. Giacoma describes Fanthome’s teaching origin story as one worthy of “Netflix miniseries,” and she suggests the advice he offers may be just as profound.
Tag: Netflix
Examining arranged marriage and casteism: Insights from Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’
CMC’s CARE Center hosted an event on casteism on Mar. 21, using the show ‘Indian Matchmaking’ as a starting point in the discussion.
OPINION: Netflix is desensitizing you to murder
“You,” which follows an obsessive stalker through a killing spree, is glorifying murder, argues Tess McHugh PO ‘25. And the repercussions are serious.
The Biblio-files: How ‘The School for Good and Evil’ takes us down memory lane
Ten years later and the young adult series “The School for Good and Evil” is as nostalgic as ever, writes book columnist Tomi Oyedeji Olaniyan CM `23.
Regularly scheduled programming: ‘Derry Girls’ shows the beauties and hilarities of teenage girlhood
Irish comedy show “Derry Girls” is a hilarious depiction of teenhood during The Troubles, writes TV columnist Claire DuMont SC `23.
Frame rating: ‘Don’t Look Up’ is a disaster of astronomical proportions
“Don’t Look Up” is a clunky attempt at critiquing climate change, writes film columnist Gerrit Punt PO ’24, and you’re not automatically a climate denier for not liking it.
Front of house: Dave Chappelle’s downfall is a crash course in cancel culture
Cancel? De-platform? Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 breaks down the difference using Dave Chappelle’s recent downfall as a case study.
Let’s spill the pop culture tea: ‘The Chair’ gets academia right more often than not
Pop culture columnist Anna Tolkien CM ’24 reviews the authenticity of the world of academia presented in Netflix’s “The Chair.”
Scene it: Watching ‘Sweet Tooth’ was like pulling teeth
From uncanny visuals to a lifeless plot, “Sweet Tooth” is not worth your watch, TV and film columnist Rorye Jones PO ’23 argues.
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.