The Self essay

The Self essay

José Pablo Fernández García

“But now, finally, in these essays I’ve found the binding together of my self. These disparate parts have been gathered and collected like a bundle of sticks — still precarious but at least momentarily unified.”

“But now, finally, in these essays I’ve found the binding together of my self. These disparate parts have been gathered and collected like a bundle of sticks — still precarious but at least momentarily unified.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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Growing up Buddhist during the holiday season

Growing up Buddhist during the holiday season

Albert Lee

“To some students, Christmas decorations may spark excitement for the holiday season. For me, a second-generation immigrant who was raised Buddhist, they remind me of my complicated relationship with mainstream American culture.”

“To some students, Christmas decorations may spark excitement for the holiday season. For me, a second-generation immigrant who was raised Buddhist, they remind me of my complicated relationship with mainstream American culture.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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Sexpert: Sex shops

Sexpert: Sex shops

The Sexpert

In this month’s column, the Sexpert gives a run down on sex shops near campus.

In this month’s column, the Sexpert gives a run down on sex shops near campus.

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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The desire to be known: Lev Ricanati’s play “Underneath the Lintel”

The desire to be known: Lev Ricanati’s play “Underneath the Lintel”

Regina Roberts

“How can one trace the steps of someone who seems to be everywhere? As they travel across the world following clue after clue, the audience wonders if they are actually in search of the myth, or for meaning in their own life.”

“How can one trace the steps of someone who seems to be everywhere? As they travel across the world following clue after clue, the audience wonders if they are actually in search of the myth, or for meaning in their own life.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/07/2022

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‘It’s all I ever wanted to do, sit with language’: Q&A with Translator in Residence Saskia Vogel

‘It’s all I ever wanted to do, sit with language’: Q&A with Translator in Residence Saskia Vogel

Hana Widerman

“It’s nice to feel like this, to have a sense of purpose. I think storytelling has always been my through-line. Linnea was talking about how language itself isn’t a home. It's what you make of language that makes language a home.”

“It’s nice to feel like this, to have a sense of purpose. I think storytelling has always been my through-line. Linnea was talking about how language itself isn’t a home. It's what you make of language that makes language a home.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/07/2022

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Black Arts Company: Lifting each other up by getting down

Black Arts Company: Lifting each other up by getting down

Kerrie Liang

“The evidence was undeniable — BAC wasn’t just building a group of great dancers, it was building a community.”

“The evidence was undeniable — BAC wasn’t just building a group of great dancers, it was building a community.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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‘A space to do radical shit’: Black student artists form campus collective

‘A space to do radical shit’: Black student artists form campus collective

Auhjanae McGee

“We want it to be a community of Black people who want to make art together and who are dedicated to that,” said Aishah Balogun ’23. 

“We want it to be a community of Black people who want to make art together and who are dedicated to that,” said Aishah Balogun ’23. 

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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Spielberg’s lively, disjointed, semi-autobiographical odyssey: “The Fabelmans” review

Spielberg’s lively, disjointed, semi-autobiographical odyssey: “The Fabelmans” review

Wilson Conn

“However, in truth, the movie might not actually be about much at all. Perhaps it was simply the aging Spielberg’s nostalgic attempt to preserve the story of his family for posterity in the wake of his parents’ recent passing.”

“However, in truth, the movie might not actually be about much at all. Perhaps it was simply the aging Spielberg’s nostalgic attempt to preserve the story of his family for posterity in the wake of his parents’ recent passing.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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“We’re African”: Dorobucci presents “Picture Perfect”

“We’re African”: Dorobucci presents “Picture Perfect”

Eden Teshome and Regina Roberts

“The show offered a fusion of the modern and traditional, threaded along by the narrative of a family reunion … and all the inevitable drama.”

“The show offered a fusion of the modern and traditional, threaded along by the narrative of a family reunion … and all the inevitable drama.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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A decade of Carly Rae Jepsen: A grad student's muse

A decade of Carly Rae Jepsen: A grad student's muse

Emily Miller

“We all need a song or two to build confidence for hitting submit for a conference, journal, or grant and seeing how the universe reacts. Jepsen knows that things will not always work out; nevertheless, she dares to believe in a world where things will.”

“We all need a song or two to build confidence for hitting submit for a conference, journal, or grant and seeing how the universe reacts. Jepsen knows that things will not always work out; nevertheless, she dares to believe in a world where things will.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/05/2022

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Playful yet powerful: Samuel Fosso’s ‘Affirmative Acts’

Playful yet powerful: Samuel Fosso’s ‘Affirmative Acts’

Isabella Dail

“The current exhibition at Hulfish transcends simple snapshots by dialoguing with viewers on important themes of identity, expression, and the individual relationship to the larger society around them.”

“The current exhibition at Hulfish transcends simple snapshots by dialoguing with viewers on important themes of identity, expression, and the individual relationship to the larger society around them.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/04/2022

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Emmy-nominated actor Jonathan Majors speaks in Atelier series

Emmy-nominated actor Jonathan Majors speaks in Atelier series

Justus Wilhoit

Emmy-nominated movie and television actor Jonathan Majors sat down with Professor in the Humanities Paul Muldoon, who also serves as the director of the Princeton Atelier, to discuss Majors’s past roles and what the general public can expect from his upcoming movies.

Emmy-nominated movie and television actor Jonathan Majors sat down with Professor in the Humanities Paul Muldoon, who also serves as the director of the Princeton Atelier, to discuss Majors’s past roles and what the general public can expect from his upcoming movies. 

THE PROSPECT | 11/30/2022

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An ode to laundry

An ode to laundry

Isabella Dail

Contributing writer Isabella Dail finds moments of calm and self-reflection in the act of doing laundry. 

Contributing writer Isabella Dail finds moments of calm and self-reflection in the act of doing laundry. 

THE PROSPECT | 11/29/2022

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Hello, my name is...

Hello, my name is...

José Pablo Fernández García

“But in such a surrender, there is, at a deeper level, a certain surrender of dignity and identity as well. A name is so personal a matter; it should belong to no one but oneself.”

“But in such a surrender, there is, at a deeper level, a certain surrender of dignity and identity as well. A name is so personal a matter; it should belong to no one but oneself.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/28/2022

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Arepas at Princeton: Reflections of a Colombian-American

Arepas at Princeton: Reflections of a Colombian-American

Sophia Colmenares

“Just as I would shape the raw arepa dough into their circular shapes, Princeton, in a way, has helped shape my understanding of my own cultural identity as Colombian-American.”

“Just as I would shape the raw arepa dough into their circular shapes, Princeton, in a way, has helped shape my understanding of my own cultural identity as Colombian-American.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/28/2022

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From Peru to Princeton: Paving my own path

From Peru to Princeton: Paving my own path

Frida Ruiz

“Before arriving at Princeton, I wondered if I would feel the same alienation that I had been feeling for so long.”

“Before arriving at Princeton, I wondered if I would feel the same alienation that I had been feeling for so long.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/28/2022

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10 holiday movies, shows, and songs to welcome a winter wonderland

10 holiday movies, shows, and songs to welcome a winter wonderland

Tyler Wilson

“Sometimes, all you need is to turn your brain off, turn on the TV, and sip some hot chocolate.”

“Sometimes, all you need is to turn your brain off, turn on the TV, and sip some hot chocolate.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/27/2022

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Caffeine and Continuity: An Ode to Teatime at Fine Hall

Caffeine and Continuity: An Ode to Teatime at Fine Hall

Jack Gallahan

“Teatime may be just a mathematical tradition, but I think its ethos belongs everywhere on campus.”

“Teatime may be just a mathematical tradition, but I think its ethos belongs everywhere on campus.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/21/2022

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Music and my identities: Learning from Jorge Drexler’s visit to Princeton

Music and my identities: Learning from Jorge Drexler’s visit to Princeton

Ian Fridman

“I belong to all my intersecting identities: a little to them all, but to none of them entirely. It is in these shades of gray that identity can be so wonderful.”

“I belong to all my intersecting identities: a little to them all, but to none of them entirely. It is in these shades of gray that identity can be so wonderful.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/21/2022

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The year of a heart cracked open

The year of a heart cracked open

José Pablo Fernández García

“This is why I consider this my year of a heart cracked open: because that shell has finally come off.”

“This is why I consider this my year of a heart cracked open: because that shell has finally come off.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/20/2022