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TTYL Rex Orange County: Why people stop listening to musical artists

Albert Lee

Do people make a conscious effort to stop listening to musical artists? If so, why? Over the past few weeks, I asked students from three different universities about their experiences with music and dropping artists.

THE PROSPECT | 11/03/2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not the stress reliever I thought it would be

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not the stress reliever I thought it would be

Katie Rohrbaugh

When Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out this past March, I thought the game would be a perfect counterbalance to the stresses of a wildly uncertain year. I cannot stress this enough: I absolutely love this game. But instead of becoming an outlet for my stress, I found that the New Horizons allowed me to repackage it under the facade of playing a video game.

THE PROSPECT | 11/02/2020

USG Movie Review: ‘Dunkirk’ (2017)

USG Movie Review: ‘Dunkirk’ (2017)

Tiana Ruden

With a star-studded cast of Oscar winners and talented newcomers, impeccable craftsmanship, and an inspiring narrative based on historical events, “Dunkirk” is one of the greatest war films in recent memory.

THE PROSPECT | 11/01/2020

Reflections from a first-year: Establishing friendships over Zoom

Anna Chung

In a normal semester, students may have been able to sow the first seeds of a budding friendship by turning to a peer in an orientation hall or large lecture class to exchange a few words. Now, side conversations have become relegated to the Zoom chat, where a quick private message about an assignment might just spark the beginnings of a new connection.

THE PROSPECT | 11/01/2020

Recalling my French travels in two chapters

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Recalling my French travels in two chapters

Mikaela Avakian

I blame Whole Foods’ Camembert cheese display for sending me down an agonizing rabbit hole of nostalgia, and making me pine after a pre-COVID-19 existence.

THE PROSPECT | 10/31/2020

Q&A with Glenna Jane Galarion ’21, opening act for fall 2020 Lawnparties

Q&A with Glenna Jane Galarion ’21, opening act for fall 2020 Lawnparties

Sydney Eck

Glenna Jane Galarion ’21 is the opening act for Jason Derulo, the headliner chosen for virtual fall 2020 Lawnparties. Born in Tokyo, Glenna Jane considers Las Vegas her hometown, but she is currently living in Ocean City, N.J. She is an anthropology major with certificates in theater and music theater. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Glenna Jane to discuss the event and her music.

THE PROSPECT | 10/31/2020

Zoom backgrounds and creativity collide in this year’s production of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Lois Wu

Every year, PUP and Theatre Intime put on a shadow cast performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, where actors pantomime the actions of characters as the movie is projected onto a screen behind them. This year’s performance will take place entirely over Zoom. Cast members and the production team reflect on their experiences.

THE PROSPECT | 10/29/2020

A case for cooking

A case for cooking

Daisy Bissonette

In a semester where we’re all spending overwhelming amounts of time staring at our computers, it is absolutely critical to find a screen-free activity that also provides genuine respite from schoolwork. Cooking is by no means the only option. But we all have to eat.

THE PROSPECT | 10/29/2020

From folk to hip-hop: protest music through the years

From folk to hip-hop: protest music through the years

Cathleen Weng

Increasingly political content in entertainment is quickly becoming an epochal, cultural trend. But despite its increasing frequency, it continues to be accompanied by staunch, resolute objection: people continue to dislike the invasive nature of today’s politics, and especially its invasion into entertainment and media. But perhaps those voices are forgetting that entertainment has always been political and nowhere is this more clearly seen than in the rich history of protest music in the United States of America.

THE PROSPECT | 10/28/2020

David Adjaye, architect behind University Art Museum redesign, wins top architecture prize

David Chmielewski

While there is not a Nobel Prize for Architecture, there are a number of coveted top prizes in the field. One of these prizes, the Royal Gold Medal, was recently awarded to Sir David Adjaye, whose firm Adjaye Associates is designing the new Princeton University Art Museum. In 2018, it was announced that Adjaye and his firm would be behind the redesign of the Princeton University Art Museum, with construction slated to be completed in late 2024.

THE PROSPECT | 10/27/2020

Songline virtual Newbie Arch: A new way to ‘slam’

Songline virtual Newbie Arch: A new way to ‘slam’

Baylee Cox

Songline Slam Poetry held a virtual “Newbie Arch” on Friday, Oct. 16, featuring five new members.

THE PROSPECT | 10/22/2020

What Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’ gets right — and wrong

What Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’ gets right — and wrong

Aditi Desai

The tradition of arranged marriages, its toxic ideologies, and its regressive trends still exist in Indian society, putting pressure on women to compromise, instructing young adults to prioritize societal expectations, and preaching class divisions. These burdens are real and still unapologetically true, as depicted in “Indian Matchmaking.” However, they are certainly not representative of all of South Asian culture.

THE PROSPECT | 10/22/2020

Anti-Racist Reading Review | ‘Everything I Never Told You’: Finding understanding through grief

Anti-Racist Reading Review | ‘Everything I Never Told You’: Finding understanding through grief

John Fitzgibbons

By the time the last word comes and the story breathes its final breath, Ng’s characters feel so real and so tangible. In a profound sense, they are.

THE PROSPECT | 10/21/2020

The complex world of Twitter bots

The complex world of Twitter bots

Molly Cutler

It starts to feel crowded, with hundreds of takes rattling around in my head and hundreds of very human personalities flooding my timeline.

THE PROSPECT | 10/21/2020

College comfort food: Baked mac and cheese

Casey Beidel

If you’re anything like me, sweater weather and rainy days make you crave hearty, indulgent comfort food. I’m always yearning for some gooey macaroni and cheese.

THE PROSPECT | 10/20/2020

How Disney’s “Mulan” (2020) fell short of both Western and Eastern audiences’ expectations

How Disney’s “Mulan” (2020) fell short of both Western and Eastern audiences’ expectations

Rachel Hsu

The live-action remake of “Mulan” tries to incorporate many new elements with good intentions, but ultimately, the movie is poorly executed. It doesn’t work as a film that elicits nostalgia, it doesn’t work as a historical drama that explores Chinese culture, and it doesn’t even work well as a standalone film considered completely separate from the original.

THE PROSPECT | 10/20/2020

Our America: Reactions to the Pre-read

Our America: Reactions to the Pre-read

Paige Allen

We asked members of the Class of 2024 to react to Jill Lepore’s "This America: The Case for the Nation," this year’s Pre-read selection. Here are their reflections.

THE PROSPECT | 10/18/2020

USG Movie Review: The Harrowing Beauty of “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)

USG Movie Review: The Harrowing Beauty of “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)

Amy Ciceu

Based on the seminal James Baldwin novel of the same name, Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018) mesmerizes viewers with Jenkins’ Academy Award-winning directing, the actors’ poignant performances, and composer Nicholas Britells’ rich, melancholy score.

THE PROSPECT | 10/18/2020

DISPATCH | Living near UChicago

Lois Wu

I had decided to sublet an apartment a mere five-minute walk away from the University of Chicago (UChicago) campus for the fall and live with a stranger, rather than stay at home in New York, a decision that often warranted some explaining. The short answer is that I wanted to spend time near my older sister, who’s currently living in Chicago.

THE PROSPECT | 10/18/2020

Reflections on Baldwin and Jamaica: ‘for sinners shall be bound in hell a thousand years’

Reflections on Baldwin and Jamaica: ‘for sinners shall be bound in hell a thousand years’

Kristal Grant

Jamaica always seems to call me home — despite the fact that I haven’t actually been home since I had to flee two years ago.

THE PROSPECT | 10/13/2020

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