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COVID-19 cannot take our memory — unless we let it

Sally Jane Ruybàlid

We had no affection for the privileges we had in a pre-pandemic life in the moments that we had them: therefore I feel that has been why we have been so eager to return to normalcy. Nobody ever appreciated and “lived in the now” for the little things that made life flourish, until COVID-19 snatched them away.

THE PROSPECT | 12/01/2020

Watching ‘The Hunger Games’ on election night

Autumn Shelton

On election night, while incessantly checking my phone for poll updates that I knew would never arrive, I started to flip through channels randomly on the TV and stumbled across “The Hunger Games.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/24/2020

Cellist Robin Park ’23 discusses COVID-19 and racial equity in music

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Cellist Robin Park ’23 discusses COVID-19 and racial equity in music

Aster Zhang

Robin Park ’23, a sophomore at Princeton University, is a cellist from Princeton Junction, N.J. In our conversation, Robin and I touched on topics of music practice and performance, racial and economic equity in classical music, and the effects of the pandemic on the University’s academics and music-making.

THE PROSPECT | 11/23/2020

A senior's guide to course selection

A senior's guide to course selection

Lillian Chen

Everyone’s process of finding courses is different. I won’t tell you exactly how I do my research, but I will suggest seven tips I’ve learned over the past four years that I think can help you with yours.

THE PROSPECT | 11/22/2020

Anti-Racist Reading Review | “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere”

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Anti-Racist Reading Review | “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere”

Aditi Desai

Rarely do short stories propel authors into literary fame. But, ZZ Packer’s “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” a surprisingly honest anthology of eight short stories imbued with a masterly command of language, which had — and continues to — dazzle audiences.

THE PROSPECT | 11/22/2020

How ‘The Big Sick’ gets the grand romantic gesture right

How ‘The Big Sick’ gets the grand romantic gesture right

Cathleen Weng

The grand romantic gesture is a mainstay of the rom-com genre, and not undeservedly. But, as “The Big Sick” proves, it’s a trope worth looking at with a more critical eye.

THE PROSPECT | 11/19/2020

Stolen lullabies, illicit affairs: sound and storytelling in Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’

Stolen lullabies, illicit affairs: sound and storytelling in Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’

Rebecca Cao

Perhaps more surprising was not the fact that Swift wrote such a successful album in such a short amount of time, but that the album radically departed from her original upbeat sound.

THE PROSPECT | 11/18/2020

COVID-19 and ‘code red’: understanding the pandemic’s toll on frontline health care workers

COVID-19 and ‘code red’: understanding the pandemic’s toll on frontline health care workers

Harsimran Makkad

Rather than watching the case count on The New York Times or other news outlets, I track the number of cases by the times we are what my family calls “code red,” when we handle clothing with gloves and disinfectant and maintain distance until my mother, an anesthesiologist, has showered.

THE PROSPECT | 11/18/2020

Still wish you were Heather? Sam Spector ’24 just released a fresh take on the viral song.

Sydney Eck

Composer and performer Sam Spector ’24 has released a new single covering the internet sensation with a punk rock twist.

THE PROSPECT | 11/16/2020

‘How to be Human’: The Humanities Sequence in quarantine

‘How to be Human’: The Humanities Sequence in quarantine

Gabriel Robare

This summer, HUM professors and students expressed their desire to see the course engage more fully with the current moment; as the first semester nears its close, The Daily Princetonian looked into what’s been done so far. Three HUM professors told the ‘Prince’ how they planned for this remarkable semester to replicate the class, to build the community, and to react to the moment. Two current students grade them on their success. All considered what it means to be human and what the humanities still has to teach us, even — perhaps especially — in a moment of crisis.

THE PROSPECT | 11/16/2020

Sassy, Queer, and Lebanese: Life Lessons with Rabih Alameddine

Sassy, Queer, and Lebanese: Life Lessons with Rabih Alameddine

Daily Princetonian Staff

The first installment of the Program in Creative Writing’s C.K. Williams Reading Series featured Lebanese American author Rabih Alameddine, writer of the critically acclaimed and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, “An Unnecessary Woman.”

THE PROSPECT | 11/16/2020

Seeking solace in solitude

Seeking solace in solitude

Claudia Frykberg

Of course, I miss people. Being alone is hard. But perhaps loneliness isn’t the evil we perceive it to be.

THE PROSPECT | 11/12/2020

Introducing Intersections: The Daily Princetonian’s arts and culture newsletter

Paige Allen

Today, we launched Intersections, a newsletter run by The Prospect section of The Daily Princetonian, dedicated to delivering arts and culture to your inbox. We round up articles from the week and share our recommendations for what to do this weekend.

NEWSLETTER | 11/12/2020

Texting home

Texting home

Paige Cromley

Before leaving home, my phone history with my parents was sparse, to say the least. Now that I’m thousands of miles away, of course I’m texting my parents more. But as a high schooler, I would never have guessed just how often I would find myself, in college, reaching for the phone to contact my mom.

THE PROSPECT | 11/12/2020

The surprising poignancy of futuristic football: Jon Bois’ ‘17776’ and ‘20020’

The surprising poignancy of futuristic football: Jon Bois’ ‘17776’ and ‘20020’

Molly Cutler

What will football look like in the future? Jon Bois explores this question and much more in his long-form multimedia speculative fiction narratives “17776” and “20020.” Staff writer Molly Cutler ’23 reviews these works and reflects on their surprising power, even for those who aren’t sports enthusiasts.

THE PROSPECT | 11/11/2020

At home, I live in fear. Princeton offers no safe haven.

At home, I live in fear. Princeton offers no safe haven.

Anonymous

Since being sent to live with my family in March I have been trying to keep myself alive. I am gay and have been forced to live with my religiously conservative and homophobic family. I fear for my safety. But, the University cannot help me.

THE PROSPECT | 11/10/2020

Three pumpkin spice recipes that don’t involve a pie

Three pumpkin spice recipes that don’t involve a pie

Reva Singh

Contributing writer Reva Singh congratulates you for making it to the official pumpkin spice season with three soothing autumnal pumpkin spice recipes for stressful November times.

THE PROSPECT | 11/09/2020

Takács String Quartet reimagines the conventional in virtuosic performance

Aster Zhang

The Takács’ concert, hosted by Marna Seltzer, was the opening night of Princeton University Concerts’ 2020–21 season, and they brought to their virtual evening a program of works by Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Bartók, and Debussy.

THE PROSPECT | 11/05/2020

Anti-racist Reading Reflection | When racism endangers Black bodies: How racism in healthcare puts Black communities at risk

Anti-racist Reading Reflection | When racism endangers Black bodies: How racism in healthcare puts Black communities at risk

Aditi Desai

The realms of medicine, white coats, and hospitals have been, and continue to be, deeply stained by racialized practices. In a society infiltrated by racism and inequity in almost every institution and profession, doctors and scientists have not been left behind; in fact, racism is rooted at the heart of medicine, pulsating, pounding, and remaining alive no matter whom it hurts.

THE PROSPECT | 11/03/2020

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

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