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The Influencers With Too Much Influence

In 2016, director Joss Whedon pulled together perhaps the most star-studded cast of all time to act in his latest film project. Was it a blockbuster movie? No. Whedon’s great brainchild was a political ad [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRp1CK_X_Yw&feature=emb_title]

Smith College, Free Speech and the Modern Left

In 2018, Oumou Kanoute, a Black student at Smith College reported an incident of racial profiling on campus via a Facebook post that immediately sparked student outrage and an apology from the Smith administration. The ACLU picked up the case [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=560747387688597], and several Smith

Symposium: Frozen Texas and the Welfare Question

On Feb. 13, a massive winter storm brewed in the Pacific Northwest. Two days later, it had crashed down across the Midwest and Southeast and left millions of Texans without power, freezing in their poorly insulated homes [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/freezing-cold-and-burning-mad-

“Behind Her Eyes” Disappoints in a Thrilling but Uninspired Mix of Murder, Mystery and Supernatural Intrigue

“Behind Her Eyes,” based on Sarah Pinborough’s eponymous novel, premiered on Netflix on Feb. 17, 2021. The plot of this six-part mini-series goes something like this: Adele (Eve Hewson), a wealthy woman with a mysterious past, befriends Louise (Simona Brown), helping her night terrors by teaching her

James Acaster Loses His Unique Comedic Styling in Latest TV Special, “Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999”

James Acaster begins his newest comic special, “Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999,” by mocking his audience. He complains about a well-intentioned fan and her mother coming to see him after a show, and swears off (literally) his old clean style, in an effort to scare off a fanbase increasingly

Revaluing Cinema in the Age of Streaming Services

In a recent essay for Harper’s Magazine, Martin Scorsese delivered a scathing critique [https://harpers.org/archive/2021/03/il-maestro-federico-fellini-martin-scorsese/] of the movie streaming industry, charging that the rise of streaming has “devalued, sidelined, [and] demeaned” the “art of cinema.” While Scorsese readily admits

Off-Campus Students Living in Amherst Note More Freedom But Higher Risk of Contracting Covid-19

Many first-years and sophomores who lived on campus in the fall 2020 semester left the college bubble unimpressed. Instead of returning to campus in the spring, about 70 students opted to live in Amherst, but this time off-campus. Those off-campus students report feeling freer outside of the