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The Common’s Latest Issue Features a Collection of Gripping Stories From Sudan

“The Common,” the biannual literary journal based at Amherst College, just released its 19th issue during the peak of COVID-19’s isolating effect, on April 27. It’s a time that presents both challenges and new opportunities for such a publication. When all heads are turned towards the small, repetitive

Mrs. America Asks Us to Dwell on 2020 by Looking Back to 1972

The series, produced by FX and Hulu, follows the fictionalized fights of the feminists behind the ERA (Left to right: Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, Betty Freida. Behind: Bella Abzug) and offers insight into the humanity behind their opposition, headed up by Stop-Era’s powerhouse Phyllis Schlafly. Photo courtesy of Weebly.

Amherst’s First Pandemic Before COVID-19

More than a month has passed since the college made the decision to move to remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. While the current COVID-19 situation feels (and is) unprecedented, this outbreak is not the first time that Amherst has navigated a pandemic threatening campus. Using the digitized copies

New Shows to Watch While Bored at Home

Having been quarantined at home for almost three weeks now, life has slowly gotten a bit dull. To curb some of this boredom, here are some movies and shows that I thought would interesting to the Amherst College community during these times: “Community” One of my best new-to-Netflix recommendations, this

Knives Out: Subvervise or Exploitative of the Mystery Genre?

Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), pictured above, begins to unravel the true mystery behind the circumstances surrounding Harlan Thrombey’s death alongside Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas)Warning: Spoilers ahead Ever since the pandemic recently grabbed a hold of our lives, I have been voraciously perusing the catalogues of Hulu,

Ten Amherst-Themed Things to Do While Stuck Inside

As most of us have been quarantined in our homes for at least two weeks, it is no surprise that a few of us are going a bit stir crazy. For many, unfortunately, the necessity of staying inside can lead to an unavoidable sense of boredom. To bring a little

Lil Uzi Vert’s Latest Album Wavers Between Contagious Energy and Disappointing Melancholy

Lil Uzi Vert, pictured above, drops long-awaited second album “Eternal Atake,” a mixed bag of both interesting and slightly weak tracks. In February 2016, emerging rapper Lil Uzi Vert appeared on radio station “Hot 97” for an interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq6IsU390E0]. After Uzi struggled to freestyle