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Sherally Munshi’s Work Sparks Conversation and Thought

Sherally Munshi laughs as she tells us she was expecting an audience of undergraduates, not tenured professors, before she begins to present her paper, “The Courts of the Conqueror: Law, Infamy,and the Time of Redemption.” Instead, she saw six law jurisprudence and social thought (LJST) professors, a curious faculty

Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe” Remains Iconic After 25 Years

After its release 25 years ago, there are still very few albums that allow themselves to dream as unabashedly as English rock band Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe.” In a booklet released with the album’s 2014 remaster, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher said that he wrote most of its songs while “unemployed,

“Hustlers” Takes Audience on a Thrilling, Risky Ride

“Hustlers” Takes Audience on a Thrilling, Risky Ride

It’s hard to call “Hustlers” a movie about stripping. Yes, the ensemble of characters is comprised of strippers at a strip club, most notably Constance Wu as Dorothy, the new girl in the club, and Jennifer Lopez as Ramona, both a motherly mentor and mafia leader. But the cast

Charli XCX Finds Herself and Her Sound on “Charli”

Charli XCX Finds Herself and Her Sound on “Charli”

Charli XCX is a peculiar pop singer. Since her major breakthrough onto the music charts with her earworm choruses on Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” Charli has fluttered around in music industry limbo, never quite reaching stardom, never quite fading into obscurity. Over the

Michael Winograd Plays Klezmer Music in Northampton

Michael Winograd Plays Klezmer Music in Northampton

With purple lights running down the velvet curtains behind the band, Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn, opened to an intimate crowd at The Parlor Room in Northampton last Wednesday. It took only seconds for the room to burst open with the lively rhythm and brassy trills of a genre

The Life Behind “Living”: What We’ve Been Listening To

In the Arts and Living section, we spend every week upholding, analyzing and exalting the arts and culture on the campus, in the valley and world around us. But, it’s also worth taking a moment, or two, to look within the section for the arts and culture we ourselves

What We Can Learn From Instagram’s Latest Influencer Scam

What We Can Learn From Instagram’s Latest Influencer Scam

I have long been intrigued by Instagram influencer Caroline Calloway, who boasts over 800,000 followers on the social media platform. Well before the 27-year-old Virginia native set the internet ablaze when her nationwide “scam” literary tour crashed and burned — Calloway had promised attendees that for $165 a pop, she