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HillSide Story: Keep it positive

By Anna Hirshman and Allison Morgenstern | April 7

The world has gone off the rails, and so have we. This week we are switching it up and discussing a filmed musical theatre production instead of a traditional movie musical. Omigod you guys, it’s a free recording of a musical and it’s “Legally Blonde” (2007). Now, the story of Elle Woods can be quite misleading. A fashion merchandising major and sorority president decides in her senior spring that, after her boyfriend breaks up with her, she will just get into Harvard Law School. And the admissions officers will let her in because love is just that strong. While we love that the message is about a strong woman finding her voice and proving her ability to be an independent force of nature, the idea that love can get you into Harvard Law is just not how real life works, and it is important that everyone understands that. Anyway, we would like to thank MTV for blessing us with a recording of this musical that is never taken off YouTube. It makes the world a better place.

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Arts

Hidden Panels: 'Venom'

By Drew Weisberg | April 6

Welcome back, gang. Living in the age of the coronavirus can be tricky and, despite it all, we at The Tufts Daily remain dedicated to bringing you content that will inform and entertain you during this turbulent time. With that in mind, I’m proud to announce the return of my first-year passion project, “Hidden Panels: The Best Comics You Aren’t Reading” as a semi-regular fixture in the arts department. Without any further pomp or circumstance, let’s dive headfirst into the book de jour: Volume 1 of Donny Cates’ 2018 ongoing series from Marvel Comics, "Venom."

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'The Glass Hotel': An examination of disasters large and small

By Peter Lam | April 3

With the coronavirus moving rapidly around the world, it feels both eerie and well-timed to be reviewing Emily St. John Mandel’s work. Of the author’s past four books, her last was “Station Eleven” (2014), a novel about the devastation of the world following a flu pandemic (Mandel herself hasadvocated to wait a few months before picking it up). Her most recent work is also relevant, given this country’s current economic outlook: “The Glass Hotel” (2020) shifts gears to a story about financial collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Oldies But Goodies: 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'

By Peter Lindblom | April 3

In June of 2001, Wilco presented its newly finished album to its record company, Reprise Records, and was promptly dropped from the label. Time Warner had recently merged with America Online and wanted to cut costs with its record companies, which included Reprise Records. As a result, all it took was for one important person in the company to dislike the album, and that person happened to be interim President David Kahne.

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'And Then We Danced' hampers its own triumphs

By Tommy Gillespie | March 31

“There is no sex in Georgian dance,” a stern instructor tells protagonist Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) in an early scene of “And Then We Danced” (2019). This directive, barked out when the young dancer imbues his movements with a bit too much personality for the rigid strictures of masculinity ...

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Take Care: How to work and learn from home

By Christopher Panella | March 30

Who thought that our anthem for our current school situation — online classes, working from home — would come from Fifth Harmony? But unlike "Work From Home" (2016) — its biggest song? Regardless, it's not very good — it's not as easy as Fifth Harmony makes it sound. Not everyone ...

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Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' is pop music escape

By Christopher Panella | March 30

Picture this: it’s 9:30 p.m. on a Friday night. Normally, you’d be getting all dressed up in some thrifted clothes to go pregame with some friends — and maybe that cute boy you like — before you go to a basement party or a club. But thanks to recent events, you’re stuck in your childhood bedroom, ...

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Books to read while you self-quarantine

By Mackenzie Tatananni | March 27

These are troubling times indeed, as surely none of us need reminding — we’re told everyday that the pandemic is guaranteed to grow worse before it gets better, and the uncertainty of the future ahead makes it feel like everything is spiraling out of control. It’s too easy to feel static while ...

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Love It Or Haute It: Hair accessories

By Colette Smith and Madison Lehan | March 27

Introduction: During these challenging and uncertain times, it can feel like most things are coming to a grinding halt. We are here to remind you that there is something that waits behind for no one: fashion. So, while we would love to be lounging around, scrolling through TikToks, we have a job to ...

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Oldies But Goodies: 'Goodfellas'

By Peter Lindblom | March 27

You only need to have seen a “gangster” film or two to understand the nature of the genre: The films are almost always androcentric, and any scene can turn violent in a moment’s notice. Legendary director Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” (1990) undoubtedly fits into the “gangster” genre, ...

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Take Care: The 5 best recipes from the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen

By Lexi Serino | March 26

Over the past few weeks of self-quarantine and social distancing, one question has come up in conversation quite often: "How are you staying busy?" It's a valid and important question: We want to make sure that the people we love are finding ways to take care of themselves and adjust to ...

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Beginner Mentality: Thank you, friends

By Aidan Menchaca | March 26

These last two weeks have been a long train of emotions.First, was the disbelief that our college experience would be cut short. Decisively short. Shortly after President Monaco released the decision that Tufts' campus was closing, friends were already making plans to return after break, imagining ...

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HillSide Story: Maybe (Super) Far Away

By Anna Hirshman and Allison Morgenstern | March 26

Welcome back to our column. It is with true sadness that we must report that these columns must now be written remotely as we now sit on couches about 1,000 miles apart from one another. But, as they say, the show must go on. At this point, the Olivier Awards have been canceled, and we cannot bear the ...

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Take care: 10 films to watch while social distancing

By Christopher Panella | March 24

The past week has been life-changing for students, families, children and workers across the globe. We’re facing a pandemic that’s disrupting the ways we work and socialize. It was a meme we could laugh at; now, it’s spreading rapidly. In order to make these next few months a little easier, Lexi ...

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Love It or Haute It: Fringe

By Colette Smith and Madison Lehan | March 12

While fringe has never gone away completely, it was heavily featured in the Spring 2020 fashion shows and will likely become much more common than it ever was before. We do not like to discriminate here, so instead of focusing on specific fringed garments (think fringe jackets, fringe dresses, fringe ...

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Amernet Quartet to perform Roustom’s ‘String Quartet No. 1’ in its Boston premiere

By Megan Szostak | March 11

Prolific composer and Tufts Professor of the Practice of Music Kareem Roustomwill have his “String Quartet No. 1, ‘Shades of Night’” (2018) performed in its Boston premiere by the Amernet String Quartet tonightin the Granoff Music Center.Roustom’s nine-movement work follows the changes in ...

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Tufts x NEC Dual Degree students present captivating recital

By Miles Singer | March 11

The doors of Distler Performance Hall opened for the Tufts x NEC Dual Degree recital at 8:00 p.m. on March 7. Silence fell over the crowd as Lila Searls, a first-year in the dual degree program, and Lexie Aguilar, a first-year at the New England Conservatory (NEC), took the stage, both wielding soprano ...

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Oldies But Goodies: 'Aquemini'

By Peter Lindblom | March 11

As contemporary artists like Future, Lil Baby and Young Thug continue to dominate the mainstream rap world, it is refreshing to look back to their predecessors from Atlanta, namely the group that changed everything in the 1990s: OutKast. The superduo of André 3000 (André Benjamin) and Big Boi (Antwan ...

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'I Am Not Okay With This' doesn't mix right elements in season 1

By Drew Weisberg | March 10

It would not be unfair to say that Netflixminiseries “I Am Not Okay With This” (2020–) is a cultural ley line, the convergence of two different ideas at once that leads to a product drawn heavily from its component parts, but often in conflicting ways.Released on Feb. 26 with directing and producing ...

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Sherry Pie disqualified from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

By Tommy Gillespie | March 10

On Friday morning, season 12 cast member Sherry Pie was disqualified from "RuPaul's Drag Race" (2009–), a shock with only a single parallel in "Drag Race" history. The disqualification followed revelations that Joey Gugliemelli, aka Sherry Pie, had catfished several actors ...

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