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The Art of Good Soup: Mukbang gang
By Ellie Lester and Cole Reese | November 2Where do we even begin? Like… what?
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K-Weekly: A week of mourning for South Korea
By Odessa Gaines | November 2This week’s K-Weekly will cover a much more serious and heavy topic out of respect for the events that occurred in Seoul on Oct. 29.
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Queeries: A rant about inclusivity on TikTok
By Saba S. | November 1Content warning: This article discusses transphobia.
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Winkler’s Weekly Symphony Guide: Two titanic fifths
By Matthew Winkler | November 1The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s most recent Oct. 27–30 performance of two fifths: Beethoven's “Piano Concerto No. 5”, and Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 5,” proved among their best yet. Both pieces delighted in virtuosic furiosity, pianistic virtuosity for the Beethoven and orchestral virtuosity for the Shostakovich, but ultimately the slow movements stole the show with their emotional potency and heart wrenching sincerity.
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Extra Innings: The best World Series of the 21st Century
By Henry Blickenstaff | November 1In honor of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, which began on Friday, here’s a look back at some of the more memorable series in recent memory. These are the top five greatest World Series of the 21st century.
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Looking Through the Met: Heavenly Bodies
By Ryan Fairfield | October 28It is hard to think of a more iconic Met Gala than 2018’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” So, let’s get into it, starting with Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Breaker of Chains and the Mother of Dragons, also known as actress Emilia Clarke.
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Tales from the T: It’s Blue, the T Line I’ve got
By Kevin Zhang | October 28There’s a fair chance you’ve never ridden the Blue Line. Linking the West End to Winthrop and Wonderland, it’s the shortest and least busy of the MBTA’s four subway lines. But even for its size, it’s got an interesting backstory that could teach us some lessons on the future of our transportation network.
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Liz in London: Less study, more abroad
By Elizabeth Foster | October 27So far this “study” abroad experience has looked like spending time abroad rather than spending time studying. Compared to Tufts and other U.S. universities, most coursework occurs in 2–3 assignments. On the module (class) registration portal, the weightings are explained: 25% learning log, 25% source analysis, 50% research essay; 20% weekly activities, 15% each midterm, 50% final; 30% prototype, 70% final project. And these are the better-weighted modules. Most of the physics modules were 20% coursework, 80% final. Suddenly the weighting of Sliwa’s final in Physics 11 looks far nicer.
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The Book Nook: ‘If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come’ is a story of queer love, hope and healing at the end of the world
By Layla Noor Landrum | October 27Content warning: This column discusses suicide.
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Sports and Society: How to beat the Yankees
By Oliver Fox | October 27I hatethe New York Yankees.
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The Art of Good Soup: Oh, nuts!
By Ellie Lester and Cole Reese | October 26You guys, there’s drama. Not naming names, but one member of our duo tried to poison Cole. It wasn’t Ellie, we swear.
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Keeping up with the 617: A pleasant surprise
By Matt Goguen | October 26A few weeks ago I wrote about how I believed the Bruins were actively ignoring the inevitable rebuild facing the franchise. They have since proved me wrong. Not only are these Bruins playing playoff-level hockey through six games, they lead the league in points. Sure, some of their wins have been against weaker competition, but the team seems to be skating in midseason form and has formed a strong chemistry through only two weeks.
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Lex Eat!: Don’t read this if you are gluten-free
By Alexa Amorosino | October 26I can’t write a food column in Italy without giving pasta its moment — so let's talk about it.
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K-Weekly: Are idols getting younger?
By Odessa Gaines | October 26On July 22, 2022, a five-member girl group called NewJeans debuted under All Doors One Room, a HYBE label. It quickly cemented itself as a competing group in the world of K-pop with its unique debut style and ear-catching music, breaking several records such as having the best-selling girl group debut album on the Hanteo charts.The girls have also been nominated for a few Mnet Asian Music Awards, including Best New Female Artist and Artist of the Year.
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Queeries: 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' showcases a new form of queer storytelling
By Saba S. | October 25My first introduction to “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” (2017) was a 15-second TikTok book review. I then saw the cover of the novel, depicting Evelyn Hugo adorned in pearls and a dark green satin dress draped over her body, on every social media platform that I had downloaded on my phone. Despite the far-reaching publicity of this book and every one of my friends who also read this masterpiece telling me that I simply must have known, it was not until the moment Evelyn kissed Celia St. James that I realized this story was about queer romance.
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The Final Whistle: Karim the dream
By Bharat Singh | October 25Amidst the drizzling rain in the Spanish capital stood a man at the peak of his powers. A modern gladiator, famed for his bandaged right hand concealing a fractured finger, entering his coliseum. A treasure of the game now finally glittering in gold. As he crossed the touchline, a thunderous roar erupted from the stands as his teammates applauded with pride. Waiting for him with the iconic trophy were two legends in their own right: Luka Modric, Madrid’s captain and midfield king, and Zinedine Zidane, former coach, World Cup winner and the last Frenchman to win the award until, well, now.
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Winkler's Weekly Symphony Guide: Love letter to Mahler
By Matthew Winkler | October 24Last week the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s program consisted entirely of Mahler’s “Symphony No. 6” (1906), a monumental work that literally ends with three massive hammer hits, which, for Mahler, were meant to represent three blows of fate. For newcomers to classical music, no, a hammer is not normally an instrument, but in Mahler’s world of course it is. And we’re not talking about a tiny hammer that might hit a chime. We’re talking about a hammer that could break a door down crashing into a wooden block the size of a table. And whoever said classical music was boring?!?!
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Extra Innings: What happened to the Dodgers?
By Henry Blickenstaff | October 24While the top two seeds advanced to the championship series in the American League, the National League side of the bracket was full of upsets. All three teams that won 100 games were eliminated before the championship series. The Mets’ 101-win season came to an end in the wild card round at the hands of the Padres, while the Braves, also winners of 101 games, were stunned by the Phillies in the division series.
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Sports and Society: How to protect fencing
By Oliver Fox | October 20The plaintiff of two Supreme Court cases against elite universities has very little interest in the politics of college athletics. Their eyes are on a bigger prize: the end of affirmative action in college admissions altogether. Yet, in their efforts to torpedo an era of campus diversity, they might accidentally destroy fencing.
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The Book Nook: 'Six Times We Almost Kissed' explores romance and trauma
By Layla Noor Landrum | October 20Tess Sharpe’s “Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)” (2023) is a poignant and expertly-plotted young adult contemporary romance novel releasing next year from publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
