Jachin Lam

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Another Bites The Dust: J.K. Rowling and Potterheads

By Jachin Lam | March 11

J.K. Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” book series, has been a controversial figure online in recent years. Her cancellation has been of great interest to me because of my attachment to the aforementioned “Harry Potter” series growing up. So it is monumental to witness someone of such immense cultural and financial success fall from the public’s eye to such a degree.

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Another Bites The Dust: A deep dive into cancel culture

By Jachin Lam | February 18

Like many other kids, I was obsessed with “Harry Potter” growing up. I never enjoyed reading back then; it always felt like a chore. That is until my friend recommended the “Harry Potter” series to me.

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Are the Oscars really merit-based?

By Jachin Lam | December 8

As we await next year’s Oscars and nominees, I’ve been thinking about past winners — especially the 2023 awards season in which two actors, Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser, made major Hollywood comebacks with Oscars in hand, and Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress. The entire “Everything Everywhere All At Once” cast and crew swept that year’s award season, with much of their campaign gaining internet buzz due to the movie’s significance resonating with the Asian American community. One outlier in their success, however, was Jamie Lee Curtis’ first Oscar win, which many referred to as a ‘legacy Oscar.’ This prompted me to think more about how awards campaigns work — and whether some winners truly ‘deserve’ these so-called ‘legacy Oscars,’ or whether they should stop being handed out altogether.

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Netflix’s “Adolescence”: What is happening to young men?

By Jachin Lam | November 5

With awards season approaching, Netflix’s limited series “Adolescence” has gained significant traction from both the public and acclaimed critics, having already hadimmense success and historical wins at the Emmys last month. Much of the show’s attention surrounds its subject matter, tackling rising issues such astoxic masculinity and the online radicalization of young men, both of which have been plaguing the internet in recent years.

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Cat-didates or candidates? What a cat election tells us about the state of politics

By Jachin Lam | October 9

On Sept. 16, a new, special mayor was announced in Somerville: one who emerged from a tight, grueling race over the summer, in a campaign that had residents sitting on the edge of their seats. Oh, and the preliminary elections for Somerville mayor happened too.

Another Bites The Dust: J.K. Rowling and Potterheads

Another Bites The Dust: A deep dive into cancel culture

Are the Oscars really merit-based?

Netflix’s “Adolescence”: What is happening to young men?

Cat-didates or candidates? What a cat election tells us about the state of politics

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