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Joy C. Ashford
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Celebrity Saviors
The first time I listened to Dodie Clark, I felt like wanted to crawl inside her songs, to live in the universe of yellow flowers and smeared makeup and sunshine the next morning she created.
Arlo Parks’ ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ Review: An Easy Listen with Hints of Radiance
Swingy and thoughtful, "Collapsed in Sunbeams" synthesizes many of Arlo Parks’ strengths — easy melodies that stick in your head, tight lyrics that unravel with each listen.
Arts Vanity: Months of Covid-19 as Quotes from the Arts Board
Before you block out all remaining memories of this dumpster-fire of a year, take a walk down memory lane through some of the year’s best — and most fitting — Arts Board quotes.
From LFF: An Interview with April Kelley and Sara Huxley of ‘Rose’
This week, the Harvard Crimson sat down with April Kelley and Sara Huxley, executive producers of the female-led horror film “Rose” which debuted at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.
Ninety-Six Hours in November
Last month, we asked our writers to record Election Day — and the days that followed — as they experienced it, from wherever they were in the country.
Into the Elephant's Den
Four years ago, the Harvard Republican Club chose not to endorse Donald Trump, denouncing his “racial slander” as a “threat to the survival of the Republic.” Several weeks ago, the same club released a very different decision, not only endorsing the President but describing his policies as leading to “the most prosperous and safe lives for Black Americans.” So, what changed? Exploring a central group chat described as a “lion’s den,” a previous election characterized by “Harvard snakery to the millionth degree,” and the experience of two women on the club’s board, The Crimson dug into the factors behind the club’s controversial reversal.
From LFF: The Radical Normalcy of Pete Murimi’s ‘I Am Samuel’
Shot vérité style (improvisation and observation-focused) over the course of five years, Murimi opts for short, understated shots of daily life imbued with the intimacy of a home movie.
'Want to Bring Your LGBTQ+ Friends to Jesus?'
In a series of messages headlined “Want to bring your LGBTQ+ friends to Jesus?”, a ministry fellow for Harvard College Faith and Action invited his organization’s hundreds of members to the Revoice Conference. To some, the conference provides a sanctuary where conservative, “same-sex attracted” Christians can come as they are. For others, it represents a softened form of conversion therapy. So, what, exactly, do they “revoice”?
‘Athlete A’ and the ‘Perfect Victim’ Problem
Do we have to force kids to relive their trauma, to prove their gymnastic potential and youthful naiveté over and over again in order to convince audiences to take sexual abuse seriously?
Want to Watch ‘The Help’? Here Are 36 Things To Do Instead.
Want to watch “The Help?” Enjoy these Black entertainment staples instead.