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What the Hell Happened: Chris Harrison Leaves ‘The Bachelor’ Franchise After Racist Remarks

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

For almost 20 years, Chris Harrison, longtime host of “The Bachelor,” has built a career by making broken-hearted people cry. Now it’s his turn for an unbecoming departure.


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‘Favor’ Review: Julien Baker Contends with Companionship

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

With “Favor,” the final single preceding the release of her album “Little Oblivions,” Julien Baker reminds listeners that feeling lonely doesn’t require being alone.


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Harmony Byrne’s Aesthetics of Honesty

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

For singer-songwriter Harmony Byrne, art is an expression of truth: It should be crafted, but never cultivated.


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An Inauguration Singalong: How Sweet the Sound

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

President Joe Biden’s inauguration day was packed with powerhouse musical moments. The first two verses of Garth Brooks’s “Amazing Grace” were not one of them, but it doesn’t matter.


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Unpopular Opinion: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Have Better Lyrics

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

“Dear Evan Hansen” holds a secure place in the musical theater canon. But its unconditional critical celebration paints an incomplete picture, glossing over the areas where musical theater has room to grow.


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Nina MacLaughlin Reads Stories from ‘Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung’ at Harvard Book Store

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

On Nov. 19, local journalist-turned-carpenter-turned-author Nina MacLaughlin read three stories from her fiction debut, “Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung.”


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Music Video Breakdown: ‘White Mercedes’ by Charli XCX

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

If it weren’t well-documented that “White Mercedes” was directed by Colin Solal Cardo and its predecessor by Bradley&Pablo, the two short films could feel like consecutive fever dreams.


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What the Hell Happened: The Museum of Modern Art Expansion

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

That type of memory is what makes MoMA: It’s a museum where art can get personal.


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‘Closer Than Together’ Rings Closer to Right for the Avett Brothers

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

By the first hints of heavy reverb in the second song, “Tell the Truth,” it’s strongly tempting to check to make sure “Closer Than Together” really is an Avett Brothers album.


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Caroline R. Kaufman ’21 Reads from ‘When the World Didn’t End’ at Harvard Book Store

By Chloe E. W. Levine  • 

The collection is the follow-up to Kaufman’s debut book “Light Filters In,” an exploration of depression and sexual assault.

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