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Rowling gets real

Apparently, J. K. Rowling thinks a lot about sex. Genitalia, masturbation, pedophilia, incest, rape, teen pregnancy — these are all peccadillos that delight her fancy. […]

Dark Matters

“Hey, I like that smile!” I had already hurried past the two young guys in front of the New Haven Public Library when I heard […]

The loose ends of J.J. Abrams

GC: We wanted to kick things off with the high-concept drama that’s brought J.J. Abrams back to a small screen near you: “Revolution.” (NB: he’s […]

A Long Stay in a Strange “Hotel”

It always confused me when Rolling Stone talked about music as if it were a math test. “Difficult,” “challenging,” “rewarding”: I struggled to see how […]

How to cure your “Sunday Weirds”

I wasn’t able to truly comprehend the idea of the “Sunday Weirds” until I woke up after Marathon Weekend (toga, tailgate, RAD)[1] with cornrows in […]

A case for male strippers

Last Sunday, I journeyed to the Critierion to see “Lawless.” I was treated to an evening of excessive violence, a confused and incoherent plotline, and […]

Girl Reporter connects with imaginary musician

Growing up in a small, landlocked city affords the pop culture-curious tween few opportunities to meet celebrities. This problem is compounded if this tween had, […]

A Case for Cinematic Stories

Three weeks ago I read in this publication an interesting guest column, written by Becca Edelman ’14, that drew a distinction between cinematic story and […]

Get bitcoins or die tryin

  Does it ever make you nervous to realize that our currency system is backed by a government that’s over $16 trillion in debt? Or […]

The Unapology Comedy Tour

So a Facebook addict, the husband of a Jew, a divorced mom, a Puerto Rican Yale grad, a fat guy and a beat-boxing Jamaican American […]

When the ratio of ass-kicked to runtime is high

In baseball, it’s called the Mendoza Line. A batting average of .200 is the last checkpoint on the slide into limbo. On the wrong side […]