The endgame: Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ and why we like it when our heroes fail
The endgame: Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ and why we like it when our heroes fail Marvel Studios/CourtesyAbout a week from now, Marvel Studios (but really, Disney) will release “Avengers: Endgame” to what is...
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View ArticleBreaking the eggs: Learning to unlove Woody Allen
Breaking the eggs: Learning to unlove Woody Allen United Artists/CourtesyEvery so often, I find myself having the same discussion about separating art from the artist. I find it generally unfulfilling,...
View ArticleLooking for the Beats and finding slam poetry
Looking for the Beats and finding slam poetry AP Photo/CourtesyIt started with Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th birthday and book release last March. I arrived at City Lights bookstore half an hour early...
View Article‘But we are still alive’: On refugee depictions in ‘Transit’ and ‘Exit West’
‘But we are still alive’: On refugee depictions in ‘Transit’ and ‘Exit West’ Schramm Film/CourtesyThe consul banged the table and said, “If you’ve got no passport you’re officially dead” But we are...
View ArticleFaith and food: 30th annual King Tut Festival emphasizes Egyptianness of...
Faith and food: 30th annual King Tut Festival emphasizes Egyptianness of Coptic Identity Elizabeth Neoman/StaffThe smell of freshly made basbousa filled the air as Umm Kulthum’s music boomed over...
View Article‘Life is catastrophe,’ or how I learned to love ‘The Goldfinch’
‘Life is catastrophe,’ or how I learned to love ‘The Goldfinch’ Alex Jimenez/StaffBecause I don’t care what anyone says or how often or winningly they say it: no one will ever, ever be able to persuade...
View ArticleUnbox the box: ‘For the Love of Men,’ Liz Plank talks masculinity, disability...
Unbox the box: ‘For the Love of Men,’ Liz Plank talks masculinity, disability with Victor Pineda Zachary Kerschberg/CourtesyAward-winning Vox journalist Liz Plank’s first book, “For the Love of Men: A...
View ArticleHalf Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival: Capitalism at its finest
Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival: Capitalism at its finest Alex Dang/Staff“The roads are open, the sky is clear, people are smiling, autumn is HERE!” — Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival...
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Man to man: An analysis of the bromance trope Tait Productions Moving Pictures/CourtesyThis year, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I gathered some friends to watch one of my all time favorite movies,...
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