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Sandbox

It’s second semester, which means that several hundred juniors are returning from study abroad programs.


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Editor's Note

Ross had basically been content to define himself in opposition to the Denver Broncos’ ubiquitous white evangelical Christian starting quarterback.


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James Blake

James Blake knows how to ring in the New Year. On the first second of the title track of his latest EP Love What Happened Here, a rising organ note bursts through the silence and jubilantly...


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The Weeknd

On December 21, well after various best-of-2011 lists had been tabulated and published, Abel Tesfaye pulled off one of the most ambitious feats of the year by releasing Echoes of Silence.


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Eyes on the silver screen

Watching Mad Men in light of some of the most hysterical critical hype of television history began as a frustrating, disorienting experience for me. This is part of its power.


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Sandbox

Here’s a hypothetical: the student union at a major university sponsors an on-campus party with a theme that inherently marginalizes and objectifies women.


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Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke attempts to reinvent his signature soulful sound in Love After War with a number of tries at nuanced theatricality, but with the exception of a few tracks, the album doesn’t depart...