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The Silent Dystopia: What Classic Novels Warn Us About the Modern World

Modern dystopia doesn’t arrive with violence—it seeps in through convenience, comfort, and control. Drawing on the warnings of Orwell, Huxley, and Lowry, it reveals how surveillance, pleasure, and enforced sameness have become subtle tools of manipulation, challenging us to recognize and resist the quiet erosion of our freedom and humanity.


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Is it Better to Remember or Forget?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind explores whether it’s better to remember or forget, revealing that pain and joy are inseparable parts of being human. Through Joel and Clementine’s journey to erase and rediscover their love, the film shows that growth and healing come not from forgetting the past, but from learning to accept it.


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Dumbphones, Smart Choice

A growing number of students are rejecting smartphones in favor of “dumbphones,” choosing simplicity and focus over constant connectivity. By disconnecting, they’re reclaiming their attention, rediscovering boredom, and proving that sometimes less technology leads to a richer, more mindful life.


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Where is the Representation: The Oscar Race Problem

The Oscars have long been known to favor predominantly white actors, and despite attempts to change this inequity by increasing the amount of POC voices in the discussion, black actors and actresses are still getting snubbed for major awards. Especially in the Best Actress category this year, there is controversy around specific nominations but more so, those who were not nominated. 


Drowning in the Hudson, Aisha (played by Anna Diop) in Nanny (2022) | Courtesy: Philadelphia Film Society
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Nanny: An Immigrant Drowned

Nanny tells the story of Aisha, a black immigrant in New York city who finds herself having to endure mistreatment by the parents of the child she babysits. Sadly, when she needs to find a way home to Senegal with her own child, but cannot secure the funding, she finds herself in a hypnagogic hallucination. 


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