Zhu: Reboot culture limits creativity, stifles new voices
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
April 19, 2019
In the past decade, more and more blockbusters have been either reboots or remakes of old films and franchises. It raises the question of not only why this is happening, but whether or not these films have any value to offer to popular culture beyond pure nostalgia. Although it is difficult to pinpoint when th...
Zhu: Vulgar humor opens conversation on privilege
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
March 29, 2019
Amid her relatable quips about the state of Cleveland’s streets and being a woman today, Michelle Wolf’s campus appearance last Friday focused on the importance of privilege in modern society. Planted in fun hypotheticals about the historical women’s rights movement, her words helped open conversat...
Zhu: Who still uses Asian-American slurs?
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
March 1, 2019
A self titled “speaking artist,” Alex Luu is a slam poet from Southern California who speaks out about his experience as an Asian-American. Most recently, he made an appearance at the Taiwanese American Student Association’s Plum Blossom Banquet last weekend. Halfway through Luu’s evocative set o...
Zhu: KonMari isn’t minimalism and for good reason
Caroline Zhu, Staff Columnist
February 15, 2019
Following the release of her Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” Japanese organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo made a sudden return to pop culture. But the response to her show and her philosophy reflects a distinctly Western take on Eastern cultures and minimalism. While Kondo...
