Nicole Turner//Blog Writer I was scrolling through my Goodreads account last month and came to a conclusion. My reading year had sucked. Not necessarily in terms of how many books I’ve read, but because I did not enjoy a…
Is Alexa Taking Over?
Angie Haas//Blog Writer Alexa has become a household name — a personal assistant that comes in the form of a cylindrical speaker designed by Amazon. You can ask her just about anything and everything; you can even order products from…
The Crying of Lot 49 and Real-World Conspiracy
Christina Bagni//Blog Writer The Crying of Lot 49 is a fascinating book by Thomas Pynchon that focuses on conspiracy and paranoia. Oedipa’s unravelling of a maybe-secret society ends with (spoiler) little concrete resolution, as from page 1 to the final…
George Orwell’s Four Writing Motives Reflect Today’s Publishing Industry
by Jonathan Smith // Blog Writer George Orwell, best known for such novels as 1984 and Animal Farm, is one of the most politically driven writers I have ever come across. Born in 1903, Orwell came of age during World…
Comedian Aziz Ansari Gets (Somewhat) Serious in Modern Romance
Jonathan Smith // Blog Writer Aziz Ansari, best known for his role as Tom Haverford in NBC’s Parks and Recreation, is not the type of person most would expect to write a detailed account on dating in the digital age.…
What’s Up with Arms From the Sea?
Christina Bagni//Blog Writer Perhaps you heard whispered rumors in the air. Perhaps it happened to a friend. Perhaps it has even happened to you. At the corner of Boylston and Tremont, unsuspecting Emerson students have been handed mysterious hardcover books…