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December 30, 2024

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Strait claims that Samantha Harvey's 2023 novel Orbital, newly awarded the Booker Prize this past month, is syntactically brilliant but thematically dull.

Cotton candy and the beautiful non-beauty: Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning novel, Orbital

By RILEY STRAIT | December 10, 2024

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The point of A24’s new film Heretic is not to question what religion is but to question how people interact with religion — specifically, the fine line between burning bridges and finding community.

Heretic is an answerless, equal-attention movie that you can’t bring yourself to hate

By RILEY STRAIT | December 6, 2024

COURTESY OF MICHAEL VINCENT
“Country Y-er” F (Finnigan Keane) vies for the attention of B (Qiushi (Chris) Tian).

Johns Hopkins Theatre's performance of Passage raises questions of anti-intellectualism

By RILEY STRAIT | November 23, 2024

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Students report mixed reactions to the placement of new security cameras on campus.

New security camera installations on campus raise concerns

By RILEY STRAIT and SARAH HUANG | November 21, 2024

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Smile 2 borrows plot points and narrative strategies both from other established horror films and the original Smile, resulting in an obvious cash grab without artistic ambition.

Smile 2 is like an old, beloved dead dog

By RILEY STRAIT | November 10, 2024

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Strait praises The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich for its mosaic of compelling narratives and themes.

Nothing sweet as sugar beets, teenage marriage and tragedy: Louise Erdrich’s novel The Mighty Red

By RILEY STRAIT | November 9, 2024

COURTESY OF RILEY STRAIT
Senator Ben Cardin discusses the values-based foreign policy he believes that the U.S. should adhere to.

Senator Ben Cardin advocates for values based foreign policy in Hopkins Lecture Series event

By RILEY STRAIT | November 8, 2024

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Strait shares his experience of voting (and getting called a “libtard”) for the first time.

Am I a f***ing libtard?

By RILEY STRAIT | November 5, 2024

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Hopkins Symphony Orchestra delivers an evening of folksy, intense and truly "American" music

By RILEY STRAIT | October 25, 2024

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Strait believes that Rooney’s latest novel, Intermezzo, does not match the quality of her previous books.

Sally Rooney's Intermezzo: Smut or sophisticated?

By RILEY STRAIT | October 22, 2024

RILEY STRAIT

Cotton candy and the beautiful non-beauty: Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning novel, Orbital

Heretic is an answerless, equal-attention movie that you can’t bring yourself to hate

Johns Hopkins Theatre's performance of Passage raises questions of anti-intellectualism

New security camera installations on campus raise concerns

Smile 2 is like an old, beloved dead dog

Nothing sweet as sugar beets, teenage marriage and tragedy: Louise Erdrich’s novel The Mighty Red

Senator Ben Cardin advocates for values based foreign policy in Hopkins Lecture Series event

Am I a f***ing libtard?

Hopkins Symphony Orchestra delivers an evening of folksy, intense and truly "American" music

Sally Rooney's Intermezzo: Smut or sophisticated?

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