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ARTS & CULTURE

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Pain au Princeton: To be someone's chocolate croissant

“Princetonians are chocolate croissants: even before you meet them, you know they’ll be great, but they will go above and beyond your expectations in their sweetness and the rich depth of their consideration for a fellow community member.”

"Princetonians are chocolate croissants: even before you meet them, you know they’ll be great, but they will go above and beyond your expectations in their sweetness and the rich depth of their consideration for a fellow community member."

THE PROSPECT | 09/07/2023

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DISPATCH | What they never tell you about Alaska

“What I try to tell them is that Alaska is beautiful — but they ‘mmhmm’ and move on, since I can’t really express in words these sentiments in a way to get them to pay attention to what I’m saying, because for me, Alaska is more than just beautiful, and it just can’t be summarized in whatever picture I try to show them.”

“What I try to tell them is that Alaska is beautiful — but they ‘mmhmm’ and move on, since I can’t really express in words these sentiments in a way to get them to pay attention to what I’m saying, because for me, Alaska is more than just beautiful, and it just can’t be summarized in whatever picture I try to show them.”

THE PROSPECT | 08/09/2023

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DISPATCH | The heartbreak city

“It turns out Hong Kong has a way of breaking your heart — but I didn’t know that until it was too late, far too late, for me to do anything about it.”

“It turns out Hong Kong has a way of breaking your heart — but I didn’t know that until it was too late, far too late, for me to do anything about it.”

THE PROSPECT | 08/09/2023

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DISPATCH | Memories of last summer

“Places turned into ideas, people into images, and I felt the months pass by me as if I’d fallen asleep during a movie only to wake up at the end credits. Maybe I was dreaming the entire time.”

 “Places turned into ideas, people into images, and I felt the months pass by me as if I’d fallen asleep during a movie only to wake up at the end credits. Maybe I was dreaming the entire time.”

THE PROSPECT | 08/09/2023

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‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ is an important warning about misinformation

“Ressa puts what I’ve long felt uncomfortable about into words, supported by evidence and data,“ writes incoming first-year Contributing Prospect Writer Ivy Chen.

“Ressa puts what I’ve long felt uncomfortable about into words, supported by evidence and data,“ writes incoming first-year Contributing Prospect Writer Ivy Chen.

THE PROSPECT | 07/26/2023

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DISPATCH | Summer fun and Cali sun: Commemorating 2010’s pop songs

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

THE PROSPECT | 07/12/2023

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DISPATCH | Retracing my steps in the desert

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”

THE PROSPECT | 06/14/2023

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For all the tigers’ teachers

“In my case, in the hardest of moments, it has been a teacher’s outstretched hand that has pulled me out and forward. I can think of so many little moments — moments so small I wonder if they even registered as consequential for them but were seismic for me.”

“In my case, in the hardest of moments, it has been a teacher’s outstretched hand that has pulled me out and forward. I can think of so many little moments — moments so small I wonder if they even registered as consequential for them but were seismic for me.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/25/2023

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The experience at the Maruichi market

“However, as of late, Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli has blessed Princeton with its gracious presence, presenting students who are sick of Frist sushi with a slice of authentic Japanese cuisine.”

“However, as of late, Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli has blessed Princeton with its gracious presence, presenting students who are sick of Frist sushi with a slice of authentic Japanese cuisine.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/18/2023

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Reflecting on French toast and memory

“In this sense, I am afraid of the “Breezy Point effect,” or that the joyful memories and personal connections from this year will exist only in my memories. In other words, I am worried about losing the wonderful people that I have met and no longer having the chance to create more experiences with them”

“In this sense, I am afraid of the “Breezy Point effect,” or that the joyful memories and personal connections from this year will exist only in my memories. In other words, I am worried about losing the wonderful people that I have met and no longer having the chance to create more experiences with them.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2023

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Princeton on ice: a review of the Princeton Figure Skating Club’s homage to the decades

Contributing Writer for The Prospect Anthony Nathan describes his experience watching the “Skating Through the Decades” show by Princeton University’s Figure Skating Club. 

Contributing Writer for The Prospect Anthony Nathan describes his experience watching the “Skating Through the Decades” show by Princeton University’s Figure Skating Club. 

THE PROSPECT | 05/04/2023