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‘A Strange Story’: The Love Song of T. Stearns Eliot

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‘A Strange Story’: The Love Song of T. Stearns Eliot

Zach Sahin

It’s quite the experience delving into the relationship between Eliot and Hale, mixed with a tingling of happiness and giddiness, laughter, bits of intelligence and wisdom, and of course romping about in the sentiment and longing that such a tragic love story can cause.

THE PROSPECT | 04/15/2020

Tigers and TikTok

Tigers and TikTok

José Pablo Fernández García

The world we live in is undoubtedly changing in various facets day by day, and how we socialize and connect with our communities is no exception. For at least some Princeton students, TikTok is taking on an increasingly prominent part of their social lives as our campus community is spread out across the world.

THE PROSPECT | 04/12/2020

Quarantine and chill: Prospect recommendations, week one [shows to stream]

Living in a global pandemic leaves you with little to do to keep yourself entertained. To help combat impending boredom, Prospect has launched a series in which our staff recommend content and creative outlets to keep you occupied while you’re stuck in your home. This week, our writers and editors watched a variety of awesome shows on multiple streaming services. Here’s what we recommend you watch during quarantine.

THE PROSPECT | 04/09/2020

The art of socializing

Scudder Plaza during Fall Lawnparties (2019)

The art of socializing

Sreesha Ghosh

The quarantine has taught us many, many things. Like working from home isn’t as cool as it seems. Or that Animal Crossing is apparently still a thing. It has also taught us that we are people that need each other. And that while this situation is far from ideal, the fact that we still have access to one another is something to be grateful for.

THE PROSPECT | 04/08/2020

Xenophobia in the midst of COVID-19

Xenophobia in the midst of COVID-19

Cameron Lee

When a pandemic means losing control over one’s life, the qualities which make us human become compromised. The choice to associate COVID-19 with China stems from historical and systemic choices in America to associate disease with foreigners and particularly Chinese immigration.

THE PROSPECT | 04/06/2020

Recipes for your social distancing needs

Annabelle Duval

No matter what you make, stress-baking is a productive, easy, and joyful way to take care of yourself and your family members. Food Network Star Giada de Laurentiis says, “Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.” I think that right now, we could all use a little extra nourishment, for our bodies and our souls.

THE PROSPECT | 04/05/2020

In photos: When senior year ends early

In photos: When senior year ends early

Jon Ort, Ivy Truong, and Mark Dodici

To recognize this time of uncertainty and finality, The Daily Princetonian invited students from the Class of 2020 to participate in a photo essay that aimed to create alternative thesis photos in honor of all of the seniors who will not be able to celebrate the capstone of their Princeton careers on campus.

VISUAL ESSAY | 04/01/2020

To the late meal California burger — oh, how I miss you

To the late meal California burger — oh, how I miss you

Caitlin Limestahl

Recently, my mother asked me what I miss most from my incomplete first year as a Princeton student. When remembering began to hurt just a little bit too much, I gave an answer that was true, just not entirely: I missed the California burger from late meal.

THE PROSPECT | 04/01/2020

To all the memories unmade, photos untaken

To all the memories unmade, photos untaken

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

These memories are ones we were promised, ones we were banking on, and ones our peers, just a year or two older, do bank on — for support, solace, and strength. Now, they’re like polaroids that got jammed and never came out: we came tantalizingly close to having them, but there’s nothing to be done about the simple fact that we won’t.

THE PROSPECT | 03/31/2020

Discovering Firestone

Discovering Firestone

José Pablo Fernández García

I had forgotten the joy of checking out books from the library, but I was reminded of it once again after arriving in Princeton. I was first reminded of it when I checked out three books for my writing seminar and felt weirdly excited about the fact that the oldest due date in any of the books was from approximately four decades ago.

THE PROSPECT | 03/26/2020

In photos: A campus deserted

A view of Firestone Plaza through East Pyne

In photos: A campus deserted

Daily Princetonian Staff and Mark Dodici

In this photoessay, The Daily Princetonian looks at hotspots of student life, sharply contrasted against the stark emptiness that filled the Orange Bubble on a rainy Thursday morning just hours before the evacuation deadline.

NEWS | 03/25/2020

For all the frustrated Tigers

For all the frustrated Tigers

José Pablo Fernández García

As I write that, all I’m hoping for is that the saying “third time’s the charm” really holds come next fall.

THE PROSPECT | 03/12/2020

Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Paige Allen

Currently showing at the Princeton Garden Theatre, Céline Sciamma’s latest film “Portrait de la jeune fille en feu” (translated as “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) explores the dialectics of artist/subject, love/beloved, and viewer/viewed, presenting them as fluid and reciprocal. In the act of viewing, the film posits, oneself is viewed.

THE PROSPECT | 03/10/2020

The five phases of going to an acclaimed history museum

The five phases of going to an acclaimed history museum

Auhjanae McGee

As I try to summarize my thoughts on the museum and my overall impressions of the city, I realize that I took on five different personas in response to the bright new sights. Allow me to expand.

THE PROSPECT | 03/05/2020

Photographing Raqs: Exploring a new artistic challenge

Zoya Amir Gauhar

Beyond just the mechanical elements of photography, such as shutter speed, ISO, and aperture, I had to look at how I, the photographer, chose to present the art I was capturing.

THE PROSPECT | 03/04/2020

Sexpert: Porn revelations

The Sexpert

I just found out that my boyfriend prefers a certain type of porn a few months into our relationship. When we first started dating, I asked him and he lied to me repeatedly saying he has never watched porn. What he’s into isn’t bad, but it is different than what I was expecting. Is it a red flag that he lied to me when I asked the first few times?

THE PROSPECT | 03/04/2020

Spilling the Tea: Is Afternoon Tea at the Tiger Tea Room Worth It?

Spilling the Tea: Is Afternoon Tea at the Tiger Tea Room Worth It?

Lauren Fromkin

If you yearn to escape, however briefly, from the Orange Bubble, afternoon tea is your place.

THE PROSPECT | 03/02/2020

Midnight, Firestone, and me

Midnight, Firestone, and me

I was laying in the courtyard — the galleons of the sky were dancing impressionists imitating varying animals and beings — when President Eisgruber walked over to me and began to say in a monotone voice: “The library is now closed. The library is now closed.”

THE PROSPECT | 02/27/2020

On Triangle tour: Fernández García ’23 reflects on a whirlwind trip

On Triangle tour: Fernández García ’23 reflects on a whirlwind trip

José Pablo Fernández García

“I am exhausted,” I said to every person who asked how I was doing during the first week and a half of the semester. Naturally, the question-askers wanted to know why I was exhausted, and my answer was simple: the Princeton Triangle Club’s 2020 tour of “Once Uponzi Time.”

THE PROSPECT | 02/26/2020

USG Movie Review: ‘The Social Network’

Sreesha Ghosh

Today, I have aspirations of being a screenwriter — and Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Network’ is precisely the reason why.

THE PROSPECT | 02/25/2020

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