Born to Love – Taught to Loathe: a review of Hi! My Name is Loco and I Am a Racist
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Born to Love – Taught to Loathe: a review of Hi! My Name is Loco and I Am a Racist

ByEmily Lemmon

The book’s title is a bit surprising, first of all, but don’t be put off!

I downloaded Hi! My Name is Loco and I Am a Racist to my kindle midway through a spring-break workday, partly because it was something I wanted to read, and partly because I thought I “should,” for various reasons, most of them being I’m not sure I understand racism. Having read a bit of Loco’s blog, I expected to laugh and to be challenged, but I never expected to cry…

Book Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
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Book Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

ByRebecca Stock

It may be the year of the dragon, but Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, is still lingering in the spotlight. Last year, her bestselling book on Chinese parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, created uproar after an excerpt was published in The Wall Street Journal, and angry parents railed against her controversial parenting style. Ms….

I Heart T-Points: School Days with a Pig
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I Heart T-Points: School Days with a Pig

ByJ.J. Cappa

This month, it was a challenge settling on a film to review.  Initially, the article was going to explore Japanese remakes of American films, because as it turns out, Hollywood is not the only place “borrowing” ideas from overseas.  Then, because I am cheap and ゴースト (which exists, seriously) is not eligible for half-price rentals…

Book Discoveries: Ahab’s Wife or, The Star-Gazer
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Book Discoveries: Ahab’s Wife or, The Star-Gazer

ByCaitlin Orr

Ahab’s Wife or, The Star-Gazer Sena Jeter Naslund Sena Jeter Naslund took a brief reference in Moby Dick mentioning Captain Ahab’s young wife (and son) and from that seed, she planted and grew herself a transcendent novel.  What kind of woman could hold up against the magnificent (and stubborn) Captain Ahab?  If Naslund had asked…

I Heart T-Points: Tajomaru
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I Heart T-Points: Tajomaru

ByJ.J. Cappa

The kendo club at my school was, historically, rather disappointing, despite the majority of our student body coming from a middle school with a very respectable team. For the past two years, they have only had about three active members, and the student with the strongest swordsmanship, who competed at the national level in junior…