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Opinion | Pleasure misguides those seeking satisfaction

Opinion | Pleasure misguides those seeking satisfaction

May 4, 2021

Opinion | Diversity in media originates at local level

April 16, 2021
Opinion | COVID-19 threatens America’s national identity

Opinion | COVID-19 threatens America’s national identity

March 31, 2021
Opinion | Corrupt corporate lobbying strangles accountability

Opinion | Corrupt corporate lobbying strangles accountability

March 16, 2021
Actor Daniel Craig stars in

Opinion | Society overindulges in comforts of the past

February 5, 2021
Opinion | Modern holiday stockings pervert traditional meaning

Opinion | Modern holiday stockings pervert traditional meaning

January 25, 2021
Opinion | Weapon advancement inspires horror genre

Opinion | Weapon advancement inspires horror genre

November 12, 2020
Opinion | Death of malls prompts public space loss

Opinion | Death of malls prompts public space loss

October 26, 2020
Opinion | Jaws embodies anxiety of Vietnam War

Opinion | Jaws embodies anxiety of Vietnam War

October 8, 2020
Director Boon Joon Ho poses at the premiere of Okja on June 22, 2017.

Opinion | Break free from one-inch barrier

September 15, 2020
Opinion | College heightens class division

Opinion | College heightens class division

April 19, 2020
Opinion | More public transit can benefit us all

Opinion | More public transit can benefit us all

March 9, 2020
Democratic presidential candidates stand on stage before the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N. H., on Feb. 7. Columnist Dylan believes debates unnecessarily dramatize the overall election system.

Opinion | Postman delivers valid commentary on televised politics

February 17, 2020
Jim Carrey poses as Chip, a cable provider, in the 1996 movie, “The Cable Guy.” Columnist Dylan discusses how the critique of media in “The Cable Guy” can be applied to modern times, more than 20 years after the movie was created.

Opinion | ‘The Cable Guy’ was ahead of its time

January 30, 2020
SunnyD tweets as if it was a person. Columnist Dylan urges people to recognize corporate personification on social media platforms and highlights the negative impact of artificial personhood.

Opinion | Corporate personhood breeds ‘brand Twitter’

December 5, 2019
Katsuhiro Otomo riding Kaneda’s motorcycle at Angoulême International Comics Festival on Jan. 27, 2016. Columnist Dylan recognizes the film “Akira” predicted many of the political, social and economic issues in 2019.

Opinion | Katsuhiro Otomo’s ‘Akira’ predicted 2019

November 21, 2019
Kanye West poses at the Vanity Fair kickoff party for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Columnist Dylan Gray claims West's album,

Opinion | Kanye West’s ‘808s & Heartbreak’ is this decade’s most influential album

November 5, 2019
A DoorDash driver picks up an order from the McDonald’s on Green Street on Oct. 5. Columnist Dylan claims food delivery businesses contribute to mental and physical unhealthiness.

Opinion | Food delivery: unhealthy physically and mentally

October 21, 2019
Opinion | All-inclusive hotels diminish international experiences

Opinion | All-inclusive hotels diminish international experiences

October 8, 2019
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