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Daniel S. de Castro

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Year in Review

Arts Vanity: The Top 5 Bad Bunny Songs You Don’t Hear at Every Party

The next time you’re on aux and you face accusations of “latinophobia,” consider switching things up by playing any of these five Bad Bunny classics that deserve more airtime.

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Books

The Best Books We’ve Read for a Harvard Course

Here we share some of our favorite books that we’ve read for a Harvard course, and we hope you’ll consider checking these works out as well!

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Arts

Arts Vanity: Bringing Back Books and Liquor

For the last year, we’ve published every piece under our jurisdiction in the Books section of The Harvard Crimson. But whenever we searched for the “books” tag in our website’s administration system, a mysterious category would pop up: “books and liquor.”

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Books

‘Greenwich Park’ Review: Slow Start, Strong Finish

All in all, “Greenwich Park” is worth reading past its sluggish first half. Though the novel’s slower moments may not have readers on edge, they lay the groundwork for what is a truly thrilling conclusion, one that will keep readers’ eyes locked on the page.

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Arts

Arts Vanity: On My Love-Hate Relationship with ‘Inception’

At the end of the day, my opinion of “Inception” at any given moment has much more to do with my current state of mind than anything else.

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Books

In ‘Imaginary Peaks,’ Katie Ives ’99 Explores More than Just Mountaineering

Well-researched and equally well-written, “Imaginary Peaks” is a compelling read, both for experienced mountaineers and for those that have yet to attempt their first climb.

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Books

‘You Better Be Lightning’ Review: Andrea Gibson Explores Love in the Real World

"You Better Be Lightning" exemplifies why Gibson is one of today’s premier poets, capable of moving readers through scenes of what life — and love — is actually like in the real world.

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Arts

With ‘The Premise,’ B.J. Novak is Back and Better than Ever

In its two-episode premiere, “The Premise” proved itself to be a promising series that is timely, engaging, and thought-provoking.

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Music

‘‘96 Bulls’ Review: Kota the Friend’s Deceptively Deep New Single

With his versatility as an artist on full display in “‘96 Bulls,” Kota the Friend draws attention to his inherent duality as a person.

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Film

‘The Card Counter’ Review: A Movie Written by a Writer for Other Writers

“The Card Counter” is a film that invites questions and inspires reflection: There are layers to understanding the work, and the screening experience does not end after leaving the theater.

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Books

‘In the Lateness of the World’ Review: A Meditative Journey through Thought and Time

While they don’t tell a single story, the individual poems that make up “In the Lateness of the World” take the reader on a meditative journey.

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Books

‘You Belong Here Now’ Review: A Casual Read Lacking a Touch of Detail

In the end, “You Belong Here Now” is a novel that suffers from a paradox of complexity: at times too simple, and at others too complicated.

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Arts

Music Video Breakdown: “Show Me Up” by Lil Tecca

The physical and temporal distortion of the video are the perfect backdrop to the trance-like song that they are meant to represent.

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Books

‘Nancy’ Review: A Poetic Look into Chilean Society

Originally written in Spanish, the recently translated "Nancy" by Chilean author Bruno Lloret tells a raw and heart-wrenching story of survival.

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Books

‘What Sammy Knew’ Review: Not Just Another Coming-of-Age Story

David Laskin tells a timeless tale of maturity set against a backdrop of 1970s New York.

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