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Shakespeare Takes Hollywood

In her latest, Culture Editor Eliza Campbell takes on her fascination with depictions of William Shakespeare (the man) in film and television.

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What We’re Watching, Vol. 6

With October comes the true height of autumn and everything to get in the spirit, from Scottish period dramas to beloved sitcoms and every Halloween-themed showing we can get tickets to. Read on for what we’re watching this month!

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Campus Films & Shows for An Autumn Weekend

With autumn officially underway and the academic year now going strong, we turn away from the campus novel and towards our favorite campus moments on screen.

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Favorite Autumn Films to Welcome the Season

As we inch closer to the official start of Autumn, our resident film expert and contributor Zoë G. Burnett shares her favorite films for ushering in the season, including an early review of this year's anticipated adaptation of Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.

Discussing The Cult of Donna Tartt

With the highly anticipated release of The Goldfinch film this week, our very own Eliza Campbell and Rachel Tay correspond to discuss the film, as well as the allure of Donna Tartt, her works, and their everlasting presence in our lives.

What We're Watching, Vol. 5

With a new season coming and autumn shows to anticipate, we’re discussing our favorite watches of the recent weeks.

How to Dress Like Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally

In our latest “How to Dress,” Culture Editor turns to the iconic Sally Albright in Nora Ephron’s When Harry Met Sally to find fashion inspiration for early autumn (and let’s face it, every slightly cool moment of the year).

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A Room of Want’s Own: Brief Comments on Female Desire in Three Summer Reads (and One Excellent British Tragicomedy)

Writer Rachel Tay explores the topic of female desire in three of the summer’s most popular and poignant reads – Mona Awad’s Bunny, Lara William’s Supper Club, and Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women – before turning to Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the phenomenon that was and is Fleabag.

Travel Through the Pages: The French Riviera

Launching a new travel series, EIC Olivia Gündüz-Willemin takes us to the South of France through books, films, and more.

On Midsommar

Contributor Zoë G. Burnett reviews Ari Aster’s Midsommar, touching on Midsommar festivities and elements of the unsettling and the collective unconscious in the film.

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What We're Watching, Vol. 4

With summer becoming almost unbearably long sometimes all we can do is sit back, turn on every fan we have, and binge watch a show or two. This month, we talk critically acclaimed sitcoms, female driven historical dramas, and more.

In Defense of Effort

In her first piece for The Attic On Eighth, Camilla Danaher reflects on feminism and the male gaze, questioning preconceived notions of femininity and appearance.

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Introducing Eight Francophone Authors

Freeing the Francophonie of its clichés and old white men, Milena Le Fouillé shares her favorite Francophone writers to know.

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What We're Watching, Vol. 3

Relying on entertainment to keep us cool, three Attic writers share their summer binge-watches and what they're planning next.

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Coffee Shops of the World: Savannah, Georgia

In our continuing series of independent coffee shops around the world, Creative Director Raquel Reyes finds escape in the many beloved shops of her home town Savannah, Georgia.