Anne-Sophie Kim Contributing Editor
Articles
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Bo Burnham self deprecates to the extreme
I didn’t walk into a Bo Burnham show expecting to hear everyone in the audience crack their knuckles simultaneously. But it happened, and it sounded like several thousand cherubs vomited in Carnegie Music Hall. “Watch how good the rest of this show appears now in relation to that sound,” Bo said.
Pillbox | November 16, 2015 -
Minority identities aren't costumes for white people to rent at no cost
Congratulations to Yi-Fen Chou for being featured in The Best American Poetry 2015, an annual anthology edited by David Lehman and a rotating guest editor. Shame on Michael Derrick Hudson for using the pen name Yi-Fen Chou to get his work published.
Forum | September 14, 2015 -
Sex crimes still relevant after UVA
If you haven’t been keeping up with the news, Rolling Stone published an article last November that stirred a national conversation across college campuses about sexual assault. The article detailed a harrowing account of a University of Virginia student named Jackie and her gang rape at a campus fraternity house.
On Sunday, April 5, Rolling Stone retracted the article.
Forum | April 13, 2015 -
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt releases first season
Before starting Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I was ready to jump on another comedy show. Each time I opened Netflix over break, the front page screamed at me with the show’s aggressively bright promo, tagged with the line “Created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.” I suppose that’s what got me to watch the show in the first place — Tina freaking Fey, star of 30 Rock and cast member and writer for ...
Pillbox | March 23, 2015 -
“My Heart Is In the Work” opens at The Frame
On Friday night, The Frame Gallery glowed with the words and stories of Carnegie Mellon students. Small, square screens and projections stood out against the dark night, the only source of light within the gallery. The installation show is titled “My Heart Is In The Work,” recalling the university’s motto, famously penned by Andrew Carnegie. The show explores the stress culture perpetuated through...
Pillbox | March 1, 2015