About a decade ago or so, it was made effectively illegal to be a white guy with a guitar and a feeling, to smoke American…
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This article was originally published in the October 2025 print edition. Guillermo del Toro’s newest undertaking “Frankenstein” is a mostly-faithful, frequently heavy-handed, but successfully heartwarming…
The Sophian interviewed Allegra Hyde, Assistant Professor of English Language & Literature at Smith, about her short story “Endangered.” Originally published in American Short Fiction…
On Sept. 1, swarms of mosquitoes and flocks of gingham-clad indieheads made their way to the secluded Pines Theater at Look Park to see the…
On Thursday, April 10, a 27-foot truck rolled up outside of John M. Greene Hall with an emphatic statement plastered across its flank: “YOUR BODY…
In 2022, University of Massachusetts professor and filmmaker Kate Way had just finished teaching her course on the politics of K-12 education, which included a…
This article was originally published in the April 2025 Print Issue of The Sophian. On Tuesday, April 8, the Smith College Grace Hazard Conkling Writer-in-Residence…
When I walked into the Hallie Flanagan Studio Theater to an announcement cheerily telling me to “Enjoy Scissoring,” I didn’t quite know what to expect.…
Disclaimer: this article contains spoilers. On Sunday, March 2, Sean Baker’s “Anora” swept the 96th Academy Awards, winning five of the six categories it was…
Kendrick Lamar had a loaded agenda for his 13-minute-long halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX. On Sunday, Feb. 9, many Smithies watched the Super Bowl…