Asha Baudart-Gehlawat

Chalamet’s Rise Represents Shift in Gender Expression Ideals

Entertainment

Ever since the release of the 2017 film Ladybird — in which Chalamet plays the stereotypical “bad boy” — Hollywood has had one name in its mouth: Timothée Chalamet.

Solving Hollywood’s Recent Unoriginality

Entertainment

In the past couple of years, an unprecedented amount of films to hit theaters have been remakes, sequels, or reboots of older blockbusters. The phenomenon puts into question the creativity — or lack thereof — that lives in Hollywood studios, prompting viewers to question why exactly this regurgitation of content has become so popular.

'Black Widow' Controversy Exposes Streaming Services

Entertainment

When summer comes to a close, we enter the fall season and all its new beginnings. One aspect of this transition is all our summer memories, and we can look back with endearment at the variety of multimedia entertainment products from these past few months.

2021 Oscars Awards a Diverse Set Of Films And Filmmakers

Entertainment

Although this past year has been like no other, there are still many traditions to fall back on to keep afloat amidst the insanity. This year, people counted on the Oscars to bring back that touch of familiarity and remind them that there is still a reassuring continuity in what the entertainment industry provides.

Despite Progress, Hollywood Must Work to Better Reflect Asian Americans

Entertainment

Recent controversy surrounding Doctor Seuss’s racist and caricatured portrayal of East Asians in his books has led to deeper questions being posed about xenophobia in American culture and the representation — or rather, misrepresentation — of Asian Americans in the media.

‘Promising Young Woman’ Addresses Sexual Assault and Its Consequences

Entertainment

There has been a lot of progress in the world of law and sexual assault in recent years, much of it coming in the shape of awareness and solidarity, particularly on social media — giving women a platform where they could stand together against rape and sexual harassment.

Leila Mirza is a BHS junior running for ASB president.

2021 Presents All Female Candidates for ASB President and Vice President

Features

In past years, president and vice president Associated Student Body candidates would tape flyers onto hallway walls, give speeches at assemblies, and go from class to class vouching for their ideas and platforms.

Of one People’s Park’s inhabitants, Grady, sits on a couch in the park.

The Unknown Future of People’s Park: Housing Crisis vs. Community Legacy

Features

If you know Berkeley, you know People’s Park. For many, the park represents a place of growth, protest, and childhood memories. For Grady, who has been living in People’s Park for just under five months and did not give the Jacket his full name, it’s “a positive place … where people want to be social

Nina Thompson

Word on the Street: 2021 Hopes and Resolutions

Features

For Nina Thompson, a freshman in Universal Ninth Grade, “This new year doesn’t feel as big.” Because of the pandemic, gatherings and celebrations are prohibited, so Thompson noted, “Everything is just kinda fading into one big year, so I haven’t really paid much attention to resolutions….

A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, one of the two vaccines that began to be administered in the US at the end of 2020.

‘Six Weeks to Get Our Act Together:’ UCSF Medical Chairman Explains COVID-19 Variants

Features

Around this time last year, COVID-19 felt a world away from most residents in the US. A grueling year and over 26 million US COVID-19 cases later, a light has finally appeared at the end of a distant tunnel.

Is Porn Preaching Pedophilia To Teenagers?

Entertainment

We’ve all heard about it. Some see it as a daily activity, others view it as sinful. The taboo topic: porn. In today’s world, that no longer means explicit drawings or photos from a magazine.

Has Increased Accessibility to Media Changed Our Ability to Enjoy It?

Entertainment

Thirty years ago, watching a movie was no easy task. You had to get up, ride your bike to the nearest video store, look around for the movie you wanted, and have a conversation with the person at the front desk as you paid for your rental.

Under Capitalism, Supporting Independent Artists is Cultural Resistance

Entertainment

The perfect summer day: a moment of peace found in a rare shady sanctuary, a 2 PM nap. Warm winds move over undulating green grass, coupled by the distant sound of a harmonium, played by an unknown man for your seemingly perpetual enjoyment.  When supplied with this vision, the melody appears natural, an accoutrement of

Looking for the Perfect Horror Movie? ‘Halloween’ Might Just be the One

Entertainment

Right around this time every year, stepping outside becomes more of a scarf situation than a t-shirt one, and the Grizzly Peak-residing families spend hours adorning their professionally trimmed trees with little ghosts and bats with battery-powered eyes.

Standardized Tests Should Be in English, Even for Non-Native Speakers

Opinion

As an increasing number of Spanish-speaking students attend Berkeley Unified School District schools, questions about equality in standardized tests have been raised.

Not Wearing a Mask in Berkeley Could Cost You

Opinion

Buckle up Berkeley, your City Council is finally taking action. Enacted on September 15, a new regulation calls for a fine of up to one hundred dollars to be required of anyone not wearing a mask out in public.

COVID-19 Offers an Opportunity to Make a Permanent Investment in Public Transportation

Opinion

I once asked a sixteen-year-old Mercedes-owning friend what he thought of public transportation, and — I know, shocker — he immediately flared his nostrils, as if he could already smell the nauseating scent of a public bus.