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“AI Anxiety” | Harvard Magazine

Feb 14, 2025 | harvardmagazine.com | Serena Jampel

The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing
‘Leopoldstadt’ Review: An Emotionally Taut and Visceral Portrait of a Family

Oct 9, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Serena Jampel

In Tom Stoppard’s award winning play “Leopoldstadt,” playing at the Huntington Theatre through Oct. 13, a family drama of decades takes place within a single room. Split into four acts, each vignette depicts the Jakobovicz family in a different precarious moment from the vantage of their living room, concluding with a post-World War II reflection on a family devastated by war. Brenda Meaney shines as Gretl, one of the play’s matriarchs.
Why Isn’t ‘Bridgerton’ More Feminist?

Aug 22, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Serena Jampel

“Bridgerton,” a Regency-era romance series by Shondaland, can safely be categorized as a class-A phenomenon and the bona fide show of the summer. With its first and second seasons coming in fourth and tenth in Netflix’s list of most streamed TV shows of all time, the show has established a passionate fan base since its original release in 2020.
How Often Do You Think About the Riordan Empire?

Dec 11, 2023 | thecrimson.com | Serena Jampel

Few book series have defined my generation with such outstanding popularity and longevity as “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and the four spin-off series set in the same universe. The books follow the children of the Greek gods as they adventure across America to fight primordial evil, mixing wit and contemporary culture with antiquity in a surprisingly cohesive and delightful series of novels.
The Harvard Crimson | Fifteen Minutes

Dec 4, 2023 | thecrimson.com | Jade Lozada |Elias Schisgall |Neil Shah |Serena Jampel

Faculty and students have long vocalized the need for an institutional home for Southeast Asian studies. What’s at stake goes beyond just an administrative formality. At stake is the recognition that historically neglected regions are worthy of study, and ultimately, the question of who belongs at a place like Harvard.
Lit Mag Initiations

Nov 30, 2023 | thecrimson.com | Serena Jampel

Through a melting window in one of the house’s most filthy, most literary rooms was a lonesome telephone pole where hardly anyone had ever pondered mortality. Inside, members lay in a heap, surviving on smoke and metaphysical poetry. {shortcode-ea9d15c1a79b00ba289d51bf5401ebc5e62d53f5} {shortcode-1f83bfd9335e43d71a36e9e0221975096693f44f}olly Ur-Thanthou thought she could smell nostalgia as soon as she walked through the wine-stained door. As a woman, she was mysterious.
A Not-So-Fair Verona

Aug 31, 2023 | thecrimson.com | Serena Jampel

Romeo and Juliet is arguably the most famous love story of all time, so it’s no surprise that thousands of tourists flock to “fair Verona,” the charming Italian city where the play is set. And with tourism surging across Europe this summer, Shakespeare’s famed city of love and tragedy is getting more attention than ever. Romantic pilgrims flock to the city’s kitschy stores and contrived museums, reveling in Romeo and Juliet’s enduring passion.