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The Grape is Oberlin College's student news and culture magazine, published bi-weekly since 1999.
Mar 4, 2023
“This is Why” Paramore Still Matters: A New Album Reconciled
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer How do you review your favorite band’s new album? It’s like when your artist best friend shows you their...
Mar 4, 2023
Into the Oscar-Verse: Eat My Shorts
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer The Film Academy last year decided to cut six awards from its annual telecast. Three of those were the...
Mar 4, 2023
“A&W”: It’s Still Lana
by Catherine Gilligan Contributor Lana Del Rey has embodied innumerable personas throughout her career: troubled starlet, trailer park...
Feb 18, 2023
Is Anyone Saving Cinema?
by Ben Burton Contributor I love a trailer. Getting to the theater early to watch new releases is like being gently held. It is to be...
Feb 18, 2023
In Pursuit of Grace: An Interview With Mavi
by Raghav Raj Arts & Culture Editor Mavi chooses his words carefully. The Charlotte-based rapper — and Bachelors of Science candidate at...
Feb 18, 2023
Glass Onion: Better Than You Think, Actually
by Ellen Efstathiou Staff Writer Off the bat, I love murder mysteries. Everything from Poirot to Clue to The Hardy Boys is delightful to...
Feb 18, 2023
Got a Light?
An Inside Look at Pearl Tolliver-Shaw’s Wondrous Lighter Collection by Max Miller Staff Writer “Got a light?” It’s a sentence frequently...
Feb 18, 2023
Femme ’n isms: Exhibits Are Fluid
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer One of the artworks presented in “Femme n’ isms, Part I: Bodies Are Fluid,” the first in a series of...
Feb 18, 2023
I Won the AVI Valentine’s Day Dinner
I am the luckiest person alive. I know. You don’t have to tell me. by Max Miller Staff Writer When I saw the Instagram post about a...
Dec 11, 2022
Is That a Plush Ranch Bottle?
Hidden Valley’s New Elf on the Shelf Spoof Visits Oberlin by Max Miller Staff Writer As a Jew who is not a fan of ranch, I am virtually...
Dec 11, 2022
2022’s Celebrity Scandals, Ranked Worst to Best: Part One
by Lucas Ritchie-Shatz Contributor 10. Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars Coming in hot with the absolute worst and most...
Dec 11, 2022
Into the Oscar-Verse: Predicting This Year’s Best Picture Nominees
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer Ladies and enbies, it’s that time of year yet again. The Awards season. The season when the hundreds of...
Dec 11, 2022
Anger Management: Understanding Rage and Rico Nasty
by Skye Jalal Staff Writer The cover of Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats’ 2019 collaborative project, Anger Management, was inspired by the...
Dec 11, 2022
Bones and All Review: How Cannibal Movies Lost Their Marrow
by Fionna Farrell Opinions Editor Just like the stars at its helm, the first shot of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All is rather...
Dec 11, 2022
Eddy Kwon at Wilder Main – Bells, Strings, and Something Divine
by Saffron Forsberg Editor-in-Chief On Friday evening, I glided out of Wilder, almost delirious. Composer, performer, poet, curator, and...
Nov 20, 2022
The Amateurs are actually pretty great
By Zach Terrillion Staff Writer At the start of the second act of The Amateurs, the recent student-directed effort from the Oberlin...
Nov 20, 2022
Her Loss, and Ours, Too
The Possibilities Were Endless, The Reality Was Limited By Max Miller Staff Writer Drake’ and 21 Savage’s collaborative album Her Loss...
Nov 20, 2022
Big Joanie’s New Album Back Home Encapsulates the Magic of Punk
By Catie Kline Staff Writer Big Joanie has the distinct sound of a band that’s too good to be true. Headed by Stephanie Phillips and her...
Nov 7, 2022
Yeofits: Outfits of Northeast Ohio Edition
by Skye Jalal Staff Writer “Yeofit” is defined on the Oberlin Athletics website as, “A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENERGIZE,...
Nov 7, 2022
Alvvays Sound Buzzed and Busy on ‘Blue Rev’
by Raghav Raj Arts & Culture Editor art by Frances McDowell For Alvvays, the hooks have alvvays come easy. At this point, the...
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