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Scrolling mindlessly on Tiktok last week, I saw a video of an elderly woman, captioned: “I asked my nonna what her greatest insecurity was when she was little. She said she didn’t have time for that because of Mussolini.”
One way to know if someone made it in the South Korean entertainment industry is whether or not they have the highly coveted “Nation’s” nickname. IU, arguably one of the most successful South Korean female soloists, has been dubbed “Nation’s Younger Sister.” The main host of countless variety shows, Yoo Jae-suk, is known as “Nation’s MC.” Now, riding off the highs of their record-breaking EP Band Aid and a handful of songs from previous albums firmly sitting in the South Korean charts, Day6 is the newly crowned “Nation’s Band.”
Ironically, with Halloween around the corner, there’s only one hot-ticket horror film to announce this week: Terrifier 3 — a classic thrasher set on Christmas Eve in a sleepy, little town — is worth to add to your rotation of Halloween classics. But my excitement lies with the two comedies releasing this Friday: The Apprentice, a film covering Trump’s New York real-estate business back in the ‘70s and ‘80s; and Saturday Night, which recounts the events leading up to the first airing of Saturday Night Live.
On August 30, 2017, Kymriah became the first gene therapy — a type of treatment that introduces genetic material to an individual’s cells — to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Kymriah is a treatment for individuals with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and modifies the individual’s T cells, which help the immune system fight off diseases, by inserting a gene that codes for a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). The newly created CAR T-cells can then recognize and kill the leukemia cells. As of October 2024, there are more than thirty FDA-approved gene therapies, spanning a diverse array of diseases such as certain cancers, hereditary disorders and chronic diseases.
When I am at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, I feel right at home. My hometown Hamburg is built around rivers and ports, so every time I see ships, water and container cranes, my heart jumps a little. But even though I feel the resemblance like waves in my veins, Baltimore is also completely different from everything I know, and I am growing fonder of this eclectic city with every new part that I discover.
From general AI platforms like ChatGPT to healthcare diagnostic chatbots, the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) research made enormous strides in replicating elements of human behavior to enhance the user experience during human-computer interaction. On Sept. 30th, Michael Bernstein, an associate professor of computer science at Stanford University, presented a talk at the Center for Language and Speech Processing about current efforts to improve behavioral simulations. His talk was titled “Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior“ and spotlighted the simulated town, Smallville, which his team worked on.
On Thursday, Sept. 26, the Hopkins Lecture Series, in partnership with the SNF Agora Institute and the Aronson Center for International Studies, hosted a lecture on the future of the two-party system in Shriver Hall. The talk hosted Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate in the 2020 election cycle as well as founder of the Forward Party, and Adam Kinzinger, former U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 16th district.
Journalist and author Scott Shane discussed the history of his newest work, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland, at the Homewood Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Founded to give student artists a place to express themselves, bARTimore seeks to foster community on campus and connect Hopkins with the broader Baltimore community through visual art. The club holds weekly painting and mural sessions to contribute to a visual arts culture on campus.
I’m not a sports person — that is, I don’t regularly attend live matches, follow sports in the news or have a favorite team for quite literally any sport. And all of this, certainly not for American sports. So, what am I doing here? Well, welcome to Yana Mulani’s review of American sports, where I watch traditionally American sports and tell you what I — a non-American — think of them.
The 112th Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Tuesday, Oct. 1 for their weekly meeting.
I was halfway through Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist when the Black Sea appeared outside my plane window. The hills of Istanbul soon joined the view of the soft silhouette of the morning sun. Knowing the plane was approaching its destination, I decided to stow the tray table and put away the book. I smiled when I thought of how the young shepherd boy in The Alchemist was robbed of all the money he had on him right after he landed in Africa for his great adventure. It was probably a bad sign for me. But like the shepherd boy, I found it too late to turn back.
From Sept. 24 through Sept. 29, Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast, causing over 200 casualties and a staggering $250 billion in damages. Millions of Americans were left without power, and the devastation in states like Florida and Georgia was clear — thousands of buildings were flooded or destroyed, and the land the storm ripped through looked like a wasteland.
Here are some of the most groundbreaking developments in science this week, ranging from a novel approach to rejuvenating brain cells using CRISPR, new insights to understand the link between the TET2 gene and cancer, the global impact of species loss and the discovery of single-electron covalent bonds in carbon atoms.
Adapted from Peter Brown’s novel of the same name, The Wild Robot breathes new life into the book’s well-loved characters with a style that feels true to childhood fantasy. Its combination of majestic worldbuilding and heartfelt characterizations beautifully fleshes out Brown’s story of finding belonging in a foreign place.
After what was a wildly entertaining 2024 MLB regular season, the Wild Card Series of the playoffs did not disappoint. In just the first three games of the playoffs, we have seen dynasties collapse, underdogs conquer and rookies dominate in unprecedented ways.
John Shields, the chef and owner of Gertrude's, has devoted his life to celebrating Chesapeake Bay cuisine. In an interview with The News-Letter, he reflected on his early culinary influences, the evolution of Chesapeake Bay cooking and how students can help protect the region’s food economy.
Perhaps nothing has periled the Democratic Party more than the electoral college: despite winning the popular vote only once this decade (out of five presidential elections), Republicans have held the presidency half of the time. Democrats always argue that true democracy would elect a leader based on a raw popular vote. The truth is, both parties are primarily interested in whichever system keeps them in power. As a voter in New Mexico, however, I primarily am interested in which system gives New Mexico its proper voice.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was increased hesitancy about vaccine effectiveness. Social media powered anti-vaccination campaigns and dangerous misinformation. One form of misinformation is deep fakes, which are becoming more prevalent and pose serious concerns for healthcare. Deep fakes are digitally altered videos or images that can use artificial intelligence to manipulate the words of popular figures, such as politicians or health experts, and can exacerbate global health issues like epidemics and pandemics.
I remember locking my door, isolating myself away from the entire world. Sitting on the messily carpeted floor, my knees pulled up to my chest, crying into rolls of crumpled toilet paper. A few minutes later, I’d open my door and eat with my family at the dinner table like any other day. It was a seamless switch — a quick wipe of the eyes, a deep breath and the world went on as if nothing had happened.