BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 19, 2023
JK Rowling
Culture Shot
JANUARY 17, 2022
Disenchanted with ‘Harry Potter’: Exploring entrenched antisemitism in fantasy literature
In December, social media briefly became invested in a controversy ignited by Jon Stewart: Are the banker goblins featured in the “Harry Potter” series antisemitic caricatures?
Culture Shot
JANUARY 17, 2022
Disenchanted with ‘Harry Potter’: Exploring entrenched antisemitism in fantasy literature
In December, social media briefly became invested in a controversy ignited by Jon Stewart: Are the banker goblins featured in the “Harry Potter” series antisemitic caricatures?
Columns
JULY 16, 2020
In mother tongues
My mother strings words together more eloquently than I, both despite her lack of familiarity with English and because of it.
Columns
JULY 16, 2020
In mother tongues
My mother strings words together more eloquently than I, both despite her lack of familiarity with English and because of it.
Culture Shot
JUNE 18, 2020
‘Harry Potter’ doesn’t need J.K. Rowling anymore
To an extent, Rowling has revealed her “feminism” is not in service of dismantling all gendered prejudice, but rather in maintaining her own.
Culture Shot
JUNE 18, 2020
‘Harry Potter’ doesn’t need J.K. Rowling anymore
To an extent, Rowling has revealed her “feminism” is not in service of dismantling all gendered prejudice, but rather in maintaining her own.
Travel
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A trip down the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, Scotland
Like many cities in Europe, Edinburgh is an incredible mashup of old and new — in a magical way. There are McDonald's restaurants next to decades-old pubs and Starbucks locations beside real-life castles.
Travel
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A trip down the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, Scotland
Like many cities in Europe, Edinburgh is an incredible mashup of old and new — in a magical way. There are McDonald's restaurants next to decades-old pubs and Starbucks locations beside real-life castles.
Berkeley's Legacy 2018
AUGUST 08, 2018
Places you can visit to feel like you're in Berkeley
The Bay Area is so uniquely special that it can feel like there's no place like it, but if we travel, we might realize that's not quite true.
Berkeley's Legacy 2018
AUGUST 08, 2018
Places you can visit to feel like you're in Berkeley
The Bay Area is so uniquely special that it can feel like there's no place like it, but if we travel, we might realize that's not quite true.
Travel
AUGUST 29, 2017
A study of British humor at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs for the whole month of August, and it is a wonderful way to get to know the ins and outs and the subtleties of British sarcasm.
Travel
AUGUST 29, 2017
A study of British humor at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs for the whole month of August, and it is a wonderful way to get to know the ins and outs and the subtleties of British sarcasm.
Culture Shot
AUGUST 10, 2017
Picks of the week: Familiar faces, popular music take over Bay Area
Over the weekend, a symphony and a pop legend are featuring at Bay Area venues, and as the week progresses, hip-hop powerhouses, popular comedians and YouTube sensations take over.
Culture Shot
AUGUST 10, 2017
Picks of the week: Familiar faces, popular music take over Bay Area
Over the weekend, a symphony and a pop legend are featuring at Bay Area venues, and as the week progresses, hip-hop powerhouses, popular comedians and YouTube sensations take over.
