…The pains of sharing a photo on Instagram are almost never ending. A pimple too big, a filter too “cheugy” and a smile too large can all be deemed a final flaw. Even after finding the right photo, there is still the aesthetic to consider — pulling and twisting a photo you love to fit into the dollhouse that is your profile page. This pre-post step is mandatory: You have to clean up the clutter in an image, so it can perfectly occupy...…
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…Three years later, we are back in Westeros. We’re not here to revisit the aftermath of the tragedy that was the original “Game of Thrones,” but rather to bear witness to another, earlier, clash for the Iron Throne. This time, it stays in the family — in more ways than one. HBO Max’s “House of the Dragon” centers on the all-powerful Targaryen dynasty — ancestors of the now-infamous Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke, “Last Christmas...…
…4 — Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Less than a year after the release of the third installment of the “After” series, I willingly purchased tickets to the premiere of the fourth movie, “After Ever Happy.” I stepped into the theater well aware that the plot would be weak, the relationship between Tessa (Josephine Langford, “Moxie”) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin, “First Love”) would...…
…4 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The best kinds of romance novels will do more than give you butterflies in your stomach. You might cry or scream into your pillow, or in the case of Ali Hazelwood’s newest release “Love on the Brain,” you might walk away feeling smarter after reading. “Love on the Brain” follows Bee Königswasser, a neuroscientist who has just been offered a dream career o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, September 28, 2022 I cannot stand horror movies. I flinch at every jump scare and end up watching most of it through my fingers. And yet, over the past five years, I have found myself shamelessly entranced by “American Horror Story” (AHS). From its debut season “Murder House” to the fan-favorite “Coven” to the most recent “Double Feature,” I have seen it all. “AHS” became ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — 5 Students and faculty work to adapt to hybrid courses With 22 percent of LSA classes being taught in the hybrid or in-person format, the disconnect between students in the classroom and students on Zoom coupled with the technological learning curve has proved challenging for hybrid courses. LSA sophomore Michelle Ascrizzi is enrolled in a hybrid ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 23, 2020 — 5 COVID-19 reported at Brown Jug as semester began The Brown Jug, a popular student restaurant and bar on South University Avenue, has reported at least six positive COVID-19 cases among staff since late August. A server, who requested to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation from their employer, told The Daily six employees tested positive for COV...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 16, 2020 — 5 Six months later: what treating COVID-19 looks like Thursday marks six months since the first positive COVID-19 tests were detected in Michigan. Since then, health care professionals at Michigan Medicine adapted to an unprecedented public health crisis that has tested the strength of the hospital’s resources and employees. During the first three months of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 5 Multiple residence halls confirm cases of COVID-19 Multiple residents across three University of Michigan residence halls tested positive for COVID- 19 less than a week into the fall semester. One resident of South Quad Residence Hall, two residents of Bursley Residence Hall and one resident of North Quad Residence Hall tested positive for the virus ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 2, 2020 — 5 Pizza Bob’s moves to new location on S. State Street After more than 50 years of operation at its original location, Pizza Bob’s will find a new home this Tuesday just 110 feet north at 800 S. State Street. The new location, previously home to Red Light Cafe, will offer both indoor and outdoor seating. According to owner Pam Pietryga, the move was larg...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 1, 2021 — 5 techshop.umich.edu new name. new website. still your university owned and operated technology store. I N T R O D U C I N G formerly COMPUTER SHOWCASE University of Michigan owned and operated since 1988 | provided by Information and Technology Services …
…When we started the “Best of Summer” series last year, none of us expected that we would still have a hanging shadow of the pandemic looming over us. If anything, this series was created as a defense against the social brain rot brought out by constant screen interfacing and self-isolation. If there is one entity that can foster genuine connection without the need for physical immediacy, it’s music. With that in mind, here we are, o...…
…Anna, an orphan in 15th-century Constantinople; Omeir, a poor woodcutter’s son, his cleft palate proof of a demon’s presence; Zeno, an old man in modern-day Lakeport, Idaho; Seymour, an autistic Generation-Z teenager raised in that same town; Konstance, a girl aboard a spaceship in some distant future with only a tangle of conscious wires to keep her company; Aethon, a fictional man whose story connects everyone else throu...…
…Picture this: a lazy Monday afternoon. I’m sitting on my couch in the 100 degree weather of Mumbai, India, scrolling through Twitter. Now, every few days, I’ll see the occasional insightful Tweet, but none stuck with me quite like this one: “Gen Z will drink one medium caramel latte, not eat a single thing till 4 p.m., verbally abuse a racist, crack a joke about their mental health and pick up a tear gas canister with their b...…
…It’s nine on Sunday morning, and Eileen is going to mass with Simon. They’ve known each other for a very long time — since they were teenagers. They’ve shared a romantic interlude in Paris, only to part for years after. They’ve woken up in bed together this morning. It’s both a notable and unexciting event, the sort that Eileen, nearing 30, clings to. The moment happens in her head more than in reality, in her heart. She watches t...…
…I f you’ve been away over the summer, you may have missed some exciting new developments here on campus! Did you hear about the new protected bicycle lanes on campus? Oh, sorry, I got mixed up. That’s Michigan State. Here in Ann Arbor, the world-class separated bike lane on William Street mysteriously dead-ends at campus. What about the exciting new solarization initiative to add solar panels to 90 locations around campus? Wrong...…
…In middle school, I was always hunting for more games to add to my collection. Spending $60 on a new title was a luxury that I could only afford once or twice a year, so I would always peruse the Xbox 360 game market for cheap or free games to play. Most of what was available were demos or knockoffs of other titles that I’d delete within a few minutes, disappointed and bored yet again. Today, that problem doesn’t exist. My middle s...…
…Stephen King’s newest novel, “Fairy Tale,” follows a teenage boy from Illinois named Charlie Reade who saves an old man’s life. The old man, a stranger named Mr. Bowditch, has an aging dog named Radar, whom Charlie immediately and irrevocably falls in love with. As Mr. Bowditch recovers from his life- threatening injury, Charlie takes care of him and his increasingly arthritic dog. Mr. Bowditch has a weird backyard shed and an even...…
…I like to joke that I came into college as an idealistic liberal arts student and came out with a job in big tech. One day I was taking classes in political theory, philosophy and English rhetoric. The next thing I knew all I cared about was coding and passing technical interviews. I’m not alone in this experience. I have friends who started as compassionate pre-med students but became consultants; I know engineers who had high am...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color 6 — Wednesday, September 30, 2020 As a first-year living on campus during a widespread pandemic, my concerns about daily life at the Univeringly continue to increase. The administration does not seem to be taking the struggles of students into consideration, evident from the increase in our tuition, prevalence of lab fees and blatant lack of student testing. When I sit ...…
…The Remarkable Brevity of Grief The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color 6 — Wednesday, September 23, 2020 So it begins. The bass drums through me as I move my body to the music, my eyes closed. Psi U is full of bodies, all moving in a haze. If I swing my hips too quick- ly to one side, I find myself grazing a hip, but if I miss the rhythm, a hand creeps along my side. The dance floor is a careful game, where if y...…
…Navigating the return to every- day life for formerly incarcerated individuals is no small feat. Youth Justice Fund (YJF), a non-profit based in Ypsilanti MI, works to assist formerly incarcerated youth reacclimating to society. Executive Director Aaron Kinzel, who spent 10 years in the prison system, aims to provide mental and financial support to get for- merly incarcerated individuals back on their feet. YJF’s website thoroug...…
…Over the course of the last few months, The Daily summer staff collaborated to produce a spe- cial edition on systemic racism, titled “Miseducation.” Articles from all sections — including Michigan in Color, Opinion, The Statement, Sports, News, Arts and Photo — were curated and arranged into different cat- egories with the ultimate goal to educate our community and report on the fight for racial jus- tice in our country and across ...…
…When we conceptualize our nation as an ecosystem, our national and societal wounds — and their urgent need for repair — become deeply apparent. Despite this dire need for healing, it is also society’s responsi- bility to strive toward that reparation — to strive to nourish, to thrive effective- ly and efficiently. Michigan in Color’s was established in pursuit of healing and education. And while we attempt to distinguish our- ...…
…6 — Wednesday, September 1, 2021 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com GOT THE SHOT? Report your vax info after you get your final dose. All U-M students who submit their proof of vaccination will be entered into weekly drawings for valuable prizes. Scan the QR Code or visit myumi.ch/O4W0K SO WE CAN STAY TOGETHER STAY SAFE MASK UP STAY WELL *Social distancing is recommended for individuals who are not fully vaccinated. Summer s...…
…6 — Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Stephanie Lesser ©2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/15/21 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/15/21 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 ACROSS 1 Wine, with “the” 6 Athletic gripper 11 5 mL, in some recipes 14 Big sta...…
…To whatever poor, tortured soul occupies this apartment next, You will earnestly swing open the heavy front door, gleaming with a streaky coat of clinical, blueish-purpleish-greyish paint, and you will smell mold. You’ll learn to grow accustomed to the scent — no obscene amount of Febreze or air freshener plugs will ever succeed in masking it — but it will make you flinch upon entry. Unfortunately, this will be only the beginning o...…
…Over the course of the past year, local and state governments have urgently declared racism as a public health crisis. On Aug. 5, 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to this end and created the Black Leadership Advisory Council as an advisory capacity to develop and direct racially equitable policies and actions in Michigan. These declarations were long overdue, and both the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge in ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 With the return of school comes heavy books, dense nonfiction and endless essays. To balance the hefty academic reading, the Daily’s Book Review writers have compiled a list of six must-reads for the back-to- school season. Some are summer releases that might’ve slipped under your radar, while others have been on your to-read list for years. These books are ...…
…W hen the Supreme Court voted in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, all eyes turned to the states. While states such as California and New York have affirmed the right to an abortion, many others have banned the practice and, as a result, put many women in harm’s way. Republicans argue that turning abortion back to the states is more democratic, as Roe v. Wade was decided by the United States Supreme Court, an unelected body. But ...…
…My friend Jill is sitting behind me at a library table as the sun gets closer to setting in the distance, just past the lake, surrounded by a haze of trees that serve as a reminder that we are in the middle of nowhere. We’re supposed to be reading something for class, and I remark that the author has continually connected the idea of femininity with the ability to give birth. That is not how I’ve ever experienced femininity, I tell ...…
…6 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Within the first two minutes of “Mo,” our titular character has hopped from Spanish to English to Arabic in the span of one scene. Such is the pace of the show, and the life of Mo Najjar — loosely based on star Mohammed Amer (“Ramy”) himself — who seems to be constantly experiencing one life speed bump after the next. After performing stand-up for over t...…
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…Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color 7500 miles from our native Ann Arbor campus lies the Pakistani city of Karachi, a metropolis renowned for its linguistic, ethnic and reli- gious diversity. Just 750 miles from Karachi exists Lahore, the next largest Pakistani city notable for its social liberal- ism, high level of educational quality and literary works. Despite these positive ...…
…Wednesday, September 23, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color Twitter has always been my social media drug of choice. My timeline — essentially Arab twit- ter, Muslim twitter and Leftist twitter, speaks to my personal- ity and beliefs to a concerningly accurate degree. As my relation- ship with Twitter has adapted — what was once a 30 minute daily check-in has seamlessly transitioned into a pandemic ritua...…
…Wednesday, September 16, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color Wildcat strike. When I first heard this term, it seemed something feral, yet unavoidable, similar to when you mistreat an animal for long enough and it finally decides to bite back. As a ResStaff member in West Quad, I would say that this is an accurate portrayal of my own feelings about choosing to strike. It feels as if I have been knocked d...…
…7-Opinion Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color YOUR WEEKLY ARIES With Mars, your ruling planet, turning retrograde, this is your chance to dial down the noise and to turn inward for a while. Focus on getting the background details right at work; good preparation now will ensure success later. AQUARIUS GEMENI If you need financial or practical assistance, distant family memb...…
…7-Opinion Opinion I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and reached through the darkness for my phone. It was 4 a.m. on a March 2020 morning and the screams coming from outside my apartment were making it impossible to sleep. I sat up and looked down from my second-story window to the thin road below. Bathed in the orange light of a street lamp a group of people were dancing in a circle, their maniacal laughs and screams echoin...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 1, 2021 — 7 SMART SAVINGS Students Save 15% on Travel Enjoy comfortable and spacious seating, outlets to keep you charged and free WiFi. Plus, Amtrak lets you bring up to two carry-on bags for free. Book your travel at AmtrakMichigan.com. Amtrak and Amtrak Midwest are service marks of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Ross professor goes viral dancing as pota...…
…Last Saturday at the Big House, I saw a sea of Maize-and-Blue — as it is often described whenever we convene at the stadium — complete with bodies packed and bleachers stacked in undulating exaltation. Hours later, a similar sea moving in a much faster fashion rushed ashore on the surface of my phone as one by one, post after post flooded my feed all in service to gameday. But let’s be clear. Gameday photos are never a monolith. T...…
…blurry memories of sleepy car rides home with everyone asleep but dad and me he points to the moon and says to me, if you look at the moon it looks back at you can you spot it? he asks it can always spot you he tells me tales of when he was young clouds of smoke would fill the sky and leave the night with darkness monsters lurked in the trees the city lay asleep but he was wide awake not one star to light the way but th...…
…At twilight, when the fulgent glow of the setting sun flickers with fleeting fatality, I often find solace in setting out, stride by stride, for a nice evening walk. It’s a wander of wonder. Sunsets, after all, in their evocation of quiet contemplation of celestial creation, alter our sense of time, making us meditate on meaning, prompting us to ponder our plight, as the night falls and the death of the day is at bay. Walking, for...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES There’s a fresh start for your mental health this week, and events in your love life look bright and cheerful too – lots to enjoy. AQUARIUS GEMINI The New Moon in your family zone is very encouraging – this is a great week to move on from family dramas and into much more positive territory. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 7, 2022 — 7 Michigan scoreless against Bowling Green in 0-0 draw CHARLIE PAPPALARDO Daily Sports Writer With just three minutes remain- ing in Sunday afternoon’s con- test between the Michigan men’s soccer team and Bowling Green, the Falcons found themselves in a familiar position — deep in the Wolverines’ attacking third and dominating possession. A well-placed through bal...…
…Imagine this: You’ve just seen a photo of the most appetizing fettuccine pasta, smothered with Alfredo sauce, on someone’s Instagram story. You don’t know the person well, but the food looks scrumptious; you have to know where they got it from. You respond to the post, asking for the name of the restaurant that prepared this mouth-watering meal. “This spot is kind of a personal thing to me,” comes the response. “Wha...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — 7 OSCAR NOLLETTE- PATULSKI Statement Correspondent Read more at MichiganDaily.com When I was in my junior year of high school, I, like many in-state students, drove a couple of hours to Ann Arbor to take a tour of the University of Michigan. Sprinkled among other digestible one-liners about the school, our tour guide proclaimed that at the Unive...…
…Wednesday, September 28, 2022 — 7 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Across the globe, women have disproportionately suffered from a longstanding disparity in stark comparison to those in Queer relationships: the orgasm gap. If you are not familiar with this phe- nomenon, it is defined in a study by Grace M. Wetzel et al. as being “the well-established discrepancy in orgasm frequency between cisgender men and w...…
…Opinion T hough it is good that social media sites, particularly Twitter, are finally working to prevent the rampant spread of misinformation on their platforms, this alone is not enough. These fact-checking provisions are limited in scope, and thus do not absolve social media users of responsibility for verifying that content they consume or amplify is factually accurate, especially when it relates to topics as paramount as...…
…7-Opinion Opinion I f you’ve been on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. this past week, you’ve likely heard chants of “Solidarity Forever,” impassioned speeches about quarantine conditions and a noticeable lack of construction noise. If you haven’t figured it out by now, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, non-unionized resident advisers and a host of MDining staff have been striki...…
