Articles tagged: The Weekly List

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The Weekly List: The Best of Brad Pitt Eating

There is so much to love about Brad Pitt: his heartthrob phase in the 90s, his charismatic leading roles in the 2000s, his work producing Oscar-winners like Twelve Years a... Read more

By March 1, 2021

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The Weekly List: Keep calm and Mario Kart

The vast wilds of TikTok are a treasure trove of distraction. If you are at least vaguely familiar with the application, you know how it goes: you’re contemplating working on... Read more

By November 17, 2020

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The Weekly List: Quarantine birthday

I turned 20 a few weeks ago and, damn, was it weird. There is something unsettling about turning another year older after you’ve spent the past six months doing absolutely... Read more

By October 29, 2020

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The Weekly List: A spooky soundtrack to accompany your mandated annual AHS: Coven rewatch

Halloween is my favorite holiday—and I am a “every day should be like Halloween” kind of person. But, for most people, the beginning of October marks the beginning of the... Read more

By October 20, 2020

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The Weekly List: Christian girl autumn

It’s fall y’all.  Okay, I know I’m like a year late on this trend, and I must admit, not a member of its titular group. But as the wind blows... Read more

By October 6, 2020

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The Weekly List: Nine songs to drift off to sleep in a cold fall evening

I love fall, but I hate the cold. As much as I look forward to Halloween, I can never get used to the freezing wind mercilessly piercing my face. The... Read more

By October 1, 2020

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The Weekly List: Freshman year back to school bops

This school year is off to a strange start, to say the least. With a full week of Zoom University completed, the reality of our collective circumstance has set in.... Read more

By September 16, 2020

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The Weekly List: Seven songs to help you embrace those main character vibes

While I may not be able to do very much right now, there’s still one thing that I’ve found that coronavirus hasn’t ruined: listening to music on a rainy day... Read more

By September 9, 2020

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The Weekly List: Ten songs to listen to while lying on the floor

Last semester I would make fun of my roommate for eating lunch while sitting on our floor. It seemed ridiculous to me that she would choose to spend any time... Read more

By August 10, 2020

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The Weekly List: Ten soft songs, depicting the passage of daylight

In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, little feels constant. One thing you can count on, though, is the passage of light through day. This week, the Weekly List is an ambient/folk playlist tracking light from dawn to dusk—it’s a smooth, ethereal listen to center the self during a time where any kind of grounding feels like a fantasy.

By July 22, 2020

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The weekly list: The lessons I learned from my parents’ music

It seems like a century ago that I said goodbye to my family and settled into my freshman dorm room, bracing myself for the next four years at Georgetown. Before... Read more

By May 6, 2020

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The Weekly List: A dad-approved Georgetown Day playlist for spending Georgetown Day with your dad

It’s not the same as being able to head up to the Village A rooftops, but Georgetown Day at home doesn’t need to be the worst day ever. Hopefully there’s... Read more

By April 26, 2020

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The Weekly List: Ryan & Watson Edition

Ryan and Watson are kinda the same person—and that’s really okay. They’re living in the same building for two years running, they have the same job title for the Voice... Read more

By and April 14, 2020

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The Weekly List: Songs That Make Me Feel A Little More Okay

For the past five years or so, I have dealt with anxiety that has manifested in pervasive tension and occasionally acute stress. On any given day I could be extremely... Read more

By March 27, 2020

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The Weekly List: Rosalía

I tend to listen to music in phases. But over the past year I realized that the one artist I’ve never gotten tired of listening to is Spanish pop star... Read more

By March 6, 2020

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The Weekly List: TikTok Edition

TikTok: you either love it or hate it, but you’ve definitely seen it. The spiritual successor to Vine and Musical.ly and currently the #1 free app on the App Store’s... Read more

By February 25, 2020

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The Weekly List: Songs For Mardi Gras Season

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is not simply a day, nor just a weekend of crazy parades. Mardi Gras is a season, perhaps even a lifestyle, that officially begins on... Read more

By February 11, 2020

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The Weekly List: Pretty Songs to Warm a Cold Heart

While the weather has remained surprisingly temperate this winter (thanks global warming), I still believe that the ~winter vibe~ is strong. So despite the lack of snow, here is a... Read more

By February 5, 2020

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The Weekly List: Songs to Listen to When the World is Falling Apart around You

Sometimes it feels like the world is falling apart. While I could offer you a list of songs that inspire hope and positive vibes, sometimes what you really need is... Read more

By January 30, 2020

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11 Songs To Be Led On A Journey Of Excitement and Adventure With

It’s 4:15 in the afternoon, and you’re waking up in a tractor-trailer in Oklahoma. Sun and sweat and cicada chirps—there’s nothing but horizon for miles. You’ve got what you desperately... Read more

By and January 27, 2020