Arts & Culture
SIMS | What Does ‘Love, Simon’ Teach Kids About Empathy?
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Art and entertainment is such an exciting way to understand and consider our world, it’s worth our careful imagination and diligent modeling.
Arts & Culture
Mockingjay Part 2: An Epic Ending?
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By NATALIE TSAY
As the final installation of one of the most popular young adult series of the decade (and the catalyst for the current teen-dystopian trend), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 had a lot to accomplish. It had to show how high the stakes were for Katniss and the rest of Panem. It had to finish what Mockingjay — Part 1 started, a film that many accused of being merely a setup for Part 2. It had to give millions of fans closure and bring a mega-franchise to its epic conclusion. So did it accomplish all that lay before it?