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Hofmann-Carr: Before They Were Famous
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | May 15, 2026Dartmouth has been graced by some genuinely legendary performers, usually before their prime –– let’s keep it that way.
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Hofmann-Carr: Trump’s Undoing
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | May 1, 2026The President is on the losing side that threatens to cut his final act short.
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Hofmann-Carr: Stop Trying to “Remaster” the Past
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | April 9, 2026Studios continue to churn out remakes of old content in order to maintain the illusion of new material, and it's detrimental to the quality of media in general.
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Hofmann-Carr: Rock Hall, Please Stop Nominating Joy Division/New Order
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | March 5, 2026Each February, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces roughly a dozen nominees for its yearly induction ceremony. The voting process allows fans to vote — once per day on their website — along with approximately 1,200 industry professionals. Each year, the inductees are announced in April, and ...
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Letter to the Editor: Buttigieg’s Articulate but Ultimately Uninspiring Visit
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | February 26, 2026Re: Former U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg visits campus When it was announced that former Secretary of Transportation and 2020 Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg would be visiting the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, I immediately bought a ticket. As the panel queried the ...
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Hofmann-Carr: The Best Film of 2026 You Won’t See in Theaters
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | February 20, 2026“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is the epitome of a film unjustly destined for obscurity because no one — including the studio that produced it — wished to give it a chance to succeed.
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Hofmann-Carr: Americans, Draft Jon Stewart
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | January 30, 2026A glance at the “2028 Presidential Election” Wikipedia page reveals an interesting dynamic. It may seem premature to speculate on the outcome of an election more than two years away, but it does let the imaginations of the politically curious run wild. Wikipedia lists potential candidates from both ...
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Hofmann-Carr: Make Polling Great Again
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | November 17, 2025The biggest threat to polling is pollsters afraid of sticking out.
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Hofmann-Carr: Democrats, Act Like Bartlet, Not Meyer
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | November 4, 2025As Democrats struggle to define their identity, they should look to The West Wing’s idealism, not VEEP’s cynicism, for a model of leadership.
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Hofmann-Carr: Bring Back CDs
By Brendan Hofmann-Carr | October 30, 2025CDs are special, and it’s up to us to keep them alive the right way.