Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

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Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Quiet Luxury Among Past Performances

By Irene Cho, Hoya Staff Writer February 14, 2024

From Katy Perry's 26-foot-long horse to Lady Gaga's high-flying entrance, the Super Bowl halftime show has been notorious for its dramatic and visually eye-catching spectacles. Last year, Rihanna —...

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‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Freshly Reboots the Classic Spy Marriage

By Grace Ko, Hoya Staff Writer February 14, 2024

All’s fair in love and war. The violence of espionage blooms into a sweet yet complicated marriage in the inventive narrative of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” a TV reboot of the 2005 movie starring Brad...

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‘The Zone of Interest’: Monstrosity in the Mundane

By Andre Albrecht, Hoya Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” offer audiences a clear-cut moral dichotomy between good and evil — a portrayal that resonates deeply with our...

THE SYMPHONY OF SOCIETY | Where Arts, Politics, and Markets Converge

By Jin Xi Chen, Guide Columnist February 14, 2024

Art has always been a reflection of society’s pulse, and throughout history it has been both a catalyst for change and a mirror that captures the collective consciousness. In today’s world, where politics...

Squeazy E dazzles the crowd with his accordion.

Squeazy E Plays a Squeeze Boxing Match at the Galactic Panther

By Amber Cherry, Deputy Guide Editor February 8, 2024

Last Saturday night in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, Va., the Galactic Panther art gallery held what the owners have dubbed a “(Squeeze) Boxing Match.” The eclectic space hosts events ranging...

La Bonne Vache Est Tres Bonne

La Bonne Vache Est Tres Bonne

By Jordan Guzzi, Hoya Staff Writer February 8, 2024

The Georgetown restaurant frontier is like a phoenix: when one restaurant, such as the beloved deli Booeymonger, meets its eventual end, a new restaurant will rise from its ashes and unfurl its wings...

Valentines Day brings the rose latte to Cafe Georgetown.

On Your Radar: The Valentine’s Day Issue

By Elizabethe Bogrette, Deputy Guide Editor February 8, 2024

Fall in LOVE With Georgetown! Who needs an S.O. when you could fall in love with our city instead? Just a few minutes walk from the gates, many shops on M St. will be running a “Love, Georgetown”...

The Making of ‘The Lincoln Experience’

The Making of ‘The Lincoln Experience’

By Jasmine Criqui, Senior Guide Editor February 8, 2024

A cursory look at Google Maps lists Trap Manor — 1400 35th St. NW — as a historic landmark, and photos of the building’s classic red brick exterior indicate the same. But those who open the reviews...

One Side Then, and Both Sides Now

By Jack Willis, Hoya Executive Editor February 8, 2024

Enthroned at the center of a mosaic of apostles and courtly observers, Joni Mitchell radiated the aura of a Byzantine empress as she performed at the 2024 Grammy Awards amid a shimmering haze of golden...

REEL DILEMMA | The Modern Problem of the Cinema Industry

By Preston Shirazi, Hoya Staff Writer February 8, 2024

Have you ever scrolled through IMDb’s top 100 movies and noticed something peculiar? Only a handful from the last decade made the cut. Sure, you might think it’s just a matter of taste, but there’s...

Jacqueline Novak (COL 04) in Get on Your Knees, an irreverent new Netflix comedy special.

‘Get On Your Knees’: A Sharp-Witted Comedic Masterpiece by a Georgetown Graduate

By Elizabethe Bogrette, Deputy Guide Editor February 8, 2024

“Get on Your Knees,” a new Netflix comedy special written and produced by Georgetown alumnus Jacqueline Novak (COL ’04), has broken the barriers of feminine purity culture while simultaneously...

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Meditations on Silence

By Jack Willis, Hoya Executive Editor February 8, 2024

In one of my earliest memories, I am at the park with my cousin. We climb far above where little kids should find themselves onto an awning overlooking a sea of taupe mulch. “Jump,” she says. And...

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