The point of Poirot
With his round body, balding head, spectacles and two mustaches, Hercule Poirot holds a pivotal role in Agatha Christie’s anthology. With his comic nature and...
Opinions
Candy corn is the reigning king of Halloween candy
Candy corn is the greatest candy to grace this planet with its presence. But wait! Before you crumple up this issue of the Technique and...
Blue light, cigarettes and our bodies
In the 1930s and 1940s, cigarettes grew in popularity and were considered to be healthy. They were often recommended by doctors and physicians and many...
Reminiscing on my COVID-19 year
If there is one thing that I definitely do not miss, it’s online school. Countless BlueJeans calls, Zoom meetings, muted professors, hot mics and Canvas...
Disney Plus is ruining the MCU, not the writers
“The Avengers” changed Hollywood and pop culture as we knew it back in 2012. After five Marvel movies of varying quality were released between 2008...
Avoid performative activism
Whether it’s mass incarceration, the climate crisis, systemic racism, xenophobic immigration policies or health disparities, we live in a time of instantaneous access to news...
Looking at fantasy in black and white
Fiery dragons, hoarded mountain of gold, wars under the mountain and grandiose names of Thorin Oakenshield in the tales of old. I grew up utterly...
How much is too much? Graphic scenes in books
The walls of the castle are building around you. The knights and maids and chefs bustle about as you look up and take in your...
How do parents balance the wealth of resources available on the internet with the inherent dangers of such a space?
As the internet age evolves, the question of the relationship between young people and the internet is one that is also developing as fast as...
The problem of the wife guy
How does one define their existence? Some might answer this question with their purpose in life. Service to others. Happiness. Power. Others may speak of...
Apathy of the web
In this day and age, social media seems to be having a much more complex effect on human dynamics and interactions than many of us...
How I exercise for myself
Coming to college is full of challenges: being away from home, taking the hardest classes you have ever faced and trying to find time to...
Fun does not discount from being responsible
Life at Tech complements itself to a fairly boring existence. You can get away with going to class and back, locking yourself away and only...
Anonymity on the internet
The internet is filled with faceless entities: unknown people commenting on the lives of others, putting their opinions out into the world, judging those around...
How can we make tradition more accessible
As the title of this issue may suggest, it’s time for Homecoming, and with it comes a slew of traditions as old as the Institute...
Our grandmas were so right about taking time to craft
When I think of crafting, I think of hunch-backed old ladies, knitting needles in hand. They’re sitting in front of a fire in a warmly...
True crime podcasts: Beyond the story
I would guess that many people at Tech know who Adnan Syed is. I was certainly once hooked on “Serial,” the 2014 “This American Life”...
What time does the bus get here?
Near the beginning of the day and in between class periods one can see the flurry of many students marching toward their destinations in large...