You can’t be what you can’t see, and the 10th Athena Film Festival took that mantra of representation to heart this year. Through a series of screenings and panel discussions, the festival shined a spotlight on the lack of LGBTQ representation in the media, the dearth of female heroes and villains in popular culture, and the inspiring women who are running for office and changing the male-dominated political landscape.

A doctor receives a call in his car. He picks up his phone and hears a shy, young voice inquiring about the age at which you can get gender reassignment surgery. The doctor replies that in New York City, you have to be 18 years old. The young voice belongs to a 14-year-old.

A classy yet homey set up: Dim lighting, intimate booths, live blues, and world-famous barbecue—nothing will make you feel more cozied up in the winter than dinner and a show at Harlem’s Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.

Pink, glitter, and Harvard Law School may not seem like they go together—but the perfectly imperfect blend combined to inspire Columbia Musical Theatre Society’s production of “Legally Blonde.”

“I don’t think the world likes women very much.”

Live jazz, classy cocktails, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and portraits of music legends on the walls—if you want to transport into a different era, Showman’s Jazz Club is the place for you. The old-fashioned style bar, located in Harlem, is known for its cozy, homey vibe and rich African-American history.

“Whatever you’re told not to do, it’s worth exploring,” Guggenheim Fellowship-winning author Lynne Tillman said at a talk on creative writing at Dodge Hall on Wednesday night.

Calorie counters, smaller plates, and high chairs are just a few of Hewitt Dining Hall’s newest additions following renovations this summer. However, in light of some of these changes, students have voiced concerns that public calorie counting may expose private dietary habits, smaller plates may contribute to rationing food, and new high-tabled areas may restrict dining accessibility.

“Literature gives an extra beat to life,” writer and professor Richard Ford said, opening up a conversation with fellow author John Banville about their experiences as novelists.

Lip-synching with a face full of glitter, a bedazzled leotard, six-inch heels, and batting eyelashes were all a part of celebrating Asian heritage, Queer pride, and many other identities this past Friday evening. APAHM’s event showed that Asian pride is here and it’s starting a commotion.